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| Born | (1948-04-10) 10 April 1948 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1968–1980 | Middlesbrough Teessiders/Bears Teesside Teessiders/Tigers |
Peter John Reading (born 10 April 1948) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.1
Biography
Reading, born in Retford, Nottinghamshire, was a member of the Leicester Cubs in early 19682 before he began his British leagues career riding for Middlesbrough Teessiders during the 1968 British League Division Two season season.34
Reading became a Middlesbrough club legend5 because he spent 12 consecutive seasons with the club,6 earning a testimonial in 1977.7
Reading steadily improved his average from 1968 through to 7.73 during the 1974 British League Division Two season, when the team were known as the Teesside Tigers.8
His last season was the 1980 National League season.9
References
References
- "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- "Lions' find Stadium track a fast one". Leicester Chronicle. 5 April 1968. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "1968 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- "Crowds watch Grass Track Racing". Retford, Gainsborough & Worksop Times. 16 August 1968. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Middlesbrough Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- "Pete Reading - once gain he was in fine form last night". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 28 July 1972. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Manpower's big boost". Reading Evening Post. 7 September 1977. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- "Pete Reading". WWOS backup. Retrieved 5 October 2024.