Kork Ballington

Hugh Neville (Kork) Ballington (born April 10, 1951) is a Rhodesian-born South African four-time Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion.

Ballington had used his domestic production racing experience as a springboard to gain entry into the British racing scene. He raced an over-the-counter Yamaha twin for several years before taking a well-earned place on the Kawasaki factory racing team. In the 250 and 350 classes, Ballington swept away the competition on his Kawasakis in 1978 and 1979, capturing consecutive double world championships.

In 1980, he campaigned Kawasaki's new KR500 but developing a new bike proved to be difficult in the premier class. After three years in the 500cc class, he couldn't repeat the success he enjoyed in the smaller classes and retired from competition.

Kork now lives with his family in Brisbane, Australia.

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

Year	Class	Classification	Machine	Victories
1976	250cc	13th	Yamaha	0
1976	350cc	12th	Yamaha	1
1977	250cc	6th	Yamaha	1
1977	350cc	5th	Yamaha	2
1978	250cc	1st	Kawasaki	4
1978	350cc	1st	Kawasaki	6
1979	250cc	1st	Kawasaki	7
1979	350cc	1st	Kawasaki	5
1980	250cc	2nd	Kawasaki	5
1980	500cc	12th	Kawasaki	0
1981	500cc	8th	Kawasaki	0
1982	500cc	9th	Kawasaki	0

Anglo-African people