Bo Petersen

Bo Petersen

Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Bo Petersen


nationality = flagicon|Denmark Danish
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1958|2|21
cityofbirth = Bolboro
countryofbirth = Denmark
retired = Retired
years = 1978-1983
1984-?
?
1990
1991-1993
career = Hackney Hawks Swindon Robins King's Lynn Stars
Wolverhampton Wolves
Arena Essex Hammers
indivhonour = Danish Champion
indivyear = 1979, 1980, 1984
teamhonour = World Cup Winner
British League Div Two Champion
British League Div Two KO Cup Winner
British League Div Two Fours Champion
teamyear = 1984, 1985
1992
1992
1992

Bo Petersen (born 21 February 1958 Bolboro, Denmark) is a former motorcycle speedway rider who first rode in the UK with the Hackney Hawks. [Fenn, C.(2003). "Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight". ISBN 0-7524-2737-7] Signed by Len Silver in 1978 he stayed with the Hawks until they closed at the end of the season 1983.

Brief career summary

In 1984 Petersen signed for the Swindon Robins. He then had spells with King's Lynn Stars and Wolverhampton Wolves in the top flight of the British League, before joining long time sponsor Ivan Henry's new club Arena Essex Hammers in 1991. Henry had combined with Terry Russell to takeover the Hammers from former promoter Chick Woodroffe. Competing in the British League Division Two, Petersen topped the league averages and led Arena to the League Championship, Knockout Cup and Fours Team Championship. The Hammers gained promotion to the British League Division One in 1992. Petersen achieved a calculated match average of over eight points per meeting in the top flight, but announced his retirement at the end of that season.

During 1993, a serious head injury to Peter Ravn, led to Petersen returning to the Hammers to cover his fellow Dane's absence. The Hammers finished fourth in the League and finished runners-up in a controversial Knock out Cup final. Petersen, disgusted by off track incidents, threw his runners-up medal into the crowd at the end of the meeting.Fact|date=December 2007. He announced his retirement at the end of the season despite finishing the season calculated match average of over eight points per meeting.

He made one further appearance on a bike at Arena Essex when he rode for a Hammers Dream Team in the Andy Galvin Benefit Meeting in March 1995.

He was a World Cup winner with the Danish speedway team in 1984 and 1985.

World Final appearances

* 1984 - Flag|SWE Gothenburg - 7th - 9pts [Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). "A History of the World Speedway Championship". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5]

External links

* [http://www.hackneyhawks.co.uk// Hackney Hawks Website]
* [http://www.lakesidehammers.com// Lakeside Hammers Website]

References


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