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John Dews
Born(1945-03-26)26 March 1945
Wakefield, England
Died7 August 1995(1995-08-07) (aged 50)
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1962-1963Belle Vue Aces
1962-1970Sheffield Tigers
1971-1972Wimbledon Dons
1973-1975Oxford Rebels
1976White City Rebels
Team honours
1962, 1963, 1964Provincial Northern League Champion
1975Midland Cup winner

John Dews (26 March 1945 – 7 August 1995) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Career

Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Dews started his speedway career as a trainee at Belle Vue Aces, had his longest team history with Sheffield Tigers, scoring over 1,300 points for the club. Speedway rules required a change of team due to his averages and he moved to Wimbledon Dons for two years, before Oxford in 1973, as a replacement for Dave Hemus, He won the Radio Oxford Best Pairs match at Oxford in May 1974, partnering Richard Greer.

He was a member of the Midland Cup winning team in 1975, after drawn matches with Swindon Robins in the first round requiring reruns. He then moved with the Rebels under promoters Danny Dunton and Bob Dugard to White City Stadium in 1976, where he ended his racing career as a popular rider.

He rode 270 matches in his career, having 1033 rides, with a match average of 6.29. He went back to Sheffield to be the team manager in 1977 until 1980.

John Dews died in August 1995, aged only 50, after a short illness.

Gallery

  • Dews in action at Oxford Dews in action at Oxford
  • Oxford Best Pairs Champions Oxford Best Pairs Champions

References

  1. Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. "John Dews". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ Bamford,R & Shailes,G (2007). The Story of Oxford Speedway. ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0
  5. Lawson,K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. ISBN 978-0-244-99725-0
  6. "John Dews". Acton Gazette. 18 March 1976. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "John Dews to move?". Acton Gazette. 1 April 1976. Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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