Terence Arnold Betts (born 15 September 1943 in Harlow, Essex, England)[1] is a former international speedway rider[2] who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1974. He became World Pairs Champion with Ray Wilson in 1972 and was a member of the Great Britain team that won the World Team Cup in 1972 and 1973.[3]
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| Born | 15 September 1943 Harlow, England |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1960–1963 | Norwich Stars |
| 1961 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 1965 | Long Eaton Archers |
| 1966–1978 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 1979 | Reading Racers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1970, 1971 | Southern Riders Champion |
| 1977 | Littlechild Trophy |
| Team honours | |
| 1972, 1973 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 1972 | World Pairs Champion |
| 1977 | British League KO Cup Winner |
| 1963 | National Trophy |
| 1973 | Spring Gold Cup Winner |
Career summary edit
Betts began his career with the Norwich Stars but joined the King's Lynn Stars in 1965 after the closure of Norwich . He remained there for the majority of his career, spending one season with Reading Racers before he retired on the eve of the 1980 season. He was awarded a testimonial meeting in 1975 after ten years of continuous service to the club.[4] Betts was a regular England international.
At retirement he had earned 55 international caps for England national speedway team and 19 caps for Great Britain.[4]
In 2005, Betts was voted as the greatest King's Lynn Stars rider of all time by the club's fans.[5]
World Final Appearances edit
Individual World Championship edit
World Pairs Championship edit
- 1972 -
Borås (with Ray Wilson) - Winner - 24pts (9)
World Team Cup edit
- 1966 -
Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Barry Briggs / Nigel Boocock / Ivan Mauger / Colin Pratt) - 4th - 8pts (0) - 1972 -
Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Ivan Mauger / Ray Wilson / John Louis) Winner - 36pts (8) - 1973 -
London, Wembley Stadium (with Malcolm Simmons / Ray Wilson / Peter Collins) – Winner – 37pts (9)
References edit
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Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 514. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "King's Lynn Stars - March 2005". BBC. 6 April 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5