John Wright

Long Eaton, Derbyshire

128 (1982-1987,1989-1996,1998-2004)

Honours

Harry Smith Memorial Cup
1999

Steve Froggatt Trophy
2002

Wilf Blundell Trophy
1990

Finals (13)

13 finals at 7 tracks
Boston	2
Coventry	6
Crewe	1
Hartlepool	1
King's Lynn	1
Northampton	1
Sheffield	1

1.	Saturday 23rd August 1986	Crewe
2.	Sunday 12th July 1987	Hartlepool
3.	Sunday 14th July 1991	Boston
4.	Saturday 5th September 1992	Coventry
5.	Sunday 22nd November 1992	Boston
6.	Saturday 2nd April 1994	Coventry
7.	Saturday 4th June 1994	Coventry
8.	Sunday 6th August 1995	King's Lynn
9.	Saturday 2nd May 1998	Coventry
10.	Monday 4th May 1998	Sheffield
11.	Saturday 23rd May 1998	Northampton
12.	Saturday 18th September 1999	Coventry
13.	Saturday 1st April 2000	Coventry

1.	23 Aug 1986	Crewe
2.	12 Jul 1987	Hartlepool
3.	14 Jul 1991	Boston
4.	5 Sep 1992	Coventry
5.	22 Nov 1992	Boston
6.	2 Apr 1994	Coventry
7.	4 Jun 1994	Coventry
8.	6 Aug 1995	King's Lynn
9.	2 May 1998	Coventry
10.	4 May 1998	Sheffield
11.	23 May 1998	Northampton
12.	18 Sep 1999	Coventry
13.	1 Apr 2000	Coventry

Race Wins (68)

68 race wins at 11 tracks
Boston	8
Bradford	3
Coventry	22
Crewe	3
Hartlepool	1
King's Lynn	4
Long Eaton	13
Northampton	3
Sheffield	5
Stoke	5
Swaffham	1

1.	Saturday 11th June 1983	Long Eaton	Heat 3
2.	Saturday 8th October 1983	Long Eaton	Consolation
3.	Monday 30th April 1984	Sheffield	Heat 2
4.	Saturday 27th April 1985	Crewe	Consolation
5.	Friday 5th July 1985	Bradford	Heat 3
6.	Saturday 20th July 1985	Crewe	Consolation
7.	Saturday 2nd November 1985	Coventry	Heat 3
8.	Saturday 5th April 1986	Coventry	Consolation
9.	Saturday 23rd August 1986	Crewe	Final
10.	Sunday 24th August 1986	Northampton	Grand National
11.	Saturday 13th September 1986	Long Eaton	Grand National
12.	Monday 29th September 1986	Sheffield	Consolation
13.	Sunday 12th July 1987	Hartlepool	Final
14.	Saturday 11th August 1990	Long Eaton	Grand National
15.	Saturday 8th September 1990	Long Eaton	Heat 1
16.	Sunday 9th September 1990	Boston	World Consolation
17.	Sunday 16th June 1991	Boston	Heat 1
18.	Sunday 14th July 1991	Boston	Heat 2
19.	Sunday 14th July 1991	Boston	Final
20.	Saturday 14th September 1991	Long Eaton	Heat 3
21.	Saturday 2nd May 1992	Coventry	Heat 3
22.	Sunday 3rd May 1992	Boston	Heat 1
23.	Saturday 5th September 1992	Coventry	Final
24.	Saturday 31st October 1992	Bradford	Heat 1
25.	Saturday 14th November 1992	Long Eaton	Heat 2
26.	Sunday 22nd November 1992	Boston	Final
27.	Sunday 2nd May 1993	Boston	Consolation
28.	Saturday 8th May 1993	Long Eaton	Heat 1
29.	Saturday 22nd May 1993	Stoke	Heat 1
30.	Sunday 8th August 1993	Boston	Heat 1
31.	Saturday 14th August 1993	Long Eaton	Grand National
32.	Saturday 20th November 1993	Stoke	Heat 3
33.	Saturday 2nd April 1994	Coventry	Final
34.	Saturday 9th April 1994	Long Eaton	Heat 1
35.	Saturday 4th June 1994	Coventry	Final
36.	Sunday 2nd October 1994	King's Lynn	Heat 2
37.	Saturday 5th November 1994	Coventry	Consolation
38.	Saturday 10th June 1995	Long Eaton	Heat 2
39.	Saturday 1st July 1995	Coventry	Heat 1
40.	Sunday 6th August 1995	King's Lynn	Final
41.	Saturday 12th August 1995	Long Eaton	Heat 1
42.	Saturday 26th August 1995	Stoke	Heat 1
43.	Saturday 2nd September 1995	Coventry	Heat 1
44.	Saturday 2nd September 1995	Coventry	Heat 3
45.	Saturday 2nd September 1995	Coventry	Grand National
46.	Saturday 13th April 1996	Long Eaton	Heat 2
47.	Monday 24th June 1996	Bradford	Heat 1
48.	Saturday 6th July 1996	Coventry	Heat 1
49.	Saturday 7th September 1996	Coventry	Heat 2
50.	Saturday 2nd May 1998	Coventry	Heat 1
51.	Saturday 2nd May 1998	Coventry	Final
52.	Monday 4th May 1998	Sheffield	Final
53.	Saturday 23rd May 1998	Northampton	Final
54.	Saturday 30th May 1998	Stoke	Heat 1
55.	Saturday 30th May 1998	Stoke	Grand National
56.	Saturday 1st May 1999	Coventry	Heat 1
57.	Saturday 3rd July 1999	Coventry	Grand National
58.	Saturday 18th September 1999	Coventry	Final
59.	Saturday 1st April 2000	Coventry	Final
60.	Sunday 30th April 2000	King's Lynn	Consolation
61.	Saturday 24th June 2000	King's Lynn	Heat 2
62.	Saturday 5th August 2000	Coventry	Heat 3
63.	Sunday 13th August 2000	Swaffham	Heat 1
64.	Saturday 2nd September 2000	Coventry	Consolation
65.	Saturday 7th October 2000	Coventry	Heat 1
66.	Saturday 14th July 2001	Northampton	Heat 1
67.	Monday 26th August 2002	Sheffield	Grand National
68.	Sunday 27th October 2002	Sheffield	Heat 1

