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Ronnie Correy
Born (1966-11-08) November 8, 1966 (age 58)
Bellflower, California, USA
NationalityAmerican
Career history
Great Britain
1987-1993, 1996-1997, 2000, 2005-2006Wolverhampton Wolves
1997Long Eaton Invaders
1998-1999, 2004Belle Vue Aces
2007Edinburgh Monarchs
Sweden
1990-1993, 1999-2000Bysarna
2000Indianerna
Poland
1992, 1997-1998Leszno
1993Rzeszów
1996Tarnów
1999-2000Łódź
Team honours
1992World Team Cup Winner
1992World Pairs Champion
1991British League Champion
1996Premier League Champion
1996Premier League KO Cup winner

Ronnie Dean Correy (born November 8, 1966, in Bellflower, California)[1] is an American former international motorcycle speedway rider. 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.[4]

He won the British League championship title in 1991 and one year later he won the World Pairs Championship with Greg Hancock.

He scored 4,127 points for Wolverhampton, recording 19 full maxima and 9 paid maxima and scored 366 bonus points with Wolves.

He represented the USA in the final of the 1989 Speedway World Team Cup at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England and the 1991 Speedway World Team Cup final in Vojens, Denmark before winning the 1992 Speedway World Team Cup.[5].

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

  • 1989 - England Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 4th - 8pts (0) (11)
  • 1991 - Denmark Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center - 3rd - 28pts (9)
  • 1992 - Sweden Kumla, Kumla Speedway - Winner - 39pts (10)

References

  1. ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
  2. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Correy, Ronnie". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ronnie the man for Wolves". Sandwell Evening Mail. March 5, 1987. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 516. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
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