Martin Yeates

Martin Yeates
Martin Yeates
Martin Yeates i 1977.jpg
Personal information
Nationality  England
Date of birth November 24, 1953 (1953-11-24) (age 57)
Place of birth    Salisbury, England
Current club information
Career status Retired
Career history
Poole Pirates
Stoke Potters
Eastbourne Eagles
Weymouth Wildcats
Oxford Cheetahs
Swindon Robins
1972-1980, 1985-1986
1973
1973-1974
1975-1976, 1980-1984
1977, 1984
1981-1985
Individual honours
None
Team honours
National League Pairs Champion 1982, 1983

Martin Yeates (born 24 November 1953 in Salisbury, England) is a former Speedway rider who most prominently rode for the Poole Pirates and the Weymouth Wildcats.[1]

He twice won the National League Pairs Championship, in 1982 with Simon Wigg and in 1983 with Simon Cross. He also reached the Overseas Final round of the Speedway World Championship in 1984, becoming the first National League rider to reach that stage.

References

  1. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5