[1] His father Chum Taylor was an Australian speedway rider who was riding for Cardiff Dragons at the time.

[1] He began his British speedway career in 1973 with a single match for Peterborough Panthers in British League Division Two, going on to ride in 31 matches for Crewe Kings that season.

[1] Between 1993 and 1997 had his longest spell in British speedway with Sheffield Tigers (1993–4), Hull Vikings and King's Lynn Stars (1995), Bradford Dukes (1996), and finally Newcastle Diamonds (1997), some years only riding in a few matches but riding in 19 league matches for Bradford in 1996 and 20 for Newcastle in 1997.

[1] He retired from the sport in 1997 after a breaking a bone in his back in a crash, although he did make a competitive return in 2003 riding in a Conference League match for Wolverhampton Wolf Cubs.

[3] He was the track curator for Leicester Lions in 2011, returning to the role part way through the 2012 season and also taking over as team manager, the role he continued to undertake until the end of the 2013 season.