Nickname Tiger Role Speedway rider Name John Louis | Career status retired Nationality England | |
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Born 14 June 1941 (age 82)
Ipswich, England ( 1941-06-14 ) 1970-80
1970
1970
1971
1971
1981-82
1983-84 Ipswich Witches
Newport Wasps
West Ham Hammers
Oxford Cheetahs
Wembley Lions
Halifax Dukes
King's Lynn Stars 1971
1975
1979
1971, 1978, 1979
1972, 1979
1974
1975
1975, 1978
1975 British League Div II Riders' Champion
British Champion
British League Riders' Champion
Second City Trophy
Star of Anglia
Superama
Pride of the East
Golden Sovereign
Golden Gauntlets 1970, 1971
1972, 1974, 1975
1975, 1976
1976, 1978
1976
1976, 1977 British League Div II KO Cup winner
World Team Cup Winner
British League Champion
British League KO Cup winner
World Pairs Champion
British League Pairs Champion Books Inside speedway, A Second Look Inside Speedway | ||
John louis racing dvd trailer
John "Tiger" Louis (born 14 June 1941) is an England international Motorcycle speedway rider who rode for Ipswich, Newport, West Ham, Oxford, Wembley, Halifax and King's Lynn during his career. He is the father of Great Britain International Chris Louis.
Contents
- John louis racing dvd trailer
- Career history
- Individual World Championship
- World Pairs Championship
- World Team Cup
- References
Career history
Ipswich born Louis started his motorcycling career in scrambling and was tempted to have a go at speedway when Ipswich re-opened in 1969. He made his debut in 1970 and by the following year topped the national Second Division averages. In 1972 Ipswich gained admission to the top flight by purchasing West Ham's licence and Louis spearheaded the Witches team, making his World Final debut at London's Wembley Stadium in 1972, finishing in 5th place.
Louis finished fourth at the 1974 World Final at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden and improved to third in the 1975 World Final at Wembley and was part of the Great Britain Speedway World Team Cup winning teams of 1972 and 1973 and England's 1974 and 1975 teams
John Louis was World Pairs Champion in 1976 with Malcolm Simmons and finished sixth in his last World Final appearance in Poland. He also captained Ipswich to the British League title in 1975 and 1976. Louis was also the British Champion in 1975 (Chris Louis would win the British Championship in 1998 and 2000 making them the first father-son to do so).
He was British League Division Two Riders Champion in 1971 and British League Riders Champion in 1979. In 1981 Louis joined Halifax, spending two seasons at The Shay before signing for a season at King's Lynn in 1983. He retired from riding in 1984 and is now the promoter of the Ipswich Witches.
Individual World Championship
World Pairs Championship
World Team Cup
* 1972 for Great Britain. All others for England.