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Andy Ross (speedway rider)

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This article is about the British speedway rider. For other uses, see Andy Ross (disambiguation).

Andy Ross
Born3 April 1940
Scotland
Died3 September 2006 (aged 66)
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Career history
1969Rayleigh Rockets
1970, 1971Peterborough Panthers
1970Oxford Cheetahs
Individual honours
1969, 1970Ice Speedway World finalist

Andrew Ross (3 April 1940 – 3 September 2006) was an international speedway rider from Scotland.[1][2][3]

Speedway career

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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.[4] He was also a prominent grasstrack rider and won the British title in 1968.[5][6]

He rode in the British League of British Speedway from 1969 to 1971 and was the first captain of the Peterbrough Panthers.[7][8]

He died in a shooting accident in Scotland on 3 September 2006.[9]

World final appearances

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Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Racers go in at the deep end tonight". Reading Evening Post. 14 April 1969. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Ice Speedway". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Trophy day at Leverton Road next Monday". Retford, Gainsborough & Worksop Times. 29 August 1969. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Andy Ross". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  8. ^ "ANDY ROSS - A TRIBUTE TO PANTHERS FIRST EVER CAPTAIN". Peