Robert Henry (speedway rider)

Robert Frank Henry (born 28 June 1954) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider, who rode for Mildenhall Fen Tigers for eleven seasons, later going on to manage the team.

Robert Henry
Born (1954-06-28) 28 June 1954
Exeter, England
Nationality England
Current club information
Career statusRetired
ManagerMildenhall Fen Tigers
Career history
1976-1986Mildenhall Fen Tigers
1976Newport
1977Hackney Hawks
1977Belle Vue Aces
1977Exeter Falcons
1978Swindon Robins
1979Leicester Lions
Team honours
1979National League Champions

Biography

Born in Exeter, Henry's first speedway races were in second-half events at Exeter Falcons in 1974.[1]

In 1975 he moved on to Mildenhall Fen Tigers, and won the Suffolk Junior Open Championship.[1] In 1976 he broke into the Mildenhall team and scored solidly, averaging close to five points per match, with one full maximum score. By 1979 he was established as one of Mildenhall's top riders, averaging close to nine points per match, and maintained consistently high scores for the team until his retirement in 1986. He was part of Mildenhall's National League winning team of 1979.[2]

During his career he also had several guest rides in the top flight British League, including spells at Newport, Hackney Hawks, Belle Vue Aces, Swindon Robins, and at Leicester Lions for whom he rode in nineteen matches in 1979.[2] He was offered a place in the Leicester team in 1980 but decided to stay with Mildenhall.[2]

In 2011, Henry was appointed as team manager to the Fen Tigers, and went on to win the National League Knock Out Cup in his first season in charge.[3]

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References
  1. Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 59
  2. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 167
  3. "Ex-rider Robert Henry to manage Mildenhall Fen Tigers", BBC, 18 March 2011, retrieved 2012-03-18
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