Jack Parker (speedway rider)
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Jack Parker was an international speedway
rider who made his debut at the Whitsun
meeting at High Beech in 1928. He was born in Birmingham
England
.
for the new National League
in 1932. The team relocated mid-season to become Clapton Saints
before Parker topped the rider average
s in 1933. He then moved back to the Southampton Saints
, again as captain. He then moved on to captain the Harringay team where he was re-united with his brother Norman
, who also rode with him at Coventry.
After the war Parker spent much of his career with the Belle Vue Aces
. He finished second in the Speedway World Championships in 1949.
Jack Parker was involved in the post-war re-introduction of speedway to Coventry's Brandon Stadium where the team are known as the Bees.
Harringay's speedway team were known as The Canaries pre-war - the name Racers was introduced in 1947.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider who made his debut at the Whitsun
Whitsun
Whitsun is the name used in the UK for the Christian festival of Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples...
meeting at High Beech in 1928. He was born in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Brief career summary
He joined the Coventry team in 1929 at Foleshill Stadium, becoming the team captain, and joined SouthamptonSouthampton Saints
Southampton Saints were a speedway team which operated from 1928 until their closure in 1963. Their track was located at Banister Court Stadium in Southampton, Hampshire....
for the new National League
Speedway National League
The National League was the top division of Speedway in the United Kingdom from 1932 until 1965 when it became known as the British League. Prior to 1932 there were only small regional leagues competing within the sport in the UK. The National League was re-incarnated in 1975 as the second division...
in 1932. The team relocated mid-season to become Clapton Saints
Lea Bridge (speedway)
Lea Bridge were a British speedway team that existed from 1928 to 1939-Brief history:They first competed in the Southern League in 1929 and were based at Lea Bridge Stadium, Leyton, London...
before Parker topped the rider average
Calculated Match Average
Calculated Match Averages are calculated for every motorcycle speedway rider.The CMA is calculated from the following:\left \times4...
s in 1933. He then moved back to the Southampton Saints
Southampton Saints
Southampton Saints were a speedway team which operated from 1928 until their closure in 1963. Their track was located at Banister Court Stadium in Southampton, Hampshire....
, again as captain. He then moved on to captain the Harringay team where he was re-united with his brother Norman
Norman Parker (speedway rider)
Norman Parker was an international speedway rider who rode in the inaugural Speedway World Championship in 1936 as a reserve.-Brief career summary:...
, who also rode with him at Coventry.
After the war Parker spent much of his career with the Belle Vue Aces
Belle Vue Aces
The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway team from Manchester in the north west of England.-Brief history:Racing first took place in 1928 at the Belle Vue greyhound stadium in Kirkmanshulme Lane before moving the following year to a specially built stadium nearby on Hyde Road. The club raced there...
. He finished second in the Speedway World Championships in 1949.
Jack Parker was involved in the post-war re-introduction of speedway to Coventry's Brandon Stadium where the team are known as the Bees.
Harringay's speedway team were known as The Canaries pre-war - the name Racers was introduced in 1947.
World Final Appearances
- 19361936 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1936 Individual Speedway World Championship was the first ever Speedway World Championship and was won by Lionel Van Praag of Australia. It was the first of a record 26 times that London's Wembley Stadium would host the World Final with the last being in 1981.*1936 Podium# Lionel Van Praag # ...
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, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 12 semi-final points - 19371937 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1937 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 2, 1937 London, Wembley Stadium...
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, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 10pts + 11 semi-final points - 19381938 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1938 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 1, 1938 London, Wembley Stadium...
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, Wembley Stadium - 10th - 6pts + 4 semi-final points - 19491949 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship.-Qualification:# August 8, 1949 - London, Wimbledon Stadium# August 10, 1949 - London, New Cross Stadium# August 22, 1949 - Birmingham, Perry Barr Stadium# August 25, 1949 - London, Wembley Stadium...
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, Wembley Stadium - 2nd - 14pts - 19501950 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship.Speedway riders from New Zealand, Wales and Republic of Ireland was started in World Championship first time.:# Freddie Williams# Wally Green# Graham Warren-Qualification:...
- United Kingdom LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 8pts - 19511951 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 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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, Wembley Stadium - 5th - 10pts