Don Evans

Cowley, Oxfordshire

37 (1959-1975,1977-1979)

d. 2010

Honours

British Champion
1961

Champion Of Champions
1974

Finals (8)

8 finals at 7 tracks
Coventry	1
Harringay	1
Leicester	2
Long Eaton	1
Northampton	1
Wembley	1
West Ham	1

1.	Saturday 7th October 1961	Coventry
2.	Saturday 14th October 1961	Long Eaton
3.	Saturday 25th June 1966	West Ham
4.	Saturday 17th July 1971	Harringay
5.	Saturday 29th June 1974	Wembley
6.	Saturday 20th July 1974	Leicester
7.	Sunday 25th May 1975	Northampton
8.	Saturday 18th June 1977	Leicester

1.	7 Oct 1961	Coventry
2.	14 Oct 1961	Long Eaton
3.	25 Jun 1966	West Ham
4.	17 Jul 1971	Harringay
5.	29 Jun 1974	Wembley
6.	20 Jul 1974	Leicester
7.	25 May 1975	Northampton
8.	18 Jun 1977	Leicester

Race Wins (69)

69 race wins at 19 tracks
Belle Vue	1
Bristol	3
Cadwell Park	2
Coventry	16
Harringay	8
Hednesford	1
Leicester	3
Long Eaton	6
Northampton	10
Oxford	1
Reading	1
Ringwood	3
Snetterton	1
Southampton	1
Swindon	3
Tamworth	1
Walthamstow	3
Wembley	2
West Ham	3

1.	Saturday 30th April 1960	West Ham	Heat 3
2.	Sunday 1st May 1960	Northampton	Heat 2
3.	Thursday 14th July 1960	Tamworth	Consolation
4.	Sunday 4th September 1960	Ringwood	Heat 1
5.	Saturday 7th October 1961	Coventry	Final
6.	Saturday 14th October 1961	Long Eaton	Final
7.	Saturday 31st March 1962	Long Eaton	Heat 3
8.	Sunday 8th July 1962	Cadwell Park	Mountain Handicap
9.	Saturday 21st July 1962	Belle Vue	Consolation
10.	Saturday 1st September 1962	Coventry	Heat 2
11.	Sunday 28th October 1962	Northampton	Heat 1
12.	Friday 5th April 1963	Walthamstow	Helter Skelter
13.	Saturday 13th April 1963	Harringay	Consolation
14.	Thursday 25th April 1963	Southampton	Heat 1
15.	Friday 14th June 1963	Walthamstow	Heat 1
16.	Saturday 22nd June 1963	Long Eaton	Heat 1
17.	Saturday 6th July 1963	Coventry	Consolation
18.	Sunday 7th July 1963	Cadwell Park	Consolation
19.	Wednesday 17th July 1963	Swindon	Heat 2
20.	Sunday 28th July 1963	Northampton	Consolation
21.	Saturday 3rd August 1963	Coventry	Heat 3
22.	Saturday 6th June 1964	Coventry	Heat 2
23.	Saturday 13th June 1964	Harringay	Consolation
24.	Saturday 25th July 1964	Swindon	Heat 1
25.	Saturday 12th September 1964	Harringay	Consolation
26.	Saturday 26th June 1965	West Ham	Heat 1
27.	Saturday 3rd July 1965	Coventry	Heat 1
28.	Friday 6th August 1965	Walthamstow	Heat 1
29.	Saturday 21st August 1965	Harringay	Consolation
30.	Saturday 26th March 1966	Harringay	Race 1
31.	Saturday 2nd April 1966	Coventry	Heat 2
32.	Monday 11th April 1966	Ringwood	Heat 2
33.	Saturday 18th June 1966	Hednesford	Heat 1
34.	Saturday 25th June 1966	West Ham	Final
35.	Saturday 3rd September 1966	Coventry	Consolation
36.	Saturday 6th May 1967	Coventry	Heat 3
37.	Saturday 18th May 1968	Swindon	Heat 1
38.	Saturday 28th June 1969	Snetterton	Consolation
39.	Sunday 6th July 1969	Northampton	Helter Skelter
40.	Saturday 19th July 1969	Harringay	Consolation
41.	Monday 25th May 1970	Ringwood	Consolation
42.	Saturday 24th April 1971	Harringay	Consolation
43.	Saturday 17th July 1971	Harringay	Final
44.	Monday 30th August 1971	Bristol	Consolation
45.	Saturday 7th July 1973	Coventry	Consolation
46.	Saturday 4th August 1973	Coventry	Heat 2
47.	Sunday 5th August 1973	Northampton	Heat 2
48.	Sunday 26th August 1973	Northampton	Consolation
49.	Saturday 1st September 1973	Coventry	Consolation
50.	Saturday 8th September 1973	Long Eaton	Heat 1
51.	Saturday 27th October 1973	Long Eaton	Consolation
52.	Sunday 4th November 1973	Northampton	Heat 1
53.	Saturday 6th April 1974	Coventry	Consolation
54.	Monday 27th May 1974	Bristol	Consolation
55.	Saturday 29th June 1974	Wembley	Consolation
56.	Saturday 29th June 1974	Wembley	Final
57.	Saturday 13th July 1974	Long Eaton	Heat 2
58.	Saturday 20th July 1974	Leicester	Final
59.	Sunday 3rd November 1974	Northampton	Consolation 2
60.	Sunday 25th May 1975	Northampton	Final
61.	Sunday 22nd June 1975	Northampton	Heat 1
62.	Saturday 19th July 1975	Leicester	Heat 2
63.	Sunday 27th July 1975	Bristol	Consolation
64.	Sunday 31st August 1975	Oxford	Heat 2
65.	Saturday 6th September 1975	Coventry	Consolation
66.	Friday 29th April 1977	Reading	Heat 1
67.	Saturday 7th May 1977	Coventry	Consolation
68.	Saturday 18th June 1977	Leicester	Final
69.	Saturday 1st October 1977	Coventry	Heat 1

