Danny Dunton

Danny Dunton
Danny Dunton
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Personal information
Nationality  England
Date of birth
Place of birth    England
Current club information
Career status 1963 (riding)
Career history
Harringay Racers
Belle Vue Aces
Ipswich Witches
Oxford Cheetahs
Long Eaton Speedway
1949-1950
Individual honours
1950 Individual Speedway World Championship 1950
Team honours

Danny Dunton is a former international motorcycle speedway rider and promoter who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship in 1950, achieving 11th place with 30 points. As well as riding, Danny co-promoted Oxford Cheetahs, then Oxford Rebels and finally White City Rebels1976. His chief team was Peterborough Panthers.

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Career summary

Danny Dunton first took his bike in 1949 to Harringay Racers, and immediately found himself as a Team Member in his first meeting, a rare if not unique feat. As well as Harringay Racers, Belle Vue Aces, Ipswich Witches, Oxford Cheetahs, and Long Eaton Speedway are listed as tracks where he rode as a contracted or loaned rider. In 1950, in only his second season, he Qualified for the Word Finals and finished 11th – the top three riders were Jack Young, Graham Warren and Cyril Brine.

In 1953, following a crash at New Cross, he used a wheelchair and could not walk for 4 months.

In 1963 Danny Dunton retired from racing at Long Eaton at the end of that year, scoring 127 and a half points from just 17 matches.. 1965 saw him buying the Oxford promotion, later to be joined by Bob Dugard.

Following the decision of the British League promoters in November 1967 to run a second division, five promoters from the British League, Danny Dunton, Maury Littlechild, Len Silver, Ron Wilson and Reg Fearman formed the Allied Presentations Limited. This company of promoters opened 3 tracks in 1968, Reading, Middlesbrough and Rayleigh and constructed Crewe in 1969, followed in 1970 by Peterborough. Each track was promoted by one of the APL members and Danny Dunton’s track was Peterborough.

After he retired from riding, he served during the 70's on the committee of the British League and then the National League as its Chairman in 1981, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87 and was honoured by being made the President in 1988.

Danny is active in the World Speedway Riders Association and was the honoured and respected President for the year 2005/06.

World Final appearances

References

^ a b "A History of Long Eaton Speedway". Speedway Plus. 2008. http://www.speedwayplus.com/long_eaton.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-12-20.

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