Terry Betts
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| Nationality | British (English) |
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| 1960–1963 | Norwich Stars |
| 1961 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 1965 | Long Eaton Archers |
| 1966–1978 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 1979 | Reading Racers |
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| 1970, 1971 | Southern Riders Champion |
| 1977 | Littlechild Trophy |
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| 1972, 1973 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 1972 | World Pairs Champion |
| 1977 | British League KO Cup Winner |
| 1963 | National Trophy |
| 1973 | Spring Gold Cup Winner |
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]
Career summary
Betts began his career with the Norwich Stars in 1960[4] 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.[5] 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.[5]
In 2005, Betts was voted as the greatest King's Lynn Stars rider of all time by the club's fans.[6]
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1974 - Template:Flagicon Gothenburg, Ullevi - 12th - 6pts[7]
World Pairs Championship
- 1972 - Template:Flagicon Borås (with Ray Wilson) - Winner - 24pts (9)
World Team Cup
- 1966 - Template:Flagicon Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Barry Briggs / Nigel Boocock / Ivan Mauger / Colin Pratt) - 4th - 8pts (0)
- 1972 - Template:Flagicon Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Ivan Mauger / Ray Wilson / John Louis) Winner - 36pts (8)
- 1973 - Template:Flagicon London, Wembley Stadium (with Malcolm Simmons / Ray Wilson / Peter Collins) – Winner – 37pts (9)
References
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Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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”. Template:ISBN
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 514. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Terry (16) rides for the Rest speedway team against Stoke". Staffordshire Sentinel. 25 May 1960. Retrieved 15 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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. Template:ISBN
