Trevor Banks

Trevor Charles Banks
	Banks competing in grasstrack during 2003
Born	4 October 1955 (age 69); Folkestone, England
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1982–1983	Crayford Kestrels
1984–1985, 1987	Hackney Kestrels
1984	Wolverhampton Wolves
1986–1990	Milton Keynes Knights
2005	Sittingbourne Crusaders
Team honours
1984	National League KO Cup Winner

Trevor Charles Banks (born 4 October 1955) is a former motorcycle racer from England, who competed in grasstrack^[1] and longtrack.^[2]

Career

Banks was an established grasstrack and longtrack rider by the time that he started his British speedway leagues career for Crayford Kestrels during the 1982 National League season. He would then go on to ride for Hackney Kestrels^[2] and Milton Keynes Knights.^[3]

After the 1990 speedway season he concentrated on grasstrack and would not return to speedway until 2005, when he rode for the Sittingbourne Crusaders.

He was twice the 500cc British grasstrack champion in 1979 and 1980.^[4]

Family

He is the son of Monty Banks who was a notable Grasstrack competitor in the South East of England.^[5] His brother Graham Banks rode for Canterbury Crusaders but was killed in a grasstrack event in 1978.^[6]

World Longtrack Championship

1981 - Semi-final
1982 - Semi-final
1983 - Semi-final
1984 - Semi-final
1985 - Qualifying Round
1986 - Pfarrkirchen (17th) 3pts
1987 - Mühldorf (13th) 5pts
1988 - Qualifying Round
1989 - Qualifying Round

European Grasstrack Championship

Finals

1978 Hereford (5th) 19pts
1980 Bad Waldsee (4th) 18pts
1990 Uithuizen (6th) 13pts
1991 Werlte (Third) 17pts
1992 Alken (7th) 13pts
1998 Schwarme (5th) 15pts
2000 St. Colomb de Lauzun (10th) 9pts
2002 Berghaupten (13th) 6pts
2003 La Reole (17) 5pts

British Grasstrack Championship

Masters Finals

1982 Exeter (Top Ten)
1983 Evesham (Top Ten)
1984 Yarm (Second)
1985 Abingdon (Third)
1986 Exeter (Third)
1987 Andover (Second)
1988 Abingdon (Second)
1989 Andover (Top Ten)
1990 Chetton Finalist
1991 Tonbridge (Top Ten)
1992 Abingdon (Top Ten)
1993 Wimborne (Second)
1994 Tonbridge (Top Ten)
1995 Monkhopton Finalist
1996 Dalton Barracks Finalist
1997 Andover (Third)
1999 Dalton Barracks (Top Ten)
2000 Folkestone (Top Ten)
2001 Dalton Barracks (Top Ten)
2002 Thorpe St Peter Finalist
2003 Folkestone Finalist

500cc Finals

1979 Braintree (Champion)
1980 Clyst St. Mary (Champion)
1981 Uckington (Second)

350cc Finals

1973 Bocking (Third)
1975 Spilsby (Second)

References

^ "Trevor Banks". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "Wheels". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 30 March 1986. Retrieved 15 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Motor Racing". Banbury Guardian. 18 August 1983. Retrieved 15 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Banks takes on the Yanks". Crash.net. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "Crusaders star killed in accident". Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 9 June 1978. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "Trevor Banks". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[URI-2] "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[3] "Wheels". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 30 March 1986. Retrieved 15 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Motor Racing". Banbury Guardian. 18 August 1983. Retrieved 15 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "Banks takes on the Yanks". Crash.net. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[6] "Crusaders star killed in accident". Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 9 June 1978. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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