Martin Ashby

Martin Ashby
Born (1944-02-05) 5 February 1944 (age 80)
Marlborough, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1961-1967, 1971-1979Swindon Robins
1968-1970Exeter Falcons
1980Reading Racers
Individual honours
1968Scottish Open Champion
1966, 1974Pride Of The Midlands Winner
1975Superama
1976The Laurels
Team honours
1968, 1975World Team Cup Winner
1967, 1980British League Champion
1967Midland Cup

Henry Martin Ashby (born 5 February 1944)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from England,[2] who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1968. He also finished third in the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1969, with Nigel Boocock and was a member of the Great Britain team that won the World Team Cups in 1968 and 1975.[3]

Family

His brother David Ashby was a teammate for several years at Swindon

Career

Ashby began his career with the Swindon Robins in 1961 but was moved on to the Exeter Falcons in 1968 by the speedway rider control committee. Three years later he returned to Swindon, and remained there for the rest of his career, apart from a short spell at Reading Racers in 1980 where he helped secure the title. Ashby was a regular England international. Ashby held the club record for most appearances (641) and points total (5,4765½) until 2008 when Leigh Adams overtook the points record.[4]

He was a British Finalist on ten occasions (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977). He won the Speedway World Team Cup in 1968, with Great Britain and 1975, with England. He earned 49 England caps and 21 Great Britain caps.[5]

His last season in the British leagues was a league winning season with the Reading Racers, during the 1980 British League season.[6]

Since retiring, has been running a motorcycle workshop: repairs, and tuning etc.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

* Unofficial World Championships.

World Team Cup

* 1968 and 1969 for Great Britain. All others for England.

References

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 514. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ "The History Man". www.swindon-speedway.co.uk. 2008. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  5. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5

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