Tom Owen (born 19 June 1951) 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

Owen rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1972 to 1987, riding for various clubs. He won the National League Pairs, partnering

Brian Havelock Career Robert Brian Havelock (born 9 May 1942 in Yarm, Yorkshire) is a former motorcycle speedway rider and is the former promoter of the Redcar Bears, who compete in the Premier League.Oakes, P. (2004). ''British Speedway Who's Who''. A long ...

for the

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during the

1975 New National League season The 1975 National League was contested as the second division/tier of Speedway in the United Kingdom when British League Division Two was renamed. It was subsequently named the National League. Summary The league increased by one team for the fou ...

. In 1975 and 1976, he finished second to his younger brother

Joe Owen Joseph William Owen (born 13 September 1956) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider from England. Career Born in Ormskirk, Owen took up speedway at the age of fourteen at the training school at Belle Vue and made his competitive debut f ...

in the league averages. In 1976, he helped the

win the treble of League, Knockout Cup and Fours Championship during the 1976 National League season. Tom then topped the averages for three consecutive years in 1977, 1978 and 1979 becoming arguably the National League's leading rider during the period. In 1984, he won the National League Pairs with

Nigel Crabtree Nigel Crabtree (born 15 March 1960) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. Speedway career Crabtree rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1977 to 1996, riding for various clubs. In 1984, he won the National Leagu ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Tom Living people 1951 births British speedway riders Hull Vikings riders Newcastle Diamonds riders Newport Wasps riders Stoke Potters riders