Victor Harry White (born 20 May 1932) 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, promoter and team manager from England.

Biography

White was born in Hackney in 1932, and took up speedway in 1956. After gaining experience on training tracks, White made his competitive debut in 1959 for

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in the Southern Area League, and went on to ride for

Cradley Heath Cradley Heath is a town in the Rowley Regis area of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England approximately north-west of Halesowen, south of Dudley and west of central Birmingham. Cradley Heath is often confused with the ...

in 1960 and 1961.Jones, Alan (2004) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Hunters Era'', Automedia, p. 163-4 He then moved on to

Leicester Hunters The Leicester Hunters were a motorcycle speedway team which operated from 1948 until 1962.Bamford, R & Jarvis J. (2001) ''Homes of British Speedway'', , p. 147-149 History Speedway had operated before the war at both Leicester Stadium and the Lei ...

who he rode for (and captained) until 1963, when he moved to the

Long Eaton Archers 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 ...

. After riding for

Newport Wasps Newport Wasps were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Newport, South Wales from 1964 to 2012. They were the 1999 Conference League champions. The Wasp logo incorporates the traditional black and amber colours of the City of Newport. ...

in 1964 and 1965, also riding for

Belle Vue Aces The Belle Vue Aces are a British motorcycle speedway, speedway club, based in Manchester. The club hold the record of having won the top tier List of United Kingdom speedway league champions, League championship 13 times. They currently compete ...

in 1965, he returned to Long Eaton in 1966. In 1968 he moved with the promotion to the newly formed

Leicester Lions Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. The club returned to speedway for the 2011 Premier League season, moving up to the Elite League ...

, retiring during the season but soon returning, finishing the season with

Reading Racers Reading Racers are a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history. The club closed in October 2008 after the lease on Smallmead Stadium was sold and the site was demolished. In 2016 a ...

.Oakes, Peter (1991) ''The Complete History of the British League'', Front Page Books, , p. 36, 38 (Division One section) He was the only rider to ride for both the Hunters and the Lions. Retiring from racing for good at the end of the 1968 season, White worked in promotion and team management, working with Long Eaton,

Scunthorpe Scorpions The Scunthorpe Scorpions are a speedway team in the British SGB Championship. They have raced at various times since 1972, at three different venues. History 1972–1978 The original Scunthorpe side were known as Scunthorpe Saints from 1972 ...

, Leicester, Cradley Heath, and

Coventry Bees Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England. History A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Southern ...

.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', Automedia, p. 181 Vic's son

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followed him into a career in speedway, riding under Vic's management at Leicester in the 1970s. Vic White served as President of the World Speedway Riders' Association in 1998, later serving as secretary and treasurer.Vic White
, World Speedway Riders' Association, retrieved 11 August 2012

References

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