Reidar Eide

Reidar Eide (6 November 1940 – February 1999) was a Norwegian motorcycle speedway rider, who was champion of Norway on five occasions.

[3] He rode for Stavanger in 1960 and made his British League debut in 1966 for Edinburgh Monarchs, where he set the track record,[4] and during his career also rode in several other countries including Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, West Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.

[3] Gaining a reputation for being difficult to deal with, over the next three seasons he moved on to Wembley Lions,[5] Poole Pirates, and Sheffield Tigers, before signing for Newport Wasps in 1973.

[3] In 1976, he moved on to Leicester Lions, averaging over 7.5 before a broken leg ended his season.

In 1980, his last year in British speedway, he rode for Reading, Wolverhampton Wolves, Swindon Robins, and one match for Eastbourne Eagles.