Colin Pratt

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Colin Pratt
Born(1938-10-10)10 October 1938
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England
Died2 October 2021(2021-10-02) (aged 82)
NationalityEnglish
Current club information
PromoterCoventry Bees (co-promoter)
Career history
1957Rye House Roosters
1959Yarmouth Bloaters
1960Southampton Saints
1961Poole Pirates
1961–1963Stoke Potters
1964Swindon Robins
1964–1969Hackney Hawks
1970Cradley Heath Heathens
Individual honours
1966Pride of the East winner
1967, 1968London Riders Champion
1969Southern Riders Champion

Colin George Pratt (10 October 1938 – 2 October 2021)[1][2] was a British motorcycle speedway rider. He was a promoter of the Coventry Bees who competed in the British Elite League.

He qualified for the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1967.[3] It was as a Hackney rider that he won the London Riders' Championship in 1967 and again in 1968.

References[change | change source]

  1. Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  2. Colin Pratt
  3. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5