Wayne Briggs

Wayne Briggs
Born	24 June 1944 (age 79); Christchurch, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander
Career history
1961-1965	Edinburgh Monarchs
1966	Poole Pirates
1967-1968, 1971	Exeter Falcons
1969	Coatbridge Monarchs
1970	Wembley Lions

Wayne Briggs (born 24 June 1944) in Christchurch, New Zealand^[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider and a younger brother of Barry Briggs.^[2]

Career[edit]

Briggs rode in the Provincial League with the Edinburgh Monarchs from 1961–1964 and 1965 in the British League. He then moved south and rode for Poole in 1966 and Exeter between 1967 and 1968. In 1969 he rejoined the Monarchs who were now based in Coatbridge. In 1970 he rode for Wembley and his final season was with Exeter.

In 1962, he tied for first place in the Provincial League Riders' Championship, held at Hyde Road on 22 September, during the 1962 Provincial Speedway League season. In the four rider race off for the title Briggs led until being caught by Len Silver, who won the title from Briggs.^[3] He was regarded as a promising prospect for the future but a series of accidents and injuries affected his career.

In 1968 and 1969 he represented the New Zealand national speedway team in test series against the Great Britain national speedway team. He would make 13 appearances for New Zealand.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
^ ^a ^b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ "Hunter out of Luck". Edinburgh Evening News. 24 September 1962. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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[1] Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6

[URI-2] "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[3] "Hunter out of Luck". Edinburgh Evening News. 24 September 1962. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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