Mike Farrell (speedway rider)

Mike Farrell
Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Date of birth	20 April 1955 (1955-04-20) (age 56)
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Career history
Exeter Falcons Leicester Lions	1975–1978 1979–1980
Individual honours
Team honours

Michael "Mike" Farrell (born 20 April 1955) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Exeter Falcons and Leicester Lions.

Biography

Farrell rode in short-track and scrambling competition in the late 1960s and early 1970s before taking up speedway, while also working as a motorcycle mechanic.^[1] He won the Queensland Junior Championship in 1974 and also the Barrier Reef Championship.^[1] During the 1974-75 British Lions tour of Australia he was spotted by Lions team manager Wally Mawdsley and made his British League debut with Exeter Falcons in 1975.^[1] A broken wrist meant that he missed most of the 1976 season but he progressed on his return, reaching the Intercontinental Final in 1978.^[2] He requested a transfer at the end of the season and in 1979 joined his friend John Titman at Leicester Lions.^[2] A hand injury limited his season and the following season only lasted until April, when he suffered a broken leg while riding in a Midland League match against Birmingham, complications from the injury ending his career.^[2][3]

Career record

All figures relate to the British League.

Year	Team	Matches	Rides	Points	Bonus	Total	Average	Full Maximum	Paid Maximum
1975	Exeter Falcons	36	134	130	28	158	4.72
1976	Exeter Falcons	2	7	9	3	12	6.86
1977	Exeter Falcons	38	142	196	34	230	6.48
1978	Exeter Falcons	33	131	188	33	221	6.75	2	1
1979	Leicester Lions	33	144	190.5	25	215.5	5.99

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 125
2. ^ ^{a b c} Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 164
3. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981) 1981 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-86215-017-5, p.167

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Name	Farrell, Mike
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Date of birth	20 April 1955
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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