David Edward Cheshire (born 30 June 1966) is a former

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...

rider from Australia.

Career

Cheshire made his British leagues debut during the 1983 British League season, where he rode for

Cradley Heathens Cradley Heathens was a motorcycle speedway team from Dudley, England. The team was founded in 1947 and competed at the top level of British speedway until its closure in 1995. It was revived as Dudley Heathens in 2010, competing in the National L ...

. Although he only made five appearances he was part of the team that won the league and cup double. The following season, in 1984, he signed for

Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton Wolves are a British speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They are sponsored by Parry's International Travel, and signed a deal with owner Dave Parry (previous speedway rider for the Wolverhampton Wolves) for the 2008 ...

and doubled up for the

Arena Essex Hammers The Lakeside Hammers were a speedway team who most recently raced in the SGB Championship in 2018. They were founded (as the Arena-Essex Hammers) by promoter Wally Mawdsley and stock car promoter Chick Woodroffe. The team were nicknamed the Hamme ...

in the

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. He stayed with Arena Essex in 1985 and then signed for the

Birmingham Brummies Birmingham Brummies are a British speedway team founded in 1928. They were inaugural members of the Southern League in 1929. The team have twice finished runner-up in the highest tier of British speedway, during the 1952 Speedway National Lea ...

for the

1986 National League season The 1986 National League was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. Summary The title was won by the Eastbourne Eagles. Final table Leading averages National League Knockout Cup The 1986 National League Knockout ...

. It was also in 1986 that he reached the final of the

Speedway Under-21 World Championship The Speedway Under-21 World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) since 1977. As of 2022, the title was awarded to the winner of the SGP2 category at the FIM Speedway ...

. In the

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, held at Rivne, Cheshire finished in 11th place. After three years away from British speedway, he returned with

Middlesbrough Bears The Middlesbrough Bears were a British speedway team which operated under various names from 1939 until their closure in 1996. History The team was initially nicknamed the Bears in 1939 by the club's general manager Vic Wieland. The track at Cl ...

in 1990 and would stay with them for 1991 and 1992, before retiring. He represented the

Australia national speedway team Australia is one of the major teams in international motorcycle speedway with the country regarded as the birthplace of the sport in the 1920s. The current team is managed by former rider Mark Lemon, and captained by 2012 World Champion Chris ...

on three occasions.

References

Living people 1966 births Australian speedway riders Birmingham Brummies riders Cradley Heathens riders Lakeside Hammers riders Middlesbrough Bears riders Wolverhampton Wolves riders {{Speedway-stub