Pete Reading
British speedway rider
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Peter John Reading (born 10 April 1948) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1]
Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
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| Born | 10 April 1948 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1968–1980 | Middlesbrough Teessiders/Bears Teesside Teessiders/Tigers |
Biography
Reading, born in Retford, Nottinghamshire, was a member of the Leicester Cubs in early 1968[2] before he began his British leagues career riding for Middlesbrough Teessiders during the 1968 British League Division Two season season.[3][4]
Reading became a Middlesbrough club legend[5] because he spent 12 consecutive seasons with the club,[6] earning a testimonial in 1977.[7]
Reading steadily improved his average from 1968 through to 7.73 during the 1974 British League Division Two season, when the team were known as the Teesside Tigers.[8]
His last season was the 1980 National League season.[9]
