Steve Regeling
{{Short description|Australian speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Steve Regeling
| image =
| nationality = Australian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|10|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
| retired = Retired
| years1 = 1980-1983
| career1 = Leicester Lions
| years2 = 1980
| career2 = Workington Comets
| years3 = 1981
| career3 = Boston Barracudas
| years4 = 1984-1988
| career4 = Kings Lynn Stars
| years5 = 1988
| career5 = Ipswich Witches
| years6 = 1988-1991
| career6 = Exeter Falcons
| years7 = 1992-1993
| career7 = Middlesbrough Bears
| indivyear1 = 1987
| indivhonour1 = Australian Champion
| indivyear2 = 1985, 1987, 1988
| indivhonour2 = Queensland State Champion
| teamyear1 = 1985, 1986
| teamhonour1 = Australian Best Pairs Champion
}}
Steven Grae Regeling (born 2 October 1959) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the British League for Leicester Lions in the early 1980s and later for Kings Lynn Stars, before riding for several years in the National League for the Exeter Falcons and Middlesbrough Bears. He won the Australian Championship in 1987.{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmaustralii.php|title=Individual Australian Championship|website=Historia Sportu Zuzlowego|access-date=21 January 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=21 June 2023}}
Biography
Regeling was born in 1959 in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.Oakes, Peter (1993) 1993 Speedway Yearbook, Front Page Books, {{ISBN|0-948882-16-6}}, p. 131-2 His initial experience was in short track racing, in which his father and older brother had also competed.Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 176 He then moved into speedway in Brisbane in the late 1970s with the famous Brisbane Exhibition Ground being his home track.
He was signed by Martin Rogers for the Leicester Lions in 1980, but suffered a broken leg at Swindon at the start of the season. After recovering he was loaned out to the National League team Workington Comets, and impressive performances saw him recalled to ride for the Lions before the season ended. After being loaned out to Boston Barracudas in 1981, where he averaged 8.51 from 18 matches, he became a regular rider for the Lions in the two years that followed, until the club folded.Oakes, Peter (1982) 1982 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, {{ISBN|0-86215-072-8}}, p. 205
He then moved on to the King's Lynn Stars in 1984{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003432/19840106/520/0034 |title=Internationals |website=Lynn Advertiser |date=6 January 1984 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=23 August 2024}} and also represented Australia at international level.Oakes, Peter (1986) 1986 Speedway Yearbook, Sportsdata, {{ISBN|0-948882-05-0}}, p. 78-81
After finishing fourth in 1986, Regeling won the Australian championship in 1987 and finished runner-up to Phil Crump the following year."[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KiRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zZMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4414,3996918&dq=steve-regeling&hl=en Motorcycle Racing]", The Age, 27 January 1987, p. 37, retrieved 2011-10-09
He later rode for the Exeter Falcons, for whom he was the number one rider for the whole of the 1990 season.Oakes, Peter (1991) Speedway Yearbook 1991, Front Page Books, {{ISBN|0-948882-20-4}}, p. 137 At the end of the 1991 season he requested a transfer and moved to Middlesbrough, where his success continued, averaging over 8.7 in the 1992 season with two full maximum scores. His final season in Britain was in 1993.
Regeling represented Australia on numerous occasions in test matches at both home and abroad, and also in World Championship competitions such as the World Pairs Championship and World Team Cup.
Career record
=British leagues=
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! Year ! Team ! League ! Matches ! Rides ! Points ! Bonus ! Total ! Average | ||||||||
| 1980 | Workington Comets | National | 13 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4.51 |
| 1980 | Leicester Lions | British | 6 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4.00 |
| 1981 | Boston Barracudas | National | 42 | 179 | 341 | 38 | 379 | 8.47 |
| 1981 | Leicester Lions | British | 12 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 3.33 |
| 1982 | Leicester Lions | British | 39 | 147 | 154 | 33 | 187 | 5.09 |
| 1983 | Leicester Lions | British | 42 | 168 | 208 | 42 | 250 | 5.95 |
| 1984 | Kings Lynn Stars | British | 54 | 221 | 334 | 31 | 365 | 6.61 |
| 1985 | Kings Lynn Stars | British | 38 | 148 | 198 | 31 | 229 | 6.19 |
| 1986 | Kings Lynn Stars | British | 37 | 137 | 136 | 25 | 161 | 4.70 |
| 1987 | Kings Lynn Stars | British | 40 | 165 | 240 | 25 | 265 | 6.42 |
| 1988 | Kings Lynn Stars | British | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 1988 | Ipswich Witches | British | 15 | 60 | 71 | 10 | 81 | 5.40 |
| 1988 | Exeter Falcons | National | 14 | 80 | 144 | 14 | 158 | 7.90 |
| 1988 | Sheffield Tigers | British | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5.23 |
| 1988 | Bradford Dukes | British | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4.67 |
| 1989 | Exeter Falcons | National | 42 | 227 | 514 | 39 | 553 | 9.74 |
| 1990 | Exeter Falcons | National | 34 | 184 | 458 | 11 | 469 | 10.20 |
| 1991 | Exeter Falcons | British League Div 2 | 21 | 97 | 199 | 13 | 212 | 8.74 |
| 1992 | Middlesbrough Bears | British League Div 2 | 22 | 121 | 269 | 7 | 276 | 9.12 |
| 1993 | Middlesbrough Bears | British League Div 2 | 41 | 207 | 378 | 23 | 401 | 7.75 |
World Final Appearances
=World Pairs Championship=
- 1985 - {{flagicon|POL}} Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium (with Phil Crump) - 6th - 11pts (6)
- 1986 - {{flagicon|FRG}} Pocking, Rottalstadion (with Phil Crump) - 9th - 15pts (5)
- 1987 - {{flagicon|CZE}} Pardubice, Svítkov Stadion (with Steve Baker) - 7th - 21pts (5)
=World Team Cup=
Regeling was part of the Australia team in 1991. They finished second to eventual runners-up Sweden in the group stage, with Regeling top scorer for the team with 11 points.