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Sadly, Roy was never to make it into the full Exeter line-up following a double tragedy.
Hoping to break into British speedway, Roy had come over from Australia for trials at the
County Ground, but during his first practice session he crashed and suffered concussion.
After he had recovered from his injuries, he returned for his second practice session only
to crash again but this time he failed to recover and died in hospital that afternoon.
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Born on the 6th November 1940 in Norway, Reidar joined Exeter as a replacement for John
Titmanwho had gone to Leicester, and proved to be one of the bargains of the season. He
quickly regained his old form and soon became a Heat Leader for the Falcons scoring his
first maximum against Bristol. Was temporarily suspended by Exeter for refusing to ride
against Wolverhampton, but after missing a couple of matches he was soon back in the line
up. He ended on a CMA of 8.44 from 41 matches. Sadly died from a fever called Brucellosis
in 1999 aged just 58
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Born November 28th 1978 in Eastbourne, Bobby joined Exeter at the start of the 2000 season
and ended his first season ona CMA of 6.76 from 43 matches. Had looked a great prospect
before injuries took their toll. A knee injury badly disrupted his 2001 season and he
rode in just 26 meetings to average 5.28. Then in August 2002, he suffered serious back
injuries which were to keep him out for 2003. Prior to that crash, Bobby had raced in
20 meetings and averaged 5.52
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Justin came to Exeter on loan from Poole in 1991 when Richard knight had been badly
injured. Justin Elkins averaged 3.45 from 14 match appearances and went on to join
Swindon in 1992. Aged only 17, he had been on loan to Rye House but was released after
failing to make an impression there.
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Paul was to join Exeter from the then defunct Canterbury outfit, and hopes were high
that he would recapture some of his old form from the days he rode at Birmingham, but
apart from the occasional glimpses of his earlier style, Paul failed to live up to
expectations. Together with a re-occurring back injury and the arrival of new signing
Richard Green, Paul was eventually released from his contract. From five matches, he averaged
4.38 for the Falcon's.
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