1.	30 Apr 1960	West Ham	Ht
2.	1 May 1960	Northampton	Ht
3.	14 Jul 1960	Tamworth	Con
4.	4 Sep 1960	Ringwood	Ht
5.	7 Oct 1961	Coventry	Final
6.	14 Oct 1961	Long Eaton	Final
7.	31 Mar 1962	Long Eaton	Ht
8.	8 Jul 1962	Cadwell Park	Mount
9.	21 Jul 1962	Belle Vue	Con
10.	1 Sep 1962	Coventry	Ht
11.	28 Oct 1962	Northampton	Ht
12.	5 Apr 1963	Walthamstow	Helte
13.	13 Apr 1963	Harringay	Con
14.	25 Apr 1963	Southampton	Ht
15.	14 Jun 1963	Walthamstow	Ht
16.	22 Jun 1963	Long Eaton	Ht
17.	6 Jul 1963	Coventry	Con
18.	7 Jul 1963	Cadwell Park	Con
19.	17 Jul 1963	Swindon	Ht
20.	28 Jul 1963	Northampton	Con
21.	3 Aug 1963	Coventry	Ht
22.	6 Jun 1964	Coventry	Ht
23.	13 Jun 1964	Harringay	Con
24.	25 Jul 1964	Swindon	Ht
25.	12 Sep 1964	Harringay	Con
26.	26 Jun 1965	West Ham	Ht
27.	3 Jul 1965	Coventry	Ht
28.	6 Aug 1965	Walthamstow	Ht
29.	21 Aug 1965	Harringay	Con
30.	26 Mar 1966	Harringay	Race
31.	2 Apr 1966	Coventry	Ht
32.	11 Apr 1966	Ringwood	Ht
33.	18 Jun 1966	Hednesford	Ht
34.	25 Jun 1966	West Ham	Final
35.	3 Sep 1966	Coventry	Con
36.	6 May 1967	Coventry	Ht
37.	18 May 1968	Swindon	Ht
38.	28 Jun 1969	Snetterton	Con
39.	6 Jul 1969	Northampton	Helte
40.	19 Jul 1969	Harringay	Con
41.	25 May 1970	Ringwood	Con
42.	24 Apr 1971	Harringay	Con
43.	17 Jul 1971	Harringay	Final
44.	30 Aug 1971	Bristol	Con
45.	7 Jul 1973	Coventry	Con
46.	4 Aug 1973	Coventry	Ht
47.	5 Aug 1973	Northampton	Ht
48.	26 Aug 1973	Northampton	Con
49.	1 Sep 1973	Coventry	Con
50.	8 Sep 1973	Long Eaton	Ht
51.	27 Oct 1973	Long Eaton	Con
52.	4 Nov 1973	Northampton	Ht
53.	6 Apr 1974	Coventry	Con
54.	27 May 1974	Bristol	Con
55.	29 Jun 1974	Wembley	Con
56.	29 Jun 1974	Wembley	Final
57.	13 Jul 1974	Long Eaton	Ht
58.	20 Jul 1974	Leicester	Final
59.	3 Nov 1974	Northampton	Con
60.	25 May 1975	Northampton	Final
61.	22 Jun 1975	Northampton	Ht
62.	19 Jul 1975	Leicester	Ht
63.	27 Jul 1975	Bristol	Con
64.	31 Aug 1975	Oxford	Ht
65.	6 Sep 1975	Coventry	Con
66.	29 Apr 1977	Reading	Ht
67.	7 May 1977	Coventry	Con
68.	18 Jun 1977	Leicester	Final
69.	1 Oct 1977	Coventry	Ht

Results (609)

World Finals (8)

1	1960	Coventry	13th
2	1962	Belle Vue	8th
3	1963	Harringay	15th
4	1964	Coventry	2nd
5	1966	Belle Vue	DNF
6	1970	Harringay	15th
7	1971	Coventry	DNF
8	1974	Coventry	14th