Ronnie Correy

Ronnie Dean Correy (born November 8, 1966, in Bellflower, California)^[1] is an American former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a World Pairs Champion, winning the title in 1992,^[2][3] a world cup winner and earned 23 caps for the United States national speedway team.^[4]

Ronnie Correy

Born	(1966-11-08) November 8, 1966 (age 58) Bellflower, California, USA
Nationality	American
Career history
Great Britain
1987-1993, 1996-1997, 2000, 2005-2006	Wolverhampton Wolves
1995	Long Eaton Invaders
1998-1999, 2004	Belle Vue Aces
2007	Edinburgh Monarchs
Sweden
1990-1993, 1999-2000	Bysarna
2000	Indianerna
Poland
1992, 1997-1998	Leszno
1993	Rzeszów
1996	Tarnów
1999-2000	Łódź
Team honours
1992	World Team Cup Winner
1992	World Pairs Champion
1991	British League Champion
1996	Premier League Champion
1996	Premier League KO Cup winner

Career summary

Correy first rode in the United Kingdom for the Wolverhampton Wolves in 1987.^[5] He remained at Wolves for sevens seasons before joining Long Eaton for one season in 1995.^[6]

He won the British League championship title in 1991 and one year later he won the World Pairs Championship with Greg Hancock.

He represented the USA in the final of the 1989 Speedway World Team Cup at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England and the 1991 Speedway World Team Cup final in Vojens, Denmark before winning the 1992 Speedway World Team Cup.^[7]

He scored 4,127 points for Wolverhampton, recording 19 full maxima and 9 paid maxima and scored 366 bonus points with Wolves. He was the captain of the club before his release in 1998.^[8]

In 1998 he joined Belle Vue Aces and became the club captain for the 1999 season.^[9]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 14th - 4pts
• 1990 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 14th - 2pts
• 1991 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 10th - 6pts
• 1992 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 12th - 5pts

World Team Cup

• 1989 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 4th - 8pts (0) (11)
• 1991 - Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center - 3rd - 28pts (9)
• 1992 - Kumla, Kumla Speedway - Winner - 39pts (10)

References

1. Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
2. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
3. "Correy, Ronnie". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
4. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
5. "Ronnie the man for Wolves". Sandwell Evening Mail. March 5, 1987. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Perrin fury over Correy". Manchester Evening News. February 28, 1995. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 516. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
8. "Loram joins Wolves". Birmingham Daily Post. January 5, 1998. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Ambitious King's Lynn". Manchester Evening News. February 6, 1999. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.