Andy Ross (speedway rider)
Appearance
Born | 1940 Scotland |
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Died | 3 September 2006 (aged 66) |
Nationality | British (Scottish) |
Career history | |
1969 | Rayleigh Rockets |
1970, 1971 | Peterborough Panthers |
1970 | Oxford Cheetahs |
Individual honours | |
1969, 1970 | Ice Speedway World finalist |
Andy Ross (1940-2006) was an international speedway rider from Scotland.[1][2]
Speedway career
[edit]Ross was a finalist at the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in the 1969 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship and the 1970 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the British League of British Speedway from 19697 to 1971 and was the first captain of the Peterbrough Panthers.[4][5]
He died in a shooting accident in Scotland on 3 September 2006.[6]
World final appearances
[edit]Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Andy Ross". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Ice Speedway". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "ANDY ROSS - A TRIBUTE TO PANTHERS FIRST EVER CAPTAIN". Peterborough Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Tributes paid to first captain of speedway team". The Hunts Post. Retrieved 19 July 2021.