Lou Sansom
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Born | 29 November 1946 Australia | (age 77)
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Nationality | Australian |
Career history | |
1970โ1973, 1975โ1976 | Workington Comets |
1975 | Hull Vikings |
1976โ1977 | Birmingham Brummies |
Individual honours | |
1973 | British League Div 2 Leading average |
1973 | National League Riders' runner-up |
Louis William Sansom (born 29 November 1946) is a former international speedway rider from Australia.[1][2][3]
Speedway career
Sansom was capped by Australia and rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1970 to 1977, riding for various clubs.[4] In 1973, he topped the league averages while riding for Workington Comets with a 10.56 average.[1][5]
He helped run the training schools at the Aspatria Speedway during the early 1970s.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Speedway side Workington Comets hero Lou Sansom back at Derwent Park". Times & Star. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Aspatria Speedwayr". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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