Trevor Geer

Trevor Geer was a speedway rider in the 1970s and 1980s and is currently Team Manager for Eastbourne Eagles.

Trevor Geer
Born (1953-06-24) 24 June 1953
Polegate, England
Nationality England
Current club information
Career statusEastbourne Eagles manager
Career history
1971-1975, 1979-1981Eastbourne Eagles
1971Wembley Lions
1973Reading Racers
1974-1975Oxford Rebels
1976-1978White City Rebels
1980Oxford Cheetahs
Team honours
1975Midland Cup winner
1977British League Champion

Career

He raced for Eastbourne Eagles in the early seventies with occasional races for Oxford Rebels in 1974.[1] He came second with Ole Olsen in the Radio Oxford Best Pairs in 1974.[2]

Trevor started his full-time British League career with Oxford in 1975[3] and was part of the Midland Cup winning team. After it looked liked Cowley Stadium would be sold for development and the end of speedway in Oxford,[4] Geer moved with the team to White City in 1976 with promoters Danny Dunton and Robert Dugard.

After retiring from racing, Trevor Geer managed the Eastbourne Eagles speedway team.

References

  1. Bamford,R & Shailes,G (2007). "The Story of Oxford Speedway". ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0
  2. Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  3. Lawson, K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. ISBN 978-0-244-99725-0
  4. Lawson,K (2018) “The Cheetahs – The Resurrection”. ISBN 978-0-244-69934-5


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