# Terry Betts

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British motorcycle speedway rider

Terry Betts Born (1943-09-15) 15 September 1943 (age 82) Harlow, England Nationality British (English) Career history 1960–1963 Norwich Stars 1961 Wolverhampton Wolves 1965 Long Eaton Archers 1966–1978 King's Lynn Stars 1979 Reading Racers Individual honours 1970, 1971 Southern Riders Champion 1977 Littlechild Trophy Team honours 1972, 1973 World Team Cup Winner 1972 World Pairs Champion 1977 British League KO Cup Winner 1963 National Trophy 1973 Spring Gold Cup Winner

**Terence Arnold Betts** (born 15 September 1943 in [Harlow](/source/Harlow), [Essex](/source/Essex), England)[1] is a former international [speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway) rider[2] who reached the final of the [Speedway World Championship](/source/Speedway_World_Championship) in 1974. He became [World Pairs Champion](/source/Speedway_World_Pairs_Championship) with [Ray Wilson](/source/Ray_Wilson_(speedway_rider)) in 1972 and was a member of the [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_speedway_team) team that won the [World Team Cup](/source/Speedway_World_Team_Cup) in 1972 and 1973.[3]

## Career summary

Betts began his career with the [Norwich Stars](/source/Norwich_Stars) in 1960[4] but joined the [King's Lynn Stars](/source/King's_Lynn_Stars) in 1965 after the closure of Norwich. He remained there for the majority of his career, spending one season with Reading Racers before he retired on the eve of the 1980 season. He was awarded a [testimonial](/source/Testimonial_match) meeting in 1975 after ten years of continuous service to the club.[5] Betts was a regular England international.

At retirement he had earned 55 international caps for [England national speedway team](/source/England_national_speedway_team) and 19 caps for Great Britain.[5]

In 2005, Betts was voted as the greatest [King's Lynn Stars](/source/King's_Lynn_Stars) rider of all time by the club's fans.[6]

## World Final Appearances

### Individual World Championship

- [1974](/source/1974_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship) - [Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg), [Ullevi](/source/Ullevi) - 12th - 6pts[7]

### World Pairs Championship

- [1972](/source/1972_Speedway_World_Pairs_Championship) - [Borås](/source/Bor%C3%A5s) (with [Ray Wilson](/source/Ray_Wilson_(speedway_rider))) - **Winner** - 24pts (9)

### World Team Cup

- [1966](/source/1966_Speedway_World_Team_Cup) - [Wrocław](/source/Wroc%C5%82aw), [Olympic Stadium](/source/Olympic_Stadium_(Wroc%C5%82aw)) (with [Barry Briggs](/source/Barry_Briggs) / [Nigel Boocock](/source/Nigel_Boocock) / [Ivan Mauger](/source/Ivan_Mauger) / [Colin Pratt](/source/Colin_Pratt)) - 4th - 8pts (0)

- [1972](/source/1972_Speedway_World_Team_Cup) - [Olching](/source/Olching), [Olching Speedwaybahn](/source/Olching_Speedwaybahn) (with [Ivan Mauger](/source/Ivan_Mauger) / [Ray Wilson](/source/Ray_Wilson_(speedway_rider)) / [John Louis](/source/John_Louis_(speedway_rider))) **Winner** - 36pts (8)

- [1973](/source/1973_Speedway_World_Team_Cup) - London, [Wembley Stadium](/source/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)) (with [Malcolm Simmons](/source/Malcolm_Simmons_(speedway_racer)) / [Ray Wilson](/source/Ray_Wilson_(speedway_rider)) / [Peter Collins](/source/Peter_Collins_(speedway_rider))) – **Winner** – 37pts (9)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ww76_1-0)** Oakes, Peter; [Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE](/source/Ivan_Mauger) (1976). *Who's Who of World Speedway*. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-904584-04-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-904584-04-6).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-244-72538-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-244-72538-9)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Montague, Trevor (2004). *The A-Z of Sport*. Little, Brown. p. 514. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-316-72645-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-316-72645-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Terry (16) rides for the Rest speedway team against Stoke"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19600525/011/0011). *Staffordshire Sentinel*. 25 May 1960. Retrieved 15 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-URI_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-URI_5-1) ["ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022"](https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf) (PDF). *British Speedway*. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bbc1_6-0)** ["King's Lynn Stars - March 2005"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2005/03/03/speedway_nibs_march_2005_feature.shtml). BBC. 6 April 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). *A History of the World Speedway Championship*. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7524-2402-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7524-2402-5)

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