Career
Redmond also opened a speedway track in Neath, Wales in 1962. Rider
Redmond started riding speedway in 1949 at the Aranui track in Christchurch. He was successful enough to attract the Wembley Lions to sign him in 1951, where he remained until their closure in 1956.
Whilst with the Lions, Redmond qualified for two World Championship finals.
A season in non-league speedway followed in 1957 but in 1958 he did not ride at all, instead he opened a track in Cornwall at Street Austell. He returned to racing for a spell with the Swindon Robins and moved onto the Bristol Bulldogs in 1960.
The Bristol track closed at the end of that season and in 1961 Redmond had a brief spell with the Wolverhampton Wolves. Promoter
In 1958, Redmond promoted at Street Austell, on an open licence, and in 1961, he also promoted open meetings in Dublin (Shelbourne).
In 1962, he opened a track in Neath, Wales.
The team was named the Neath Welsh Dragons and operated in the Speedway Provincial League. Neath folded at the start of the 1963 season, so Redmond took the Street Austell Gulls into the Provincial League. In 1964 he continued to both ride and promote, but this time with the Glasgow Tigers, which he reopened and operated from the White City Stadium.
He stopped finally riding in 1964, but continued to promote the club until the start of the 1967 season.
In 1970, Redmond was influential in the reopening of speedway at Wembley Stadium, with the return of the Wembley Lions. He died at his home in Glastonbury in 1997.
1952 - London, Wembley Stadium - Resident - Did not ride
1954 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 5pts
Trevor set up the business Autospeed and opened tracks in Newton Abbot and Street Austell where they raced Bangers, Hot Rods and stock cars. Autospeed were the first to run Auto Rods which were to become the Saloon Stock Cars.
They were also the first to run SuperRods which started as Jags and Fords as big engined Hotrods.
