Syd Jackson (speedway rider)

Sydney Packwood Jackson (sometimes referred to as Sid Jackson) (3 July 1908 – 18 January 1988) was a British motorcycle speedway rider, who was one of the stars of the early years of the sport in Britain, and an international rider who represented England several times.[1]

Syd Jackson
Born3 July 1908 (1908-07-03)
Coventry, England
Died18 January 1988(1988-01-18) (aged 79)
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1929–1931Leicester Stadium
1931–1932Coventry
1933–1937Wimbledon Dons

Career

Prior to taking up speedway, Jackson rode in TT racing.[2] He rode in the first year of British speedway in 1928, including the majority of the meetings held at Leicester Stadium, and between 1929 and 1931 captained the Leicester Stadium team.[3] In 1929, he won fourteen individual titles.[3] He won the Leicestershire Championship in both 1929 and 1930.[3] He missed the start of the 1931 season, while he concentrated on obtaining a pilot's licence.[3] When speedway closed down in Leicester in 1931 he moved on to Coventry, before spending five years with Wimbledon.[2] He became an accomplished pilot, flying his Avro Avian from Croydon to Australia in 1934.[4]

Jackson reached the final of the Star Riders' Championship in five consecutive years between 1930 and 1934.[2]

He was included in the England team in four Test series against Australia between 1930 and 1933.[2] In the first test of 1933 at Wembley, he scored 15 points from reserve, including three race wins in England's 76-47 victory.[5] He scored 12 points in the second test at Belle Vue.[5]

References
  1. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. Bamford, Robert (2003) Speedway: The Pre-War Years, Tempus, ISBN 0-7524-2749-0, p. 197
  3. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Pre-War Years, Automedia, p. 75, 182-3
  4. Flight International, Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom, 1934, p. 1143
  5. Foster, Peter (2005) A History of the Speedway Ashes, Tempus, ISBN 0-7524-3468-3, p. 32-33
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