Stan Hart (speedway rider)
| Born | 29 September 1914 Wigan, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 25 August 1937 (aged 22) Birmingham, England |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1936–1937 | Liverpool Merseysiders |
| 1937 | Belle Vue Merseysiders |
James Stanley Hart (29 September 1914 – 25 August 1937) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1]
Biography
[edit]Hart, born in Wigan, rode for the Liverpool Seaforth speedway team at Seaforth Greyhound Stadium in a series of challenge matches during 1935.[2] He began his British leagues career riding for another Liverpool club called the Liverpool Merseysiders, during the 1936 Provincial Speedway League season.[3]
He achieved a strong 7.29 average during the season and was duly retained for the 1937 season.[4] In 1937, the Liverpool promotion dropped out of the league in mid-July and was replaced by the Belle Vue Aces promotion,[5] who also had a team in the National League. At this point the Provincial League team were renamed the Belle Vue Merseysiders and Hart continued to ride well, despite the team promotion issues.[6]
On 25 August 1937, he died following a crash at the Hall Green Stadium in Birmingham.[7][8] The death was investigated and ruled to be accidental death because they believed that his tyre burst causing him to fall into the path of another bike. His brother Oliver Hart witnessed the crash and testified at the investigation.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Seaforth Speedway". Liverpool Echo. 14 September 1935. Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1936 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Belle Vue take over Liverpool". Weekly Dispatch (London). 11 July 1937. Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Year by Year 1937" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham (Hall Green Stadium) 1937". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Stan Hart". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Racing Quitted after Bother's Speedway death". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 31 August 1937. Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.