Arthur Malcolm Price (born 30 April 1946) is a former

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rider from England. He won the Second Division Riders Championship in 1973 and made several appearances for the

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Biography

Born in

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, Price began his speedway career in 1968, signing for

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team

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and making his competitive debut on loan to Division Two teams

Crayford Kestrels The Crayford Kestrels were a Speedway team which operated from 1968 until their closure in 1983. They were based at Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium in Crayford. History Crayford were founder members of British League Division Two in 1968 and f ...

and

Nelson Admirals The Nelson Admirals were a motorcycle speedway team who operated from Seedhill Stadium in Nelson, Lancashire, from 1967 to 1970. History Nelson were founder members of British League Division Two in 1968 and finished runners-up in its inaugural ...

.Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) ''Who's Who of World Speedway'', Studio Publications, , p. 91-92 In 1969, he moved on to

King's Lynn Stars King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Premiership. The nickname "Stars" comes from the defunct Norwich Stars team. The team was founded in 1965 and has been running continually since then, except for 1996 when Kin ...

, moving up with the team into Division One of the

in 1970, while continuing to ride in Division Two for

Boston Barracudas The Boston Barracudas were a speedway team that competed from 1970 to 1987 and again from 2000 to 2008. the team were based at Boston Sports Stadium in New Hammond Beck Road, Boston, Lincolnshire. History 1970–1987 The Boston Barracudas were fo ...

. In 1972, he finished runner-up (after a run-off) to

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, in the

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, after both riders finished on 12 points. He made up for the unlucky loss by winning the Rider's Championship, held at

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on 6 October 1973. The following season in 1973, he won the

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and

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double with Boston. Price competed in the Second Division Riders final for four consecutive years between 1970 and 1973. In 1974, he transferred to Cradley United, scoring solidly at an

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of 5.56 points in his first season for the club and improving to a league average of 8.00 in 1975. This level of performance was not maintained in subsequent years and in 1978 he dropped down to the National League with

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, finishing the season as the team's highest-averaged rider on 8.63.Oakes, Peter (1991) ''The Complete History of the British League'', Front Page Books, , p. 64 After seasons with Scunthorpe Stags, Nottingham Outlaws, and

Oxford Cheetahs The Oxford Cheetahs are a British speedway teamLawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. based at Oxford Stadium, in Oxford, England. They were founded in 1939 and are five times champions of Britain, in 1964, 1985, 1986, 1989 and ...

he retired in 1981. He represented the Division Two-level 'Young England' team between 1969 and 1973, and progressed to the full England team in 1974 in a match against the

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. He represented England again in 1975 against Poland. In all, he represented Young England in 28 matches and the full England team in three.Oakes, Peter (1982) ''1982 Speedway Yearbook'', Studio Publications, , p. 259

References

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