John Louis Carr (born 28 January 1960) is a former speedway rider from England.

Speedway career

Carr reached the final of the

British Speedway Championship The British Speedway Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway competition open to British national speedway riders. The winner of the event becomes the British Speedway Champion. History Inaugurated in 1961 as a qualifying round of the Spe ...

in 1986. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1976–1995, riding for various clubs. In 1979, he helped the

Ellesmere Port Gunners Ellesmere Port Gunners were an English Motorcycle speedway, speedway team in Ellesmere Port, Wirral Peninsula, Wirral, which operated at the Ellesmere Port Stadium from 1972 until their closure in 1985. History The inaugural league season for th ...

win the Fours Championship during the

1979 National League season The 1979 National League was contested as the second division/tier of Speedway in the United Kingdom. Summary The league was reduced from 20 teams to 19 from the previous season. White City Rebels closure saw their riders move to Eastbourne Eagle ...

. In 1985, he won the National League Pairs partnering

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for Ellesmere Port, during the

1985 National League season The 1985 National League was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. Team changes A new team called the Barrow Blackhawks entered the league but only staged a handful of fixtures. The team failed to meet the minimum p ...

. Eleven years later in 1990, he would win a second fours championship with

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Family

His brother Peter Carr was also a speedway rider.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, Louis 1960 births Living people British speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Birmingham Brummies riders Coventry Bees riders Cradley Heathens riders Ellesmere Port Gunners riders Exeter Falcons riders Hull Vikings riders Ipswich Witches riders Poole Pirates riders Sheffield Tigers riders Stoke Potters riders Swindon Robins riders Wolverhampton Wolves riders