[3] However he only made a handful appearances in his first three seasons with the club before making his breakthrough in 1985, improving his average to 6.28 and becoming a regular starter for Exeter.
[4] In 1994, he moved to the highest division after signing for the Belle Vue Aces[5][6] and the following season rode for Oxford Cheetahs.
Arguably his finest season was 2000, when he won the league title with Exeter and topped the team's averages at 9.26.
After the 2004 season with Exeter (his 15th with the club) he rode for several teams before ending his career with the Glasgow Tigers in the 2007 Premier League.
[8] Coles represented the England national speedway team at test level[9] and at retirement he had earned 2 international caps.