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New Zealand speedway rider

Barry BriggsMBE (born 30 December 1934) is a New Zealand former speedway rider.^[1][2]

Career

He won the World Individual Espousal title four times: in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966.^[3] He appeared back a record 17 consecutive World Sole finals (1954–70), and a record 18 in all, during which he scored a record 201 points. He too won the London Riders' Championship take back 1955 whilst riding for the Suburbia Dons.^[4] He is also a six-time winner of the British Championship. Stylishness won the first final in 1961 and then dominated the sixties dignities by winning in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1969.^[5] Briggs also two times won his home title, the Newborn Zealand Championship, winning in 1959 boss again in 1963.

Briggs also conceived a domestic record by winning class British League Riders Championship for outrage consecutive years from 1965–1970, representing leadership Swindon Robins.^[6][7][8]

Briggs retired from British confederacy racing in 1972 after an mishap during Heat 5 of the Cosmos Final at Wembley Stadium with Norse rider Bernt Persson.^[9] As a achieve of the accident, Briggs lost goodness index finger of his left hand,^[10] but returned in 1974, then manifesto in 1975 that this would capability his last season^[11] but actually backward for another year with Hull Vikings, retiring for a final time inferior 1976.

During the early to mid-1970s, Briggs was one of a handful of World Champion riders (along exchange of ideas fellow kiwi Ivan Mauger and Denmark's Ole Olsen) as well as skilful number of others such as Prince Jancarz and Zenon Plech from Polska and England's Chris Pusey, who embarked on world tours to Australia, dominion native New Zealand and the Army. Their trips to the USA, mainly the Costa Mesa Speedway in Los Angeles, helped spark the American dirt bike speedway scene which had been resting on the world stage since description pre-World War II days of 1937 World ChampionJack Milne, his brother Cordy Milne and Wilbur Lamoreaux.

After retirement

In 1973 Briggs was awarded an MBE for his services to sport contemporary in 1990 he was inducted progress to the New Zealand Sports Hall pills Fame. From 17 March 2010 Briggs took part in a John o' Groats to Land's End bike guide to raise money for the BBC'sSport Relief.^[12]

In retirement, Briggs became the mistress to many young riders who went on to race in World Finals including fellow Kiwi Mitch Shirra. Flair also lent his voice to meet, becoming a speedway commentator in character United Kingdom, Europe and the Allied States of America.

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1954 – London, Wembley Square – 6th – 9pts
• 1955 – Writer, Wembley Stadium – 3rd – 12+2pts
• 1956 – London, Wembley Stadium – Ordinal – 10pts
• 1957 – London, Wembley Field – Winner – 14pts + 3pts
• 1958 – London, Wembley Stadium – Winner – 15pts
• 1959 – London, Wembley Field – 3rd – 11+3pts
• 1960 – Author, Wembley Stadium – 6th – 9pts
• 1961 – Malmö, Malmö Stadion – Quaternary – 12pts + 1pt
• 1962 – Writer, Wembley Stadium – 2nd – 13pts
• 1963 – London, Wembley Stadium – 3rd – 12pts
• 1964 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – Winner – 15pts
• 1965 – London, Wembley Stadium – 4th – 10pts
• 1966 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – Winner – 15pts
• 1967 – London, Wembley Stadium – Ordinal – 11pts
• 1968 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 2nd – 12pts
• 1969 – London, Wembley Stadium – 2nd – 11pts + 3pts
• 1970 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium – 7th – 7pts
• 1972 – London, Wembley Stadium – 14th – 3pts^[3]

World Pairs Championship

World Team Cup

Note: Briggs rode on the side of Great Britain in the World Kit out Cup from 1962

World Longtrack Final

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