GetWiki

{{Short description|English speedway rider}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}

factoids

| death_date = Marlborough, Wiltshire>Marlborough, England| nationality = British (English)| years1 = 1961-1967, 1971-1979| career1 = Swindon Robins| years2 = 1968-1970| career2 = Exeter Falcons| years3 = 1980| career3 = Reading Racers| indivyear1 = 1968Scottish Open (speedway)>Scottish Open Champion| indivyear2 = 1966, 1974| indivhonour2 = Pride Of The Midlands Winner| indivyear3 = 1975| indivhonour3 = Superama| indivyear4 = 1976| indivhonour4 = The Laurels| teamyear1 = 1968, 1975Speedway World Team Cup>World Team Cup Winner| teamyear2 = 1967, 1980Speedway British League>British League Champion| teamyear3 = 1967Midland Cup (speedway)>Midland Cup}}Henry Martin Ashby (born 5 February 1944)BOOK, Oakes, Peter, Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE, Ivan Mauger, Who's Who of World Speedway

Family

His brother David Ashby was a teammate for several years at Swindon

Career

Ashby began his career with the Swindon Robins in 1961 but was moved on to the Exeter Falcons in 1968 by the speedway rider control committee. Three years later he returned to Swindon, and remained there for the rest of his career, apart from a short spell at Reading Racers in 1980 where he helped secure the title. Ashby was a regular England international. Ashby held the club record for most appearances (641) and points total (5,4765½) until 2008 when Leigh Adams overtook the points record.WEB,weblink The History Man, 2008, www.swindon-speedway.co.uk, 2008-09-14, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081120095956weblink">weblink 20 November 2008, He was a British Finalist on ten occasions (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977). He won the Speedway World Team Cup in 1968, with Great Britain and 1975, with England. He earned 49 England caps and 21 Great Britain caps.WEB,weblink ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, British Speedway, 9 August 2023, His last season in the British leagues was a league winning season with the Reading Racers, during the 1980 British League season.WEB,weblink Rider averages 1929 to 2009, Speedway Researcher, 9 August 2023, Since retiring, has been running a motorcycle workshop: repairs, and tuning etc.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1968 – {{Flagicon|SWE}} Göteborg, Ullevi – 11th – 5pts
• 1975 – {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, Wembley Stadium – Reserve – did not rideBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}

World Pairs Championship

• 1969 –{{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm, Gubbängens IP (with Nigel Boocock) – 3rd – 21pts (10)

* Unofficial World Championships.

World Team Cup

• 1968 –{{Flagicon|ENG}} London, Wembley Stadium (with Ivan Mauger / Nigel Boocock / Barry Briggs / Norman Hunter) – Winner – 40pts (8)
• 1969 -– {{Flagicon|POL}} Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Nigel Boocock / Ivan Mauger / Barry Briggs) – 2nd – 27pts (5)
• 1975 – {{Flagicon|FRG}} Norden, Motodrom Halbemond (with Malcolm Simmons / Peter Collins / John Louis) – Winner – 41pts (10)

* 1968 and 1969 for Great Britain. All others for England.

References

{{reflist}}