Ray New

Ray New
Born(1926-11-14)14 November 1926
Auckland, New Zealand
Died27 May 2001(2001-05-27) (aged 74)
NationalityNew Zealander
Career history
Great Britain
1950Sheffield Tars
1951–1957Coventry Bees
1958Oxford Cheetahs
Individual honours
1960, 1961New Zealand champion
Team honours
1953National League Div 2 Champion
1952Midland Cup
1954Northern Shield

Raymond Charles New (14 November 1926 – 27 May 2001) was a New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider and promoter. During his United Kingdom career, he was known as Charlie New. He earned two caps for the New Zealand national speedway team.

Career

New started racing in the British leagues during the 1950 Speedway National League Division Two season, when riding for the Sheffield Tars. He joined Coventry Bees in 1951 and stayed with them for seven years.

In 1960 and 1961, New became two times champion of New Zealand after winning the New Zealand Solo Championship.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "A Brief History of New Zealand Stockcar Racing from 1954". Historic Speedway. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Speedway team includes New". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 27 April 1950. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Bees beat Yanks". Rugby Advertiser. 18 May 1951. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "A_Z of Rider Averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1929-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 25 July 2023.