British motorcycle speedway rider
Douglas Wyer (born 16 August 1947 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider[2] who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1976. He earned 46 international caps for the England national speedway team and 14 caps for the Great Britain team.[3]
Career
After initially riding for Doncaster Stallions he was loaned out to Berwick Bandits by his parent club Sheffield Tigers.[4] Wyer rode for Young Lions against Great Britain on 6 April 1976 at Leicester Stadium and remained a Sheffield rider until 1980.
In 1980, Wyer won the South Australian Championship at the then new Speedway Park in Adelaide. The 430 metres (470 yd) long Speedway Park was a different track than Wyer was used to as its surface is clay rather than the dirt/shale track he rode in at home.
Wyer won the National League Pairs, partnering Les Collins for the Edinburgh Monarchs, during the 1986 National League season.[5]
World Final Appearances
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