{"id":2214,"date":"2024-04-06T09:33:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T09:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2024-04-06T09:34:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T09:34:06","slug":"john-tiger-louis-1941-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/john-tiger-louis-1941-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"John &#8216;Tiger&#8217; Louis 1941-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich Speedway legend John \u2018Tiger\u2019 Louis has passed away at the age of 82.<\/p>\n<p>The Ipswich-born rider joined the club in 1970 spending the majority of his career with the Witches and led the team to league and cup titles in the 70s. He became British champion in 1975 and on the world stage he finished third at Wembley Stadium in one of his four World Championship Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Nicknamed \u2018Tiger\u2019 for his iconic leathers, John also represented England in the World Team Cup, winning gold three times. After his racing career, he became promoter at Foxhall before retiring from the role in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone at SpeedwayHub sends our thoughts and condolences to Louis family at this sad time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picture courtesy of British Speedway<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich Speedway legend John \u2018Tiger\u2019 Louis has passed away at the age of 82. The Ipswich-born rider joined the club in 1970 spending the majority of his career with the Witches and led the team to league and cup titles in the 70s. 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