Bob Leverenz was an international speedway

Motorcycle speedway

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 rider who featured in the 1951 Speedway World Championship

1951 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship.Speedway riders from Sweden, Scotland and Republic of South Africa was started in World Championship first time...

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Leverenz was born in Findon

Findon, South Australia

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, South Australia

South Australia

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, Australia

Australia

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Career

Leverenz spent his entire UK career with the Norwich Stars and was a member of the team that won the National League Division Two championships in 1950 and 1951.

Career Highlights Include:

-Winner of four South Australian Championships: 1950 at Kilburn, 1951,1952 and 1953, at Rowley Park Speedway

Rowley park speedway

Rowley Park Speedway is a former Dirt track racing venue that was located on Torrens Road in Brompton, South Australia, The speedway was named after Mr Enoch Procter Rowley, an English-born Dentist who moved to Adelaide from Kalgoorlie in 1908 where he had forged a reputation as being Western...

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-Captain of the Australian Test Team against England at Kilburn in 1951.

-Member of the Norwich team in England from 1949 to 1952.

-Winner of the Harringay Trophy at Harringay, London in 1951.

-Brought down the track record at Norwich from 74 seconds to 71.2 in his time with them.



-League averages for Norwich were:

-1949: Division 2: 6.97 points

-1950: Division 2: 8.25 points

-1951: Division 2: 10.07 points

-1952: Division 1: 10.00 points

World Final Appearances

• 1951
  1951 Individual Speedway World Championship
  The 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship.Speedway riders from Sweden, Scotland and Republic of South Africa was started in World Championship first time...
  
   -   London
  London
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  , Wembley Stadium - 8th - 7pts