Martin Yeates
Encyclopedia
Martin Yeates is a former Speedway
rider who most prominently rode for the Poole Pirates
and the Weymouth Wildcats
.
He twice won the National League Pairs Championship
, in 1982 with Simon Wigg
and in 1983 with Simon Cross
. He also reached the Overseas Final round of the Speedway World Championship
in 1984, becoming the first National League
rider to reach that stage.
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 most prominently rode for the Poole Pirates
Poole Pirates
Poole Pirates are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the British Elite League...
and the Weymouth Wildcats
Weymouth Wildcats
The Weymouth Wildcats are a British motorcycle speedway team based in Weymouth, England who race in the National League. The Wildcats won the first Conference League Championship in their history in 2008 after winning the Conference League play-offs.-History:...
.
He twice won the National League Pairs Championship
Speedway Premier League Pairs Championship
The Premier League Pairs Championship is a contest between the top two riders from each club competing in the Speedway Premier League in the UK. The meetings comprise ten teams of two riders drawn into two qualifying groups.-Gate positions:...
, in 1982 with Simon Wigg
Simon Wigg
Simon Wigg was a speedway, grasstrack and Longtrack rider who finished runner-up in the Speedway World Championship in 1989....
and in 1983 with Simon Cross
Simon Cross
.Simon James Cross is a former motorcycle speedway rider who spent most of his career with the Cradley Heath Heathens....
. He also reached the Overseas Final round of the Speedway World Championship
Speedway World Championship
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world. Today, it is organised as a series of Speedway Grand Prix events, where points are awarded according to performance in the event and tallied up at the end of each...
in 1984, becoming the first National League
Speedway Premier League
The Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and goverened by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The Premier League was founded in 1995 when it replaced the British League as the first division...
rider to reach that stage.