John Louis

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John Louis


Photo credit: Keith Lawson

Born:

14.06.1941, Ipswich, England

Died:

05.04.2024

British Clubs:

Ipswich (1970-1980)
Newport (1970)
West Ham (1970)
Wembley (1971)
Oxford (1971)
Halifax (1981, 1982)
Kings Lynn (1983, 1984)

Year..Club..Meetings..Rides..Points..Bonus..Average..Maxima

1970..Ipswich..35..156..325..16..8.74..7F..1P
1970..Newport..6..30..57..3..8.00..1F
1970..West Ham..1..4..8..0..8.00
1971..Ipswich..38..162..452..6..11.31..21F..4P
1971..Wembley..1..4..6..0..6.00
1971..Oxford..1..5..7..0..5.60
1972..Ipswich..36..158..358..13..9.39..5F..1P
1973..Ipswich..35..155..373..17..10.06..5F..5P
1974..Ipswich..40..172..448..16..10.79..10F..3P
1975..Ipswich..36..152..398..4..10.58..16F..1P
1976..Ipswich..35..144..389..10..11.08..12F..6P
1977..Ipswich..37..157..361..12..9.50..6F..1P
1978..Ipswich..44..183..389..24..9.03..6F..3P
1979..Ipswich..36..169..383..11..9.32..1F..2P
1980..Ipswich..35..160..335..17..8.80..2F..4P
1981..Halifax..45..222..418..16..7.82..2F..1P
1982..Halifax..42..176..315..16..7.52
1983..King's Lynn..45..187..371..24..8.45..6F
1984..King's Lynn..52..222..433..27..8.29..5F..2P

Honours:

World Finalist (1972, 1974, 1975, 1976)
British Champion (1975)
British Finalist (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984)
Division 2 Riders Champion (1971)
Division 1 Riders Champion (1979)
World Pairs Champion (1976)
World Team Cup Champion (1972, 1974, 1975)

Other Information:

Father to Chris Louis.

Went on to be Promoter at Ipswich.

News References:

1973..Award, Meetings, Meetings, General, Ban, Ban
1977..Golden Helmet, Meetings
1981..Team news, Meetings
1983..Team news
1984..WTC, Newspaper article, Retirement, Team news
1988..Management
2003..Injury