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Steven Grae Regeling (born 2 October 1959) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the British League for Leicester Lions in the early 1980s and later for Kings Lynn Stars, before riding for several years in the National League for the Exeter Falcons and Middlesbrough Bears. He won the Australian Championship in 1987. ==Biography== Regeling was born in 1959 in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.〔Oakes, Peter (1993) ''1993 Speedway Yearbook'', Front Page Books, ISBN 0-948882-16-6, p. 131-2〕 His initial experience was in short track racing, in which his father and older brother had also competed.〔Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', Automedia, p. 176〕 He then moved into speedway in Brisbane in the late 1970s with the famous Brisbane Exhibition Ground being his home track.〔 He was signed by Martin Rogers for the Leicester Lions in 1980, but suffered a broken leg at Swindon at the start of the season.〔 After recovering he was loaned out to the National League team Workington Comets, and impressive performances saw him recalled to ride for the Lions before the season ended.〔 After being loaned out to Boston Barracudas in 1981, where he averaged 8.51 from 18 matches, he became a regular rider for the Lions in the two years that followed, until the club folded.〔〔Oakes, Peter (1982) ''1982 Speedway Yearbook'', Studio Publications, ISBN 0-86215-072-8, p. 205〕 He then moved on to the King's Lynn Stars in 1984 and also represented Australia at international level.〔Oakes, Peter (1986) ''1986 Speedway Yearbook'', Sportsdata, ISBN 0-948882-05-0, p. 78-81〕 After finishing fourth in 1986, Regeling won the Australian championship in 1987 and finished runner-up to Phil Crump the following year.〔"(Motorcycle Racing )", ''The Age'', 27 January 1987, p. 37, retrieved 2011-10-09〕 He later rode for the Exeter Falcons, for whom he was the number one rider for the whole of the 1990 season.〔Oakes, Peter (1991) ''Speedway Yearbook 1991'', Front Page Books, ISBN 0-948882-20-4, p. 137〕 At the end of the 1991 season he requested a transfer and moved to Middlesbrough, where his success continued, averaging over 8.7 in the 1992 season with two full maximum scores.〔 His final season in Britain was in 1993. Regeling represented Australia on numerous occasions in test matches at both home and abroad, and also in World Championship competitions such as the World Pairs Championship and World Team Cup. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Regeling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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