Brian Havelock

Brian Havelock
Born(1942-05-09)9 May 1942
Yarm, England
Died3 December 2025(2025-12-03) (aged 83)
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1972Teesside Teessiders
1973, 1974Berwick Bandits
1973–1974Sunderland Stars/Gladiators
1975–1976Newcastle Diamonds
1975–1976Hull Vikings
1976–1979Workington Comets
1976Exeter Falcons
1980–81, 1983Middlesbrough Tigers
1982Stoke Potters
Team honours
1975National League Pairs Winner
1981National League Champion

Robert Brian Havelock (9 May 1942 – 3 December 2025) was a British motorcycle speedway rider and the promoter of the Redcar Bears.

Background

Havelock was born on 9 May 1942. He was married to Marjorie, with whom he had two children. His son Gary was the 1992 World Champion. He enjoyed competition fishing.[citation needed]

Havelock died on 3 December 2025, at the age of 83.

Career

Havelock began his British leagues career with Teesside Teessiders in 1972 before joining Berwick Bandits, where he raced for two seasons from 1973 to 1974.

Havelock won the National League Pairs, partnering Tom Owen for the Newcastle Diamonds during the 1975 New National League season. He opened his own training school at Workington.

After his riding career, Havelock managed the Newcastle Diamonds.

After retiring from speedway, Havelock worked as a heating engineer.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P. (2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
  2. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Brian Havelock 1942–2025". British Speedway. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Berwick Bandits speedway team picture feature". Berwick Advertiser. 5 April 1973. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ Lawson, K (2018) "Riders, Teams and Stadiums". ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  7. ↑ "1975 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Speedway". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 28 February 1975. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Max back with Diamonds". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 12 February 1994. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.