Robert Dugard

Robert Leonard Dugard (3 July 1942 – 5 August 2018)[1] was a motorcycle speedway rider and promoter from England.[2]

Robert Dugard
Born(1942-07-12)12 July 1942
Hove, England
Died5 August 2018(2018-08-05) (aged 76)
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1959Eastbourne Eagles
1960Oxford Cheetahs
1962Ipswich Witches
1963New Cross Rangers
1964–1965West Ham Hammers
1965–1970Wimbledon Dons
1971Eastbourne Eagles
Team honours
1968, 1969British League KO Cup Winner
1968, 1969London Cup
1959Southern Area League

Career

After retiring from racing, Bob Dugard joined Danny Dunton in a new company – Oxspeed Ltd – as co-promoter of Oxford Rebels at Sandy Lane, losing the name Oxford Cheetahs. Another director of the company was the jazz musician Acker Bilk.[3] Bob Dugard and Danny Dunton promoted speedway at Oxford until the stadium was under threat from development and they first sought a new location at Harringay before settling at White City.[4]

For a long time associated with Eastbourne Eagles, he was active for many years – reputed as being happiest on the tractor and grading the track between races, yet still involved with the management and working alongside his son Martin Dugard and other family members. He was the owner of Arlington Stadium and away from the track he was a successful businessman as a director of Machine Tools in Hove. In later years he underwent heart surgery and was diagnosed with cancer. Bob is survived by his wife Margaret, three children, a step daughter and eight grandchildren.

References

  1. Eastbourne Eagles' Bob Dugard dies aged 76
  2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. Bamford,R & Shailes,G (2007). “The Story of Oxford Speedway”. ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0
  4. Lawson,K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. ISBN 978-0-244-99725-0
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