Chris Robins

Christopher Michael Robins (born 2 January 1954) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider.^[1]

Chris Robins

Born	(1954-01-02) 2 January 1954 (age 71) Newton Abbott, Devon, England
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1975-1977	Weymouth Wizards
1977	Leicester Lions
1977	Newport Dragons
1978	Workington Comets
1978	Furness Flyers
1978-1980	Milton Keynes Knights

Career

Born in Newton Abbott, Devon, Robins was a boxer as a schoolboy, and competed in the English Schoolboy Championships.^[2]

He took up speedway in late 1974, gaining his early experience riding on a beach near Barnstaple, and after riding in second half heats at Exeter, rode for Weymouth Wizards in the National League in 1975,^[3] averaging over five points in his first season.^[2][4][5]

In 1976, he averaged over seven for Weymouth,^[6] which led to a transfer in 1977 to British League Leicester Lions, also riding in the National League on loan to Newport Dragons.^[4]

After speculation that he would join Scunthorpe in 1978,^[7] he moved on to Workington Comets and then Furness Flyers before riding for Milton Keynes Knights. He retired in 1980 after only one match for the Knights.