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| Born | 6 November 1940 Høyland, Norway |
|---|---|
| Died | February 1999 (aged 58) Thailand |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Career history | |
| 1966-1967 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| 1968-1969 | Coatbridge Monarchs |
| 1970 | Wembley Lions |
| 1971 | Poole Pirates |
| 1972 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1973-1975 | Newport |
| 1976-1977 | Leicester Lions |
| 1978 | Exeter Falcons |
| 1979-1980 | Reading Racers |
| 1980 | Swindon Robins |
| 1980 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 1980 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| Individual honours | |
| 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 | Norwegian Champion |
| 1968 | Nordic Champion |
| 1969 | Scottish Open Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1974, 1975, 1978 | Spring Gold Cup Winner |
Reidar Eide (6 November 1940 – February 1999) was a motorcycle speedway rider, who was champion of Norway on five occasions. [1] [2]
Born in Høyland, Eide took up speedway in 1957. [3] He rode for Stavanger in 1960 and made his British League debut in 1966 for Edinburgh Monarchs, and during his career also rode in several other countries including Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, West Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. [3] In 1967 he averaged 8.99 points per match, scoring seven full maximum scores and averaged just over 9 in 1968. [3] In 1969, for Coatbridge Monarchs, he averaged over 10. [3] Gaining a reputation for being difficult to deal with, over the next three seasons he moved on to Wembley Lions, Poole Pirates, and Sheffield Tigers, before signing for Newport Wasps in 1973. [3] [4] He maintained his high scoring for Newport, averaging over 9 in the 1973, 74 and 75 league seasons. [3]
In 1976, he moved on to Leicester Lions, averaging over 7.5 before a broken leg ended his season. [5] The following season, lacking fitness, his level of performance had dropped, taking seven rides to score his first point, and only averaging just over 3 points from six matches. In 1978 he moved on to Exeter Falcons, where he once again showed his true form, before moving on to Reading Racers the following year. In 1980, his last year in British speedway, he rode for Reading, Wolverhampton Wolves, Swindon Robins, and one match for Eastbourne Eagles.
Eide won the Norwegian Championship for five successive years between 1967 and 1971, and won the Nordic Championship in 1972. [3] He finished in thirteenth place in the 1968 World Championship Final, and finished fifth (with Dag Lövaas) in the 1973 World Pairs final. [3] He represented Norway and a combined Norway/Denmark team in international matches between 1969 and 1973. [3]
Eide also skied competitively, representing Sandnes IL. [3]
After speedway, Eide became a pig farmer. [4] He died in February 1999 from brucellosis. [4]
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1973 -
Borås (with
Dag Lövaas) - 5th - 17pts (9)
- ^ "NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 185-6
- ^ a b c Radford, Bob (2009) "Top Reidar", Backtrack, Issue 32 (May–June 2009), p. 24-5
- ^ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 163-4
- 1940 births
- 1999 deaths
- Norwegian speedway riders
- Edinburgh Monarchs riders
- Expatriate speedway riders in Scotland
- Wembley Lions riders
- Poole Pirates riders
- Sheffield Tigers riders
- Newport Wasps riders
- Expatriate speedway riders in Wales
- Leicester Lions riders
- Exeter Falcons riders
- Norwegian expatriate speedway riders in England
- Reading Racers riders
- Wolverhampton Wolves riders
- Swindon Robins riders
- Eastbourne Eagles riders
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| Born | 6 November 1940 Høyland, Norway |
|---|---|
| Died | February 1999 (aged 58) Thailand |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Career history | |
| 1966-1967 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| 1968-1969 | Coatbridge Monarchs |
| 1970 | Wembley Lions |
| 1971 | Poole Pirates |
| 1972 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1973-1975 | Newport |
| 1976-1977 | Leicester Lions |
| 1978 | Exeter Falcons |
| 1979-1980 | Reading Racers |
| 1980 | Swindon Robins |
| 1980 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 1980 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| Individual honours | |
| 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 | Norwegian Champion |
| 1968 | Nordic Champion |
| 1969 | Scottish Open Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1974, 1975, 1978 | Spring Gold Cup Winner |
Reidar Eide (6 November 1940 – February 1999) was a motorcycle speedway rider, who was champion of Norway on five occasions. [1] [2]
Born in Høyland, Eide took up speedway in 1957. [3] He rode for Stavanger in 1960 and made his British League debut in 1966 for Edinburgh Monarchs, and during his career also rode in several other countries including Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, West Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. [3] In 1967 he averaged 8.99 points per match, scoring seven full maximum scores and averaged just over 9 in 1968. [3] In 1969, for Coatbridge Monarchs, he averaged over 10. [3] Gaining a reputation for being difficult to deal with, over the next three seasons he moved on to Wembley Lions, Poole Pirates, and Sheffield Tigers, before signing for Newport Wasps in 1973. [3] [4] He maintained his high scoring for Newport, averaging over 9 in the 1973, 74 and 75 league seasons. [3]
In 1976, he moved on to Leicester Lions, averaging over 7.5 before a broken leg ended his season. [5] The following season, lacking fitness, his level of performance had dropped, taking seven rides to score his first point, and only averaging just over 3 points from six matches. In 1978 he moved on to Exeter Falcons, where he once again showed his true form, before moving on to Reading Racers the following year. In 1980, his last year in British speedway, he rode for Reading, Wolverhampton Wolves, Swindon Robins, and one match for Eastbourne Eagles.
Eide won the Norwegian Championship for five successive years between 1967 and 1971, and won the Nordic Championship in 1972. [3] He finished in thirteenth place in the 1968 World Championship Final, and finished fifth (with Dag Lövaas) in the 1973 World Pairs final. [3] He represented Norway and a combined Norway/Denmark team in international matches between 1969 and 1973. [3]
Eide also skied competitively, representing Sandnes IL. [3]
After speedway, Eide became a pig farmer. [4] He died in February 1999 from brucellosis. [4]
-
1973 -
Borås (with
Dag Lövaas) - 5th - 17pts (9)
- ^ "NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 185-6
- ^ a b c Radford, Bob (2009) "Top Reidar", Backtrack, Issue 32 (May–June 2009), p. 24-5
- ^ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 163-4
- 1940 births
- 1999 deaths
- Norwegian speedway riders
- Edinburgh Monarchs riders
- Expatriate speedway riders in Scotland
- Wembley Lions riders
- Poole Pirates riders
- Sheffield Tigers riders
- Newport Wasps riders
- Expatriate speedway riders in Wales
- Leicester Lions riders
- Exeter Falcons riders
- Norwegian expatriate speedway riders in England
- Reading Racers riders
- Wolverhampton Wolves riders
- Swindon Robins riders
- Eastbourne Eagles riders