Birmingham
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World Championship
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in 1986 .Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
In 1986, he also won the
British Speedway Championship
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The winner of the event becomes the British Speedway Champion.
History
Inaugurated in 1961 as a qualifying round of the Spe ...
, then finished runner-up in 1987. That year he also became the captain of
England
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Neil finished his career in 1994 riding for the Newcastle Diamonds.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
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1986
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Events January
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World Team Cup
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1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
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**Spain and Portugal enter ...
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Göteborg
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Ullevi
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and
Vojens
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Simon Wigg
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Kelvin Tatum
Kelvin Martin Tatum MBE (born 8 February 1964, in Epsom, Surrey) is a former British international motorcycle speedway and grasstrack rider.
Career
Tatum attended Brighton College from 1977 to 1980. He started riding speedway bikes at Hackn ...
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Jeremy Doncaster
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Chris Morton
Christopher John Morton, MBE (born 22 July 1956) is a former motorcycle speedway rider. He rode bikes from a young age at the farm of Peter Collins' parents.
Brief career summary
Born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, Morton made his debut for Elles ...