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1 hour ago, BOBBATH said:

Does anyone ?? have any update on Terry. I remember him starting out in 1967 at Newport.He rode for quite a few years-did he return to his native NZ on retirement

Ah yes, the days when the BL was stacked with Kiwis. What went so wrong for them?

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Taken from the Speedway Riders Index 1929-2022:

Terence J. (Terry) SHEARER Born: 15 December 1947, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Career record: (1967) Newport; (1968) Nelson, Newport; (1969) Doncaster, Newport; (1971) Romford, Newport, Birmingham; (1972) Birmingham, Newport; (1973) Birmingham. International honours: New Zealand international (2 caps).

 

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I don't think there's  any speedway in NZ anymore- just a bunch of retired riders- Bob Andrews, Roy Trigg,. Tommy Sweetman, Dave Gifford etc. I think they meet up quite regularly.

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2 hours ago, Midgetracer said:

As Chunky writes, there used to be a lot of kiwi speedway riders. Are there any speedway tracks still operating in New Zealand?

Moore Park at least is still operating

https://mooreparkspeedway.co.nz/news.php

Oreti Park and Rosebank also 

https://www.sporty.co.nz/speedwaynz/COMPETITORS-1/CHAMPIONSHIPS/CHAMPIONSHIPS-1

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29 minutes ago, BOBBATH said:

I don't think there's  any speedway in NZ anymore- just a bunch of retired riders- Bob Andrews, Roy Trigg,. Tommy Sweetman, Dave Gifford etc. I think they meet up quite regularly.

Well, look at the 60's/early 70's, and the amount in Britain. Off the top of my head, there was Mauger, Moore, Briggs x 2, Cribb, Gifford, Andrews, Andrew, McKee, Coombes, Timmo, Shuter, Burt, Peterson, Moulin, Tucker, Smith, Ovenden, Malskaitis, O'Neal, Brown, Shearer, Wells, Moulin, Wright, Lacrosse etc. They were followed by Goodall, Stapleton, Millen, Ross, Farquharson, Fullerton, Adlington etc.

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