Ian Clark (speedway rider)
Ian Russell Clark (born 23 December 1958) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider.
| Born | 23 December 1958 Sandon, Essex, England |
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| Nationality |  |
| Current club information | |
| Career status | Retired |
| Career history | |
| 1975-1979, 1985 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 1976 | Cradley United |
| 1976 | Swindon Robins |
| 1977 | Birmingham Brummies |
| 1977 | White City Rebels |
| 1980-1981 | Leicester Lions |
| 1981 | Hackney Hawks |
| 1981-1982 | Canterbury Crusaders |
| 1983-1984 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 1986-1988 | Milton Keynes Knights |
| Team honours | |
| 1977 | National League Fours Champion |
Born in Sandon, Essex, Clark's early experience came in grasstrack, in which he was British Schoolboy Champion in both 1973 and 1974.[1] He took up speedway in 1973 at the training school at Hackney Wick, and made his competitive debut in 1975 for Peterborough Panthers.[1] During five seasons with Panthers he was capped in the National League England team, and made several guest appearances in the British League.[2] In 1980 he signed for British League Leicester Lions in a £2,750 transfer, reaching the semi-final of the World Championship the same year.[2][3] In 1981 his performances were down on the previous year and he was sold to Hackney Hawks.[2] In 1982 he primarily rode for Canterbury Crusaders, before spending two seasons with Oxford Cheetahs. He returned to Peterborough in 1985 before spending his final three seasons with Milton Keynes Knights.