John Dews

John Dews (26 March 1945 – 7 August 1995) was a British motorcycle speedway rider.[1]

John Dews
Born(1945-03-26)26 March 1945
Wakefield, England
Died(1995-08-07)7 August 1995
Nationality England
Career history
1962-1963Belle Vue Aces
1962-1970Sheffield Tigers
1971-1972Wimbledon Dons
1973-1975Oxford Rebels
1976White City Rebels
Team honours
1962, 1963, 1964Provincial Northern League Champion
1975Midland Cup winner

Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Dews started his speedway career as a trainee at Belle Vue Aces, had his longest team history with Sheffield Tigers, scoring over 1,300 points for the club. Speedway rules required a change of team due to his averages and he moved to Wimbledon Dons for 2 years, before Oxford in 1973, as a replacement for Dave Hemus,[2] He won the Radio Oxford Best Pairs match at Oxford in May 1974,[2] partnering Richard Greer. He was a member of the Midland Cup winning team in 1975, after incredible drawn matches with Swindon Robins in the first round requiring reruns.[3] Moved with the Rebels under promoters Danny Dunton and Robert Dugard to White City Stadium in 1976, where he ended his racing career as a popular rider.

He rode 270 matches in his career, having 1033 rides, with a match average of 6.29. He went back to Sheffield to be the team manager in 1977 until 1980.

John Dews died in August 1995, aged only 50, after a short illness.

  • Dews in action at Oxford
  • Oxford Best Pairs Champions

References
  1. Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  2. Bamford,R & Shailes,G (2007). The Story of Oxford Speedway. ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0
  3. Lawson,K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. ISBN 978-0-244-99725-0


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