Mitch Shirra (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Mitchell Owen Shirra is a former motorcycle speedway rider who rode with the Coventry Bees, Reading Racers, Swindon Robins and Ipswich Witches in the British League. Shirra began riding at the Kembla Grange Speedway in New South Wales in 1973 at the age of 14, though he would consider the Liverpool Speedway in Sydney as his home track. In 1975 he joined the Coventry Bees and was loaned out to the Coatbridge Tigers for a year. From 1976-1982 he rode for Coventry then transferred to the Reading Racers. In 1987 he was loaned out to the Swindon Robins but returned to Reading in 1988-1989. In 1990 he was banned from the British League for a season for bringing the sport into disrepute after failing two drug tests. He returned to race for Reading in 1991, Swindon in 1992, and the Ipswich Witches in 1993. He won the British League Pairs Championship in 1978 with Ole Olsen. In 1979 he was a member of the New Zealand team with Larry Ross, Bruce Cribb, Roger Abel and Ivan Mauger which won the World Team Cup. He won Brandonapolis in 1980 and the Overseas Final at Bradford in 1987. In 1984 he finished 3rd in the World Pairs Championship with Ivan Mauger. In 1992 he finished 2nd in the World Lo