John Dews (26 March 1945 – 7 August 1995) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”.
Career Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Dews started his speedway career as a trainee at Belle Vue Aces, had his longest team history with Sheffield Tigers, scoring over 1,300 points for the club. Speedway rules required a change of team due to his averages and he moved to Wimbledon Dons for two years, before Oxford in 1973, as a replacement for Dave Hemus,Bamford, R & Shailes, G (2007). The Story of Oxford Speedway. He won the Radio Oxford Best Pairs match at Oxford in May 1974, partnering Richard Greer.
Dews was a member of the Midland Cup winning team in 1975, after drawn matches with Swindon Robins in the first round requiring reruns.Lawson, K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. He then moved with the Rebels under promoters Danny Dunton and Bob Dugard to White City Stadium in 1976, where he ended his racing career as a popular rider.
Dews rode 270 matches in his career, having 1033 rides, with a match average of 6.29. He went back to Sheffield to be the team manager in 1977 until 1980.
Dews died in August 1995, aged only 50, after a short illness.
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