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Troy Butler (born 22 September 1967) is a former speedway rider from Australia.


Speedway career

Butler was champion of Australia when he won the 1986 Australian Championship. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the
Oxford Cheetahs The Oxford Cheetahs are a British speedway teamLawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. based at Oxford Stadium, in Oxford, England. They were founded in 1939 and are five times champions of Britain, in 1964, 1985, 1986, 1989 and 200 ...
from 1985 until 1992. He was signed by Oxford Cheetahs before the 1985 season after being seen in action by Hans Neilsen and
Simon Wigg Simon Antony Wigg (15 October 1960 – 15 November 2000) was an English speedway, grasstrack and longtrack rider who won five World Long Track Championships and finished runner-up in the Speedway World Championship in 1989.Rogers, G.(2005 ...
who were touring Australia at the time. In 1988, he became the British League Division Two Riders Champion riding for
Milton Keynes Knights The Milton Keynes Knights are a Speedway team which originally operated from 1978 until their closure in 1992. The team were revived in 2012 but have had to race at various venues outside of Milton Keynes. History 1978–1988 The inaugural lea ...
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References

1967 births Living people Australian speedway riders Milton Keynes Knights riders Oxford Cheetahs riders {{Speedway-stub