About Wilf Plant
Lived 1916 – 2001 (aged 84–85). Wilf Plant was an English motorcycle racer.
Wilfred Graham Plant (28 August 1914 – May 2001) was a British motorcycle speedway rider.
Career Born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, Plant gained his early racing experience in grasstrack. After practising from 1934 at Crayford, he started his speedway career at the Leicester Super track in 1936, winning the (unofficial) Midland Riders Championship, and joining New Cross in 1937. He moved team several times in the late 1930s, joining Wimbledon Dons later in 1937, Leeds in 1938, and Middlesbrough and then Edinburgh in 1939.
In 1949, he captained the unofficial British team that toured South Africa.
Plant's son Graham followed him into a career in speedway.
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Who was Wilf Plant?
British speedway rider
When was Wilf Plant born?
Wilf Plant was born in 1916 in Melton Mowbray.
When did Wilf Plant die?
Wilf Plant died in 2001.
What was Wilf Plant's occupation?
Wilf Plant was a motorcycle racer.
What nationality was Wilf Plant?
Wilf Plant was English.
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