Peter Collins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Collins
Occupation	Motorcycle Racer
Date Of Birth	Mar 24, 1954(1954-03-24)
Age	70
Birthplace	Manchester
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Manchester
Horoscope	Aries

Peter Collins Biography

Peter Collins is one of the most popular and richest Motorcycle Racer who was born on March 24, 1954 in Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom. Collins was born on 24 March 1954 at the Davyhulme Hospital in Urmston, Manchester. He worked at a market garden while at school to save up for a bike, and spent two years as an apprentice fitter with Shell before leaving to concentrate on his speedway career.

In 1973 he qualified for his first Speedway World Championship in Chorzów, Poland. Peter again qualified for the World Final in 1974 finishing in equal fourth place with a creditable nine points. He did however win the British League Riders Championship (BLRC) at Hyde Road. The 1975 World Final was held at Wembley but resulted in disappointment for Collins who again finished just off the podium. The 1976 final proved to be the highlight of his career however as he became World Champion with fourteen points in Katowice, Poland. In 1977 however, he was injured whilst riding at his home track, badly breaking his leg. He attempted to defend his title, in extreme pain and unable to walk without crutches; he narrowly missed out, finishing second.

Peter has four brothers all of whom were speedway riders, Les (who finished second behind Bruce Penhall in the 1982 World Final in Los Angeles), Phil, Neil and Stephen. With his wife Angela he has a son and daughter. His son Chris and nephew Aidan were also riders but have both retired from the sport.

England’s win in the 1983 World Pairs Final was considered lucky. Collins was lucky to be allowed to re-start Heat 10 against Denmark (Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen) after video replays suggested that he had simply mis-judged the slick Ullevi track going into the first turn after the start and had fallen causing the race to be stopped. With Collins luckily still in the race, the extra two points England gained as a result of their 5–0 win over the Danes (Nielsen had a tape exclusion on the re-run while Gundersen had an engine failure after comfortably leading for 2¾ laps) would prove crucial as England defeated Australian pair Billy Sanders and Gary Guglielmi by just one point to win the title. Ironically, later in the meeting Sanders (to that point undefeated on the day) had like Collins fallen on the slick track in turn 1 of their heat against the West Germans. Although he had let Collins re-start after falling, the FIM referee of the meeting, Australian Sam Bass, had no hesitation in excluding his fellow countryman from the re-run which was ultimately won by Guglielmi. With the West Germans out of form at Ullevi it was likely Australia would have scored a 5–1 result had Sanders not been excluded. Ultimately, both decisions by Bass helped England secure their record 6th World Pairs title.

Collins was a five time World Team Cup champion. His first title came with Great Britain in 1973 at Wembley just two weeks after his World Final debut in Poland. His four other wins came riding for England in 1974 (Wrocław, Poland), 1975 (Norden, West Germany), 1977 (Wrocław) and 1980 (Wrocław). He also finished second in 1978 (Landshut, West Germany), 1983 (Vojens, Denmark) and 1984 (Leszno, Poland).

Peter Collins Net Worth

Peter Collins is one of the richest Motorcycle Racer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Collins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Peter Spencer Collins MBE (born 24 March 1954) is a former speedway rider who spent his whole career (1971–1986) with the Belle Vue Aces, the team he supported as a child. The only other club he rode for was the now defunct Rochdale Hornets (Belle Vue’s nursery team), with whom he spent the first season of his career on loan.

Peter rode his first full season for the Aces in 1972 attaining an average of 8.44 in British League matches while still only eighteen years of age. In addition the Aces won the league and cup double that year. Peter won the British Speedway Championship in 1979.

Collins won four World Pairs Championship titles during his career, all with different partners, whilst riding for Great Britain or England. The 1977 title was won on his home Belle Vue (Manchester) track with Malcolm Simmons. In 1980 he partnered Dave Jessup to victory in Krsko, Yugoslavia. Yorkshireman Kenny Carter was his partner in Gothenburg in 1983 whilst he was paired up with fellow Mancunian Belle Vue Ace Chris Morton for his final pairs title in 1984 at Lonigo in Italy. He also finished second with Carter to the American pairing of Bobby Schwartz and Dennis Sigalos in the 1982 World Pairs Final in Sydney.

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Who is Peter Collins Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Motorcycle Racer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Peter Collins celebrates birthday on March 24 of every year.

Top Facts about Peter Collins

1. 1) Peter Spencer Collins MBE was born on 24 March 1954 at the Davyhulme Hospital in Urmston, Manchester.
2. 2) He is a former speedway rider who spent his whole career (1971–1986) with the Belle Vue Aces, the team he supported as a child.
3. 3) Collins won 10 World Championships in speedway competition (one Individual, four Pairs and five World Team Cups).
4. 4) He won the British Speedway Championship in 1979.
5. 5) Peter became World Champion with fourteen points in Katowice, Poland in 1976.
6. 6) He won four World Pairs Championship titles with Great Britain or England.
7. 7) England won the 1983 World Pairs Final.
8. 8) He was awarded an MBE for services to motorcycle racing in 2001.
9. 9) Peter has four brothers and a son and daughter.
10. 10) He finished 8th in the 1978 hereford with 15 points.

Who is Peter Collins singer?

Peter Collins was born in NY, NY and raised in Newark New Jersey. He attended Arts High School for the performing arts and is still pursuing school in Lynchburg, VA at this time. Peter first started singing at a young age of 7 discovered by his father who is a singer as well.

What happened to Peter Collins?

Peter Collins was killed at the Nurburgring during the German Grand Prix after he ran wide and caught a wheel in a ditch. His Ferrari somersaulted across the track and Collins was thrown into a tree and he died later that day from his head injuries.

What genre is Peter Collins?

Classical

What age is Peter Collins?

58 years (February 22, 1964)

Where does Peter Collins live?

By: Daily Sun Staff Reports | May 19, 2021. You may know Peter Collins from the Celtic Village Show Band, but what you may not know is that he is a native of the U.K. and worked as a social worker and sign language interpreter before owning a horse ranch in North Carolina.