Английская Википедия:Bobby Beaton (speedway rider)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Speedway rider John Robert Thompson Beaton (born 14 May 1952) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Scotland.[1][2]

Speedway career

Beaton rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1968 to 1985, riding for various clubs.[3][4] He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1980.[1][5]

In 1982, he helped the Newcastle Diamonds win the Fours Championship during the 1982 National League season and he repeated the success the following year during the 1983 National League season.[6][7]

At retirement he had earned 15 international caps for Scotland national speedway team and 1 cap for the Great Britain national speedway team.[3]

Family

His younger brother Jim Beaton was a speedway rider and his older brother George Beaton was a junior rider before he was killed in a car crash in 1972. His father Jimmy Beaton Sr. was a promoter at Glasgow Tigers.[2]

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