Cyril Harry Brine (born 6 February 1918 in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England[2][3] – died 1988) was an international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals twice.[4][5]
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| Born | 6 February 1918 Borehamwood, England |
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| Died | Q3, 1988 (aged 70) |
| Nickname | Salty[1] |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1946–1962 | Wimbledon |
| Team honours | |
| 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962 | National League Champion National Trophy winner |
| 1962 | National League KO Cup Winner |
| 1954 | RAC Cup Winner |
| 1959 | Britannia Shield Winner |
Career edit
Brine began speedway racing in 1938.[1] He initially rode at the training track at Rye House.[1] Brine spent his entire career with one club, the Wimbledon Dons,[6] where he made over 460 league appearances and scored over 2700 points, a club record. In his seventeen-season career with the Dons, he won the National League Championship seven times and the National Trophy seven times.
During the speedway winters, he built bike frames in a Boreham Wood garage, with his brother Percy Brine and brother-in-law Dick Geary.[7]
Brine made his debut for England national speedway team in 1949. He retired from speedway in early 1963.[1] At retirement he had earned 12 international caps for England.[5]
Elder brother Percy also rode.[1]
World final appearances edit
- 1950 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 9th – 7pts - 1951 – London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 3pts[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Cyril 'Salty' Brine Calls it a Day", Speedway Star, 23 March 1963, p. 4
- ^ Addison J. (1948). The People Speedway Guide. Odhams Press Limited
- ^ Speedway Star 23 March 1963 suggests he was born in 1920
- ^ a b Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
- ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Jacobs, Norman (2001). Speedway in London. Stroud: Tempus Publishing ISBN 0-7524-2221-9
- ^ "When the speed motors are silent". Daily Mirror. 24 January 1947. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.