Allan Russell Dent (born 22 July 1940) is a former international

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. He earned one international cap for the

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Biography

Dent began his British leagues career riding for

Newcastle Diamonds Newcastle Diamonds were a motorcycle speedway team that raced in the SGB Championship, every Sunday night during the season (March–October) from their home at the Newcastle Stadium on the Fossway, Byker. The Stadium, previously known as Brou ...

during the newly formed

1965 British League season The 1965 British League season was the 31st season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. It was also the first known as the new British League which was formed in 1965, along with the British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA). T ...

. Halfway through the 1967 season he moved north of the border to join the Scottish club Glasgow Tigers on loan. He returned to Newcastle for the start of the 1970 Season. He dropped down to the

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in 1971 after joining the

Sunderland Stars The Sunderland Stars were a motorcycle speedway team who raced at the Sunderland Greyhound Stadium from 1971 until 1974 in the Britrish League Division Two when Len Silver acted as promoter on behalf of Allied Presentations Ltd. History Spe ...

and made an immediate impact, topping the team's averages for the season. He spent fours years at Sunderland becoming their team captain and earning the nickname 'The Skipper'. He scored 931 points with 61 bonus points, broke the Hull track record and won 1971 Teesside Farewell Trophy and the 1973 Northern Star Championship. He represented England against Scotland in 1974.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dent, Russ 1940 births Living people British speedway riders Glasgow Tigers riders Newcastle Diamonds riders Sunderland Stars riders