{{short description|British former motorcycle speedway rider (born 1933)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Use British English|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox Speedway rider | name = Norman Storer | image = | caption = | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1933|06|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Ridgeway, Derbyshire, England | death_date = | death_place = | years1 = 1963-1967 | career1 = Long Eaton Archers | years2 = 1968-1975 | career2 = Leicester Lions
| teamyear1 = 1972, 1974 | teamhonour1 = Midland Cup }} '''Norman Harry Storer''' (born 5 June 1933) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=12 August 2023}}</ref>
== Career == Born in Ridgeway, Derbyshire, Storer was experienced in other disciplines of motorcycle racing before speedway, starting with trials in 1950 and later road racing and scrambles.<ref name="Jones">Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', Automedia, p. 157.</ref> He rode in the 1959 Thruxton 500 mile endurance road race, partnering Chris Vincent on a BSA Road Rocket, finishing in seventh place.<ref>Motorcycle News, 3 May 1961 ''The 'Brummmie' with the BSA Bombshell.'' Close up on Chris Vincent by Brian Collins. Accessed 2013-11-05.</ref>
A crash during 1959 resulted in two broken wrists, leaving him with a problem with his right hand, after which he took up grasstrack as a result.<ref name="Jones" /> He began his speedway career in 1963 with Long Eaton Archers, becoming one of the team's top riders by the following year, and staying with them when they joined the British League in 1965.<ref name="Oakes">Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) ''Who's Who of World Speedway'', Studio Publications, {{ISBN|0-904584-04-6}}, pp. 103-104</ref>
He represented England national speedway team in 1964 against Scotland, and Great Britain in 1965 against an Overseas team, both in Provincial League representative teams.<ref name="Jones" /><ref name="Oakes" /> He transferred with the Long Eaton promotion to Leicester Lions in 1968,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000521/19680416/013/0013 |title=Storer and Major in team switch |website=Derby Daily Telegraph |date=16 April 1968 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 October 2024 }}</ref> and stayed with Leicester until his retirement in 1975.<ref name="Oakes" /> His long service was recognised with a testimonial meeting alongside his Leicester captain Ray Wilson in 1974.<ref name="Oakes" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003135/19741018/139/0019 |title=Gala night for Lions Ray Wilson and Norman Storer |website=Leicester Chronicle |date=18 October 1974 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 October 2024 }}</ref>
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