Martin Dixon (born 30 May 1961) 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 England.

Speedway career

Dixon rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1977 to 2002, riding for various clubs. In 1985, he helped the Middlesbrough Tigers win the Fours Championship 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 ...

. The following season, in 1986, he helped the Middlesbrough win the Fours Championship again, during 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 ...

. He 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 1995. In 1997, he won the

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partnering

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, while riding for

Long Eaton Invaders Long Eaton motorcycle speedway teams operated from 1950 until 1997 in Long Eaton, England. Teams have raced at the Long Eaton Stadium as the Long Eaton Archers, Long Eaton Rangers, Nottingham Outlaws and the Long Eaton Invaders. The Invaders ret ...

, during the

1997 Premier League speedway season The 1997 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). Restructure A restructure ...

. He was also part of the Long Eaton four that won the

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, which was held on 3 August 1997, at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dixon, Martin Living people 1961 births British speedway riders Berwick Bandits riders Birmingham Brummies riders Glasgow Tigers riders Halifax Dukes riders King's Lynn Stars riders Long Eaton Invaders riders Middlesbrough Bears riders Newcastle Diamonds riders Stoke Potters riders Swindon Robins riders