Guest Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) My favourite 10 Canadan riders: Eric Chitty, Jimmy Gibb, Bill Mathews, George Pepper, Bruce Venier, Goldie Restall, Crocky Rawding, Elwood Stilwell, Charlie Appleby, Eddie 'Flash' Barker. Edited January 30, 2019 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,241 Posted January 30, 2019 I think that I only saw two Canadians ride - Mark Conroy (?) for Weymouth ans Shawn Venebles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,016 Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, steve roberts said: I think that I only saw two Canadians ride - Mark Conroy (?) for Weymouth ans Shawn Venebles. I think you'll find that the Weymouth rider was the late Garry Ford, Steve. What a tragic end to a promising career... Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,241 Posted January 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, chunky said: I think you'll find that the Weymouth rider was the late Garry Ford, Steve. What a tragic end to a promising career... Steve Gary Ford...I remember now thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) On 1/30/2019 at 3:11 PM, gustix said: My favourite 10 Canadan riders: Eric Chitty, Jimmy Gibb, Bill Mathews, George Pepper, Bruce Venier, Goldie Restall, Crocky Rawding, Elwood Stilwell, Charlie Appleby, Eddie 'Flash' Barker. Of these riders, possibly only Eric Chitty and Jimmy Gibb can be recognised as world class? George Pepper was probably on the verge of that status but sadly died in a wartime flying accident. Edited February 8, 2019 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 11, 2019 A leading rider for many seasons in domestic Canadian racing was Len Dillon, winner of several Canadian Championships. Dillon tends to be overlooked I presume because he never raced in Britain. However, and I stand to be corrected, I think he rode with some success in either the 1980s or 1990s in Sweden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 11, 2019 This is an interesting follow up IMO in regard to Len Dillon: https://www.speedwaybikes.com/rc/rlen_d.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites