Alf Busk
| Born | 16 April 1958 Silkeborg, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| 1977-1982 | Coventry Bees |
| 1983-1985 | Swindon Robins |
| 1985 | Sheffield Tigers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1977 | European Junior Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1978, 1979 | British League Champion |
| 1981 | British League Cup |
| 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 | Midland Cup |
| 1980 | Midland League |
Alf Busk (born 16 April 1958) is a Danish former speedway rider. He earned 8 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[1]
Speedway career
[edit]Busk won the gold medal at the Individual Speedway Junior European Championship in the 1977 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship.[2][3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1977 to 1985,[4] riding for Coventry Bees,[5] Sheffield Tigers and Swindon Robins.[6]
His career at Coventry resulted in two league championship titles, one league cup and five Midland Cup wins.
World final appearances
[edit]World Longtrack Championship
[edit]- 1979 –
Mariánské Lázně 15th 3pts
European final appearances
[edit]European Under-21
[edit]- 1977 -
Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center - 1st - 9pts
References
[edit]- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 31. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Bike boost for Busk". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 17 February 1977. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Coventry go for Bastable". Daily Mirror. 16 February 1983. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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