Ray New

Raymond Charles New (14 November 1926 – 27 May 2001) was a New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider and promoter. During his United Kingdom career he was known as Charlie New. He earned 2 caps for the New Zealand national speedway team.^[1][2]

Ray New

Born	(1926-11-14)14 November 1926 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	27 May 2001(2001-05-27) (aged 74)
Nationality	New Zealander
Career history
Great Britain
1950	Sheffield Tars
1951–1957	Coventry Bees
1958	Oxford Cheetahs
Individual honours
1960, 1961	New Zealand champion
Team honours
1953	National League Div 2 Champion
1952	Midland Cup
1954	Northern Shield

Career

New started racing in the British leagues during the 1950 Speedway National League Division Two season, when riding for the Sheffield Tars.^[3] He joined Coventry Bees in 1951^[4] and stayed with them for seven years.^[1][5]

In 1960 and 1961, New became two times champion of New Zealand after winning the New Zealand Solo Championship.^[6]