He earned 20 international caps for the England national speedway team.
[3] The following season he remained with Mildenhall but also appeared for Wimbledon Dons in the highest league.
[6] His career continued to blossom and he was selected by England to represent them in the 1985 Speedway World Team Cup, where they reached the final and won the bronze medal.
[7] Knight joined King's Lynn Stars after the 1986 season and was the club's leading rider in 1987 and 1989.
In 2008, he returned to speedway to become Team Manager of Mildenhall Fen Tigers following the club's takeover in August of that year.