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mick bell pictured in 1975 1968 1975 -- 1976 1974 1977 -- 1979 -- 1970 1969 , 1971 -- 1973 , oxford , england 14 october 1945 oxford cheetahs reading racers leicester lions coventry bees mick bell.jpg mick bell
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mick bell

michael john `` mick '' bell -lrb- born 14 october 1945 -rrb- is a british former motorcycle speedway rider .
born in oxford , bell made his debut for oxford cheetahs in 1968 .
in 1969 he doubled up for oxford in division one and reading racers in division two , averaging over 9 points for reading .
he also represented young england against australasia and czechoslovakia in 1969 .
after a further season with oxford he returned to the now first division reading in 1971 , where his performances steadily improved , averaging over 6 points in the 1972 season .
he won a qualifying round of the world speedway championship at coatbridge in 1973 , and reached the british final the same year .
he moved on to leicester lions in 1974 on loan , but returned to reading in 1975 .
in 1977 he moved on to coventry bees where spent three seasons before retiring from the sport .
bell returned to reading as team manager in 1980 .
he later acted as team manager for swindon robins and somerset rebels .
