Trevor Banks
English motorcycle racer
![]() Banks competing in grasstrack during 2003 | |
Born | (1955-10-04) 4 October 1955 (age 68) Folkestone, England |
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Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1982–1983 | Crayford Kestrels |
1984–1985, 1987 | Hackney Kestrels |
1984 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
1986–1990 | Milton Keynes Knights |
2005 | Sittingbourne Crusaders |
Team honours | |
1984 | National League KO Cup Winner |
Trevor Charles Banks (born 4 October 1955) is a former motorcycle racer from England, who competed in grasstrack and longtrack.[1]
Career
Banks was an established grasstrack and longtrack rider by the time that he started his British speedway leagues career for Crayford Kestrels during the 1982 National League season. He would then go on to ride for Hackney Kestrels and Milton Keynes Knights.[1]
After the 1990 speedway season he concentrated on grasstrack and would not return to speedway until 2005, when he rode for the Sittingbourne Crusaders.[2]
Family
He is the son of Monty Banks who was a notable Grasstrack competitor in the South East of England.[3]
World Longtrack Championship
- 1981 - Semi-final
- 1982 - Semi-final
- 1983 - Semi-final
- 1984 - Semi-final
- 1985 - Qualifying Round
- 1986 -
Pfarrkirchen (17th) 3pts
- 1987 -
Mühldorf (13th) 5pts
- 1988 - Qualifying Round
- 1989 - Qualifying Round
European Grasstrack Championship
Finals
- 1978
Hereford (5th) 19pts
- 1980
Bad Waldsee (4th) 18pts
- 1990
Uithuizen (6th) 13pts
- 1991
Werlte (Third) 17pts
- 1992
Alken (7th) 13pts
- 1998
Schwarme (5th) 15pts
- 2000
St. Colomb de Lauzun (10th) 9pts
- 2002
Berghaupten (13th) 6pts
- 2003
La Reole (17) 5pts
Semi-final
British Grasstrack Championship
Masters Finals
- 1982
Exeter (Top Ten)
- 1983
Evesham (Top Ten)
- 1984
Yarm (Second)
- 1985
Abingdon (Third)
- 1986
Exeter (Third)
- 1987
Andover (Second)
- 1988
Abingdon (Second)
- 1989
Andover (Top Ten)
- 1990
Chetton Finalist
- 1991
Tonbridge (Top Ten)
- 1992
Abingdon (Top Ten)
- 1993
Wimborne (Second)
- 1994
Tonbridge (Top Ten)
- 1995
Monkhopton Finalist
- 1996
Dalton Barracks Finalist
- 1997
Andover (Third)
- 1999
Dalton Barracks (Top Ten)
- 2000
Folkestone (Top Ten)
- 2001
Dalton Barracks (Top Ten)
- 2002
Thorpe St Peter Finalist
- 2003
Folkestone Finalist
500cc Finals
- 1979
Braintree (Champion)
- 1980
Clyst St. Mary (Champion)
- 1981
Uckington (Second)
350cc Finals
References
- Grasstrack Video
- French