Syd Jackson (speedway rider)

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 Bees, where he became the club captain.^[4]

In 1933, Jackson joined Wimbledon Dons, where he spent five years.^[2] He became an accomplished pilot, flying his Avro Avian from Croydon to Australia in 1934.^[5] He broke his collar bone in a crash during June 1935.^[6]

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.^[7] He scored 12 points in the second test at Belle Vue.^[7]