Bruce Mackenzie Abernethy (14 May 1926 – 2 April 1999) was a motorcycle speedway rider from New Zealand.
[1] Abernethy purchased his first motorcycle in 1946 and competed in beach racing and hill climbs before taking up speedway when the Hutt speedway track in Lower Hutt opened in December 1947.
[2] During his first season he was approached by Wally Kilmister who arranged for him to ride for the Wembley Lions in the 1948 Speedway National League.
[3] He was loaned out for most of the year to the Rayleigh Rockets team which competed in some third division challenge matches.
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