[1] [2] Yeates prominently rode for the Poole Pirates, Weymouth Wildcats and Oxford Cheetahs.

[3] In 1980 he signed for Weymouth from Poole for a National League record at the time of £7,000.

[5] The following season he helped Weymouth retain the pairs title, but this time rode with Simon Cross.

[citation needed] His involvement with Speedway continued with association with Swindon Robins as Team Manager and Co-Promoter.

Retiring at the end of the 1987 season, he set up his own business - Martin Yeates Caravans - just outside Salisbury, later renamed as Salisbury Caravan Centre.