1.	11 Jun 1983	Long Eaton	Ht
2.	8 Oct 1983	Long Eaton	Con
3.	30 Apr 1984	Sheffield	Ht
4.	27 Apr 1985	Crewe	Con
5.	5 Jul 1985	Bradford	Ht
6.	20 Jul 1985	Crewe	Con
7.	2 Nov 1985	Coventry	Ht
8.	5 Apr 1986	Coventry	Con
9.	23 Aug 1986	Crewe	Final
10.	24 Aug 1986	Northampton	GN
11.	13 Sep 1986	Long Eaton	GN
12.	29 Sep 1986	Sheffield	Con
13.	12 Jul 1987	Hartlepool	Final
14.	11 Aug 1990	Long Eaton	GN
15.	8 Sep 1990	Long Eaton	Ht
16.	9 Sep 1990	Boston	World
17.	16 Jun 1991	Boston	Ht
18.	14 Jul 1991	Boston	Ht
19.	14 Jul 1991	Boston	Final
20.	14 Sep 1991	Long Eaton	Ht
21.	2 May 1992	Coventry	Ht
22.	3 May 1992	Boston	Ht
23.	5 Sep 1992	Coventry	Final
24.	31 Oct 1992	Bradford	Ht
25.	14 Nov 1992	Long Eaton	Ht
26.	22 Nov 1992	Boston	Final
27.	2 May 1993	Boston	Con
28.	8 May 1993	Long Eaton	Ht
29.	22 May 1993	Stoke	Ht
30.	8 Aug 1993	Boston	Ht
31.	14 Aug 1993	Long Eaton	GN
32.	20 Nov 1993	Stoke	Ht
33.	2 Apr 1994	Coventry	Final
34.	9 Apr 1994	Long Eaton	Ht
35.	4 Jun 1994	Coventry	Final
36.	2 Oct 1994	King's Lynn	Ht
37.	5 Nov 1994	Coventry	Con
38.	10 Jun 1995	Long Eaton	Ht
39.	1 Jul 1995	Coventry	Ht
40.	6 Aug 1995	King's Lynn	Final
41.	12 Aug 1995	Long Eaton	Ht
42.	26 Aug 1995	Stoke	Ht
43.	2 Sep 1995	Coventry	Ht
44.	2 Sep 1995	Coventry	Ht
45.	2 Sep 1995	Coventry	GN
46.	13 Apr 1996	Long Eaton	Ht
47.	24 Jun 1996	Bradford	Ht
48.	6 Jul 1996	Coventry	Ht
49.	7 Sep 1996	Coventry	Ht
50.	2 May 1998	Coventry	Ht
51.	2 May 1998	Coventry	Final
52.	4 May 1998	Sheffield	Final
53.	23 May 1998	Northampton	Final
54.	30 May 1998	Stoke	Ht
55.	30 May 1998	Stoke	GN
56.	1 May 1999	Coventry	Ht
57.	3 Jul 1999	Coventry	GN
58.	18 Sep 1999	Coventry	Final
59.	1 Apr 2000	Coventry	Final
60.	30 Apr 2000	King's Lynn	Con
61.	24 Jun 2000	King's Lynn	Ht
62.	5 Aug 2000	Coventry	Ht
63.	13 Aug 2000	Swaffham	Ht
64.	2 Sep 2000	Coventry	Con
65.	7 Oct 2000	Coventry	Ht
66.	14 Jul 2001	Northampton	Ht
67.	26 Aug 2002	Sheffield	GN
68.	27 Oct 2002	Sheffield	Ht

Results (545)

World Finals (8)

1	1986	Coventry	DNF
2	1990	Bradford	12th
3	1991	Hednesford	DNF
4	1992	Bradford	DNF
5	1993	Coventry	DNF
6	1995	Hednesford	11th
7	1998	Coventry	9th
8	2000	Coventry	DNF

Newtongrange, August 1986. (Steve Botham photo)

The former Bobby Burns car at Long Eaton. (Paul Tully photo)

First F1 meeting. Long Eaton 1982. (Steve Botham photo)

Novice Of The Year grid. Rochdale, October 1982 (Steve Botham photo)

Hednesford, World Final 1991 (Thomas Ackroyd photo )