Pip Lamb
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| Born | 11 February 1959[1] Hereford, England |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1976-1979 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 1978 | Coventry Bees |
| 1978, 1979 | Cradley Heathens |
| 1978 | Exeter Falcons |
Phillip Derek Lamb (born 11 February 1959 in Hereford, England) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[2]
Career
[edit]Before undertaking an oval track speedway career Lamb rode in grasstrack events[3] and was the winner of the Midland Center Championship.[4]
He started his career with the Oxford Cheetahs in 1976 and is most associated with that club.[5] He also rode a few of times for Cradley Heath.[6]
He attended Peter Jarman's speedway school at Cowley Stadium in 1976.[7] It was on the track at Cowley Stadium, Oxford on 21 June, where he had a career ending accident.[8] An eyewitness described the accident as Pip having mechanical failure, putting his hand up to signal retirement and drifting out to the fence. He was suddenly thrown forward from his bike as if his footrest had entangled with the wire link fencing, going head first into a steel post. Lamb fractured his spine in the accident.[9][10]
In 2010, former multiple world champion Barry Briggs, aged 75, made a motorcycle journey around the United Kingdom to raise money for 12 ex-speedway riders who were now wheelchair users after racing accidents.[11] They were Krzysztof Cegielski, Lawrence Hare, Neil Hewitt, Per Jonsson, Graham Miles, Paul Mitchell, Joe Owen, John Simmons, Gary Stead, Steve Weatherley, Alan Wilkinson, and Pip Lamb.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Pip Lamb". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ↑ "Feathers fly at Arlington". Eastbourne Herald. 21 May 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 5 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Sport on Wheels". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 17 September 1976. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Bees switch Shirra". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 18 July 1978. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Cradley Heath riders". Craley Speedway. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Lawson, K (2018) “The Cheetahs – The Resurrection”. ISBN 978-0-244-69934-5
- ↑ Bamford, R & Shailes, G (2007). “The Story of Oxford Speedway”. ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0
- ↑ "East Zone baffled by Aussie pace". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 October 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 5 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Speedway". Sunday Mirror. 21 October 1979. p. 41. Retrieved 5 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Barry Briggs begins tough Sport Relief Challenge". BBC News. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2026.