- Roy Trigg
Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Roy Trigg
nationality = flagicon|EnglandEngland
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1943|4|29
cityofbirth =Morden ,Surrey
countryofbirth =England
website =
retired = Retired
polishleague =
swedishleague =
years = 1963
1963
1964-1966
1967
1968-1972
1973-1974
career =Wimbledon Dons Poole Pirates Hackney Hawks Oxford Cheetahs Cradley Heath Heathens Newport Wasps
indivhonour =None
indivyear =
teamhonour =None
teamyear =Roy Trigg (born 29 April 1943
Morden ,Surrey )Fenn, C.(2003). "Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7] is a formermotorcycle speedway rider.He was noticed as a teenager by the
Wimbledon Dons management who signed him up but immediately loaned him out to lower leaguePoole Pirates . In 1964 the newHackney Hawks promoterLen Silver signed him on a full transfer. He stayed with the Hawks for two seasons but was forced out of the team whenBengt Jansson was signed.After leaving the Hawks he spent a season with the
Oxford Cheetahs before moving on to Cradley Heath [Foster, P. (2002) "Heathens: Cradley Heath Speedway 1947-1976", The History Press Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-2704-0] where he spent the next five seasons. It was with Cradley he was threatened with a gun byGarry Middleton . Garry tried to forcefully dive under Roy but Roy saw him and slowed down, leaving Middleton to shoot straight past him into the safety fence. Middleton then went into the pits into his toolbox and pulled out a handgun. He had to be dragged from the pits to avoid further trouble.Fenn, C.(2003). "Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7]In 1970 he finished third in the
British Speedway Championship final. For the last two seasons of his career Roy rode with theNewport Wasps . After he retired he emigrated toNew Zealand .External links
* [http://www.hackneyhawks.co.uk Hackney Hawks Website]
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