Nationality England Career status Retired | Name Martin Ashby | |
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19681974 Scottish Open ChampionPride Of The Midlands Winner 1968, 19751967, 19801967 World Team Cup WinnerBritish League ChampionMidland Cup | ||
Speedway match at Oxford 1975
Martin Ashby (born 5 February 1944 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England) is a former international speedway rider who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1968. He also finished third in the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1969 with Nigel Boocock and was a member of the Great Britain team that won the World Team Cups in 1968 and 1975. His brother David Ashby was a teammate for several years at Swindon
Contents
- Speedway match at Oxford 1975
- Career
- Individual World Championship
- World Pairs Championship
- World Team Cup
- References
Career
Ashby began his career with the Swindon Robins in 1961 but was moved on to the Exeter Falcons in 1968 by the speedway rider control committee. Three years later he returned to Swindon remained there for the rest of his career, apart from a short spell at Reading Racers in 1980 where he helped secure the title. Ashby was a regular England international. Ashby held the club record for most appearances (641) and points total (5,4765½) until 2008 when Leigh Adams overtook the points record.
British Finalist (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977) World Team Cup Champion (1968, 1975) 49 England Caps 21 GB Caps
Last rode end of season 1980 at Reading. Since retiring, has been running a motorcycle workshop: repairs, and tuning etc.
Individual World Championship
World Pairs Championship
* Unofficial World Championships.
World Team Cup
* 1968 and 1969 for Great Britain. All others for England.