Brian Brett (speedway rider)

Brian Brett
Born	3 April 1938; Stanstead Abbotts, East Hertfordshire, England
Died	14 November 2006 (aged 68); Harlow, Essex, England
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1956-1957	Rye House Roosters
1958	Ipswich Witches
1958-1960	Southampton Saints
1960-1964	Swindon Robins
1965-1966	Newcastle Diamonds
1967	Cradley Heathens
Individual honours
1965	Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1956	Southern Area League
1956	Southern Area League Cup
1961	National Trophy

Brian Christopher Brett (3 April 1938 - 14 November 2006) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.^[1]^[2]

Speedway career

Brett first rode in British speedway for the Rye House Roosters during the 1956 Southern Area League, when he was the youngest rider in the country.^[3] He helped the Rye House team win the league title and league cup.^[4]

From 1958 to 1960, he rode in top tier of British Speedway for Southampton Saints.^[5] before joining the Swindon Robins, where he would spend five seasons from 1960 to 1964 and his successes included winning the 1961 National Trophy.^[6] He joined Newcastle Diamonds in 1965^[7] and would ride for them for two seasons.

Brett reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.^[8]

At retirement he had earned 3 international caps for the England national speedway team and 4 caps for Great Britain.^[6]^[9]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

1965 – London, Wembley Stadium – 6th – 9pts

World Team Cup

1964 - Abensberg, Abensberg Stadion (with Barry Briggs / Ron How / Ken McKinlay / Nigel Boocock) - 3rd - 21pts (0)

References

^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "LEGENDS: BRIAN BRETT". Swindon Robins Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Speedway defeat for Eastbourne". Sussex Express. 1 June 1956. Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "All eyes will be on Brett". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 17 April 1965. Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[1] "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[2] "LEGENDS: BRIAN BRETT". Swindon Robins Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[3] "Speedway defeat for Eastbourne". Sussex Express. 1 June 1956. Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

[5] "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[URI-6] "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[7] "All eyes will be on Brett". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 17 April 1965. Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[8] "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[9] "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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