Harold Frank Milton Arthur was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who won the first Star Riders' Championship, the forerunner of the Speedway World Championship, in 1929.
14 Facts About Frank Arthur
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Frank Arthur earned 15 international caps for the Australia national speedway team.
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Frank Arthur first had success in Australia, winning the Golden Helmet there in 1927.
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Frank Arthur was one of the pioneers of speedway in the UK.
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Frank Arthur brought Max Grosskreutz over from Australia in 1929 and supplied Dicky Case and Ray Tauser with machines and support for fifty percent of their earnings.
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Frank Arthur was considered to have the fastest bikes in British speedway in those early years.
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Frank Arthur rode for the Stamford Bridge Pensioners from 1930 until their closure in 1932.
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Frank Arthur returned to the UK in 1934 to ride again for the Harringay Tigers.
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Frank Arthur represented Australia in test matches against England from 1930 to 1934.
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Frank Arthur promoted speedway in the United States, and he was involved in the business side of the sport in Australia, where he helped Max Grosskreutz to start his career.
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Frank Arthur promoted at Sydney Royale before losing the lease in 1938.
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Frank Arthur solved this problem by building the speedway track at the Sydney Sports Ground next door.
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Frank Arthur died of a heart attack in Sydney on 11 September 1972.
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In 2007, Frank Arthur was one of the inaugural 10 inductees into the Australian Speedway Hall of Fame.