Arthur Peter Leslie Robinson (29 January 1919 – 17 January 1991) was a

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.

Biography

Robinson, born in

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, joined

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in 1946 but failed to break into the first team. The following season, he rode for Southampton Saints during the 1947 Speedway National League Division Three and made a significant impact by not only being Southampton's best rider but actually recording the best average in the entire division, hitting an impressive 10.57. His form attracted interest from the big clubs and Robinson was allocated to the

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for the 1948 season, before he switched to Plymouth Devils for three seasons from 1948 and 1950. In 1951, he joined Liverpool Chads and was their top rider for three seasons, averaging 8.80, 9.13 and 8.69 respectively. He also reached the Championship round of the

1951 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship was the sixth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Australia's Jack Young won the World Championship. Young won a run-off for the title with British ...

and the

1952 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship was the seventh edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Australian rider Jack Young became the first rider to win a second title (and the first to win t ...

. When Liverpool folded in mid-season during 1952, he found a new home at

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, where he finished his career after the 1956 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Peter 1919 births 1991 deaths British speedway riders Liverpool Chads riders Oxford Cheetahs riders Plymouth Tigers riders Southampton Saints riders Wimbledon Dons riders