Mike Ferreira
Zimbabwean speedway rider
Born | 21 November 1955 (1955-11-21) Salisbury, Rhodesia |
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Nationality | Zimbabwean |
Career history | |
1974 | Coatbridge Tigers |
1978–1981 | Canterbury Crusaders |
1978 | Exeter Falcons |
1980–1982 | Swindon Robins |
1983–1985 | Wimbledon Dons |
Individual honours | |
1982 | British Speedway Championship finalist |
1981 | National League Riders' Champion |
Team honours | |
1978 | National League Champion |
1981 | National League Pairs Champion |
Michaal John Ferreira (1955–2014) was a Zimbabwean motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2][3]
Career
Ferreira rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1974 to 1985, riding for various clubs.[4]
During the 1981 National League season he topped the league averages and became the National League Riders' Champion, held at Wimbledon Stadium on 26 September.[5][1][6] He also doubled up with Crusaders teammate and fellow Zimbabwean Denzil Kent to win the National League Pairs.[7]
He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1982.[1][8]
References
- ^ a b c "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Fans' Favourites" (PDF). Speedway Plus. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Denzil Kent" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Tigers crash out". Cambridge Daily News. 28 September 1981. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "1981 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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