Robert Dugard

English motorcycle speedway rider and promoter

Robert Dugard

Born| (1942-07-12)12 July 1942
Hove, England
Died| 5 August 2018(2018-08-05) (aged 76)
Nationality| British (English)
Career history
1959| Eastbourne Eagles
1960| Oxford Cheetahs
1962| Ipswich Witches
1963| New Cross Rangers
1964–1965| West Ham Hammers
1965–1970| Wimbledon Dons
1971| Eastbourne Eagles
Team honours
1968, 1969| British League KO Cup Winner
1968, 1969| London Cup
1959| Southern Area League

Robert Leonard Dugard (3 July 1942 – 5 August 2018)[1] was a motorcycle speedway rider and promoter from England.[2]

## Career[edit]

After retiring from racing, Bob Dugard joined Danny Dunton in a new company – Oxspeed Ltd – as co-promoter of Oxford Rebels at Sandy Lane, losing the name Oxford Cheetahs. Another director of the company was the jazz musician Acker Bilk.[3] Bob Dugard and Danny Dunton promoted speedway at Oxford until the stadium was under threat from development and they first sought a new location at Harringay before settling at White City.[4]

For a long time associated with Eastbourne Eagles, he was active for many years – reputed as being happiest on the tractor and grading the track between races, yet still involved with the management and working alongside his son Martin Dugard and other family members. He was the owner of Arlington Stadium and away from the track he was a successful businessman as a director of Machine Tools in Hove. In later years he underwent heart surgery and was diagnosed with cancer. Bob is survived by his wife Margaret, three children, a step daughter and eight grandchildren.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Eastbourne Eagles' Bob Dugard dies aged 76
2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
3. ^ Bamford,R & Shailes,G (2007). “The Story of Oxford Speedway”. ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0
4. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. ISBN 978-0-244-99725-0

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