Ronnie Correy
Appearance
Born | Bellflower, California, USA | November 8, 1966
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Nationality | American |
Career history | |
Great Britain | |
1987-1993, 1996-1997, 2000, 2005-2006 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
1997 | Long Eaton Invaders |
1998-1999, 2004 | Belle Vue Aces |
2007 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Sweden | |
1990-1993, 1999-2000 | Bysarna |
2000 | Indianerna |
Poland | |
1992, 1997-1998 | Leszno |
1993 | Rzeszów |
1996 | Tarnów |
1999-2000 | Łódź |
Team honours | |
1992 | World Team Cup Winner |
1992 | World Pairs Champion |
1991 | British League Champion |
1996 | Premier League Champion |
1996 | Premier League KO Cup winner |
Ronnie Dean Correy (born November 8, 1966, in Bellflower, California)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from the United States. He was a World Pairs Champion, winning the title in 1992.[2][3]
Career summary
Correy first rode in the United Kingdom for the Wolverhampton Wolves in 1987, winning the British League championship title in 1991. A year later he won the World Pairs Championship with Greg Hancock and was also a member of the USA team that won the 1992 Speedway World Team Cup.[4]
He scored 4,127 points for Wolverhampton, recording 19 full maxima and 9 paid maxima and scored 366 bonus points with Wolves.
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 14th - 4pts
- 1990 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 14th - 2pts
- 1991 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 10th - 6pts
- 1992 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 12th - 5pts
World Team Cup
- 1989 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Kelly Moran / Greg Hancock / Rick Miller / Lance King) - 4th - 8pts (0)
References
- ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Correy, Ronnie". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 516. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1966 births
- American speedway riders
- Belle Vue Aces riders
- Edinburgh Monarchs riders
- Expatriate speedway riders in Scotland
- Long Eaton Invaders riders
- Wolverhampton Wolves riders
- American expatriate speedway riders in England
- Speedway World Pairs Champions
- Sportspeople from Bellflower, California
- American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- American expatriate sportspeople in Poland