Geoffrey Ambrose (born 26 July 1946) is a former

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 from England.

Career

Born in

Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It has an estimated population of 259,965 as of 2022, making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire ...

, Ambrose began his career in 1967 with

Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton Wolves were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They were champions of the United Kingdom five times and raced at Monmore Green Stadium from 1928 to 2023. History 1928–1930 Speedway (known ...

, riding in two Division One matches.Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) ''Who's Who of World Speedway'', Studio Publications, , p. 9 He stayed with Wolverhampton until the end of the 1971 season, also riding in Division Two for Crayford Highwaymen in 1968 and 1969. His best year was 1969, averaging over 10 points per match for Crayford and over 6 for Wolverhampton, also winning the

British League Division Two Riders Championship The British League Division Two Riders Championship was a motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders from each club (with the highest average points) competing in the second tier of British speedway. History The championship was inaug ...

, held at

Hackney Wick Stadium Hackney Wick Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium located at Waterden Road in Hackney Wick, London, England. Origins The site chosen for the stadium was on land known as Hackney Marshes west of the River Lea and on the west side ...

on 26 September. He represented a Young England side against

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and

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in 1969, and again in 1973, against Sweden. In 1972, he moved on to

Leicester Lions Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. and again from 2011. The team race at the Beaumont Park Stadium (or Hydroscand Arena for sponsorsh ...

, and scored well until a series of knee injuries prompted his retirement from the sport.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', Automedia, p. 157 In 1973, he returned to racing with

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in Division Two, also making four appearances for Leicester. He retired early in the 1975 season to concentrate on his motorcycle dealership business in Crewe.

Other pursuits

Ambrose was also a musician, and played in a band.Gibson, Sandra (2011) ''Ain't Bad for a Pink: The Life of Bluesman Pete 'Snakey Jake' Johnson'', Matador, , p. 54

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ambrose, Geoff 1946 births Living people British speedway riders English motorcycle racers Sportspeople from Stoke-on-Trent Wolverhampton Wolves riders Crayford Kestrels riders Leicester Lions riders Crewe Kings riders 20th-century English sportsmen