[2] He initially excelled as a junior grasstrack rider, winning several tournaments including the Welsh Open Championship (1979–1980), the Sportac Spectacular (1978), and the Worcester and Cotswold Club Championship (1979).
[2] He began his speedway career in 1979, making his debut for Stoke Potters later that year.
[2] In 1980 he signed for Leicester Lions, riding in two inter-league cup matches,[3] and was loaned back to Stoke, for whom he rode in twenty National League matches that year, averaging 3.39.
[5] In 1981 he won the British Junior Championship at Canterbury the 1981 'Pride of the Potteries' and averaged over 6.5 for Stoke on the National League.
[5] On his return in 1983 he rode in second-half races at Leicester, and made a handful of senior appearances for the Lions, but a string of crashes took their toll and he retired at the end of the 1983 season.