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After seven years away from racing, Courtney, released from prison on licence, returned in 2000 with
Glasgow, moving on to Trelwany midway through 2001. He moved on to his final club, Rye House, in 2002, finally retiring at the end of the 2003 season, after which he became a mechanic, most notably
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In 1983, he was the Lions' highest-average rider, and represented
England four times. At the end of the 1983 season, Courtney requested a transfer and signed to ride for the
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when he was twelve, and he began his speedway career with second-half races at
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15,000 transfer, and in the same year finished as runner-up in the
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416:"ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022"
244:(born 25 March 1961) is a former
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303:for Middlesbrough, during the
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559:"Tigers pairs champs"
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367:500,000 into the UK.
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242:Mark Vincent Courtney
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588:Oakes, Peter (1982)
507:Oakes, Peter (1981)
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475:Jones, Alan (2010)
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399:References
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320:Peter Ravn
284:in 1979.
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266:Braintree
260:Biography
126:1988–1990
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361:cannabis
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