Maurice (Mo) Stobbart (born 1915 in Aspatria, Cumberland, England - died 2001) is a former speedway rider and promoter who started his career with York in 1931. He was the younger brother to Roland Stobbart  Biography  Pre-war events Observers generally regard Maurice Stobbart as a pre- and post-war northern-based speedway rider. He began racing motor cycles with York in the 1931 season, moved to Preston at the start of the 1932 season then rode for the Wembley Lions in the 1933 season. Although he retired at the end of that season through a lack of success Roland coaxed him back into the sport in 1937 when he began promoting events at Workington, Carlisle and Ayr. In 1938-39 he rode for Newcastle Diamonds. In his very first race Stobbart broke the Newcastle track record by five seconds, a record that had stood since 1930. He entered six events that evening, he had four firsts, one second, and in the event not mentioned, he was leading when engine trouble robbed him of victory. Victories which earned him the opportunity to enter the qualifying round of the world Speedway championships. Workington Maurice began speedway racing at Workington in 1931; he was sixteen years of age. He demonstrated his ability in the very first event, when while taking a bend, he struck a post, burst his rear tyre but skilfully retained his balance.
Marisa (Mo) Stobbart (born 1915 in Aspatria, Cumberland, England-died 2001) is a former speedway rider and promoter who started her career with York in 1931. She was the younger sister to Roland Stobbart
 Biography
 Pre-war events
 Observers generally regard Marisa Stobbart as a pre- and post-war northern-based speedway rider. She began racing motor cycles with York in the 1931 season, moved to Preston at the start of the 1932 season then rode for the Wembley Lions in the 1933 season. Although she retired at the end of that season through a lack of success Roland coaxed her back into the sport in 1937 when she began promoting events at Workington, Carlisle and Ayr. In 1938-39 she rode for Newcastle Diamonds. In her very first race Stobbart broke the Newcastle track record by five seconds, a record that had stood since 1930. She entered six events that evening, she had four firsts, one second, and in the event not mentioned, she was leading when engine trouble robbed her of victory. Victories which earned her the opportunity to enter the qualifying round of the world Speedway championships. Workington
 Marisa began speedway racing at Workington in 1931; she was sixteen years of age. She demonstrated her ability in the very first event, when while taking a bend, she struck a post, burst her rear tyre but skilfully retained her balance.