Raymond Charles New (14 November 1926 – 27 May 2001) was a New Zealand
motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...
rider and promoter. During his United Kingdom career he was known as Charlie New. He earned 2 caps for the
New Zealand national speedway team.
Career
New started racing in the British leagues during the
1950 Speedway National League Division Two
The 1950 National League Division Two was the fifth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.
Summary
The League was extended again to 15 teams with the promotion from Division Three of Halifax Dukes, Plymou ...
season, when riding for the
Sheffield Tars. He joined
Coventry Bees
Coventry Bees are a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon, Warwickshire, Brandon near Coventry, England. They are eight times champions of Britain.
History Origins and 1920s
The firs ...
in 1951 and stayed with them for seven years.
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In 1960 and 1961, New became two times champion of New Zealand after winning the ]New Zealand Solo Championship
The New Zealand Solo Championship is the annual individual motorcycle speedway championship of New Zealand. The championship has been running since 1929, although the event has not been held during various years.
History
Throughout the histo ...
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References
1926 births
2001 deaths
New Zealand speedway riders
Coventry Bees riders
New Zealand expatriate speedway riders in England
Oxford Cheetahs riders
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