Bruce Cribb

Bruce Brian Hoani Cribb (born 27 June 1946)[1] is a former speedway rider from New Zealand, who rode in the UK for several teams in a career spanning over twenty years.

Bruce Cribb
Born (1946-06-27) 27 June 1946
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand
Current club information
Career statusRetired
Career history
1965-1969Poole Pirates
1970-1972, 1986-1988Exeter Falcons
1973-1978Cradley United/Heathens
1978Bristol Bulldogs
1979-1980, 1981Wolverhampton Wolves
1980Oxford Cheetahs
1981-1983Birmingham Brummies
1982-1985Berwick Bandits
1984Reading Racers
Individual honours
1972New Zealand Champion
Team honours
1979World Team Cup
1969British League Champion

Cribb was born in Palmerston North, where he began riding, before joining the Poole Pirates in 1965. In 1969 and 1970, he represented New Zealand in tests with England, and in 1971, he rode for Great Britain in matches with Poland. He won the New Zealand Championship in 1972, and was a member of the New Zealand team that won the World Team Cup in 1979.

From the 1970s to 1988, and again in the mid-1990s, he competed in ice speedway events and rode in three World ice speedway finals.

Since retiring he had a speedway business which closed as he finally finished ice speedway, then worked in engineering (machine shop). Other work includes working as service manager in motorcycle shops, porting cylinder heads for car engine builders for road and race, then a motorcycle service repair, until retiring in 2010.

Bruce has three grown children in Sydney NSW Australia - two daughters, Justine and Danielle, a son, Krista, and three grandchildren, Chester, Scarlet and Keira. His long-term partner, Irene, died in 2015.

Bruce has written about racing in his book "Cribby Story Book" containing many anecdotes. He also has his own Facebook page.

Speedway World Final appearances

World Team Cup

References

  1. Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). 1986 Speedway Yearbook. ISBN 0-948882-00-X


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