Lawrence Hare
| Born | 23 December 1969 (age 55) Elmsett, Suffolk, England |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1991, 1993, 1995, 2000 | Ipswich Witches |
| 1993–1995 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| 1993 | Rye House Rockets |
| 1996–1999 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 2001, 2002 | Exeter Falcons |
| Individual honours | |
| 1998 | British Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1996 | Premier League Four-Team Championship |
Lawrence Charlton Hare (born 23 December 1969) is a former international speedway rider from England.[1][2][3]
Speedway career
[edit]Edinburgh Monarchs signed Hare from Ipswich Witches in 1994.[4]
In 1996, he was part of the Oxford Cheetahs four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 4 August 1996, at the East of England Arena.[5]
Hare reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1998.[1][6] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1991 to 2002, riding for various clubs.[7][1]
During a match in 2002, he was riding for the Exeter Falcons when he crashed which resulted in paralysis from a back injury.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Ipswich: Former Ipswich Witches star Lol Hare on hope to walk thanks to spinal surgery breakthrough". East Anglian Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Edinburgh last night signed speedway ace Lawrence Hare". Daily Record. 26 February 1994. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cheetahs race to four team title". Hull Daily Mail. 5 August 1996. Retrieved 5 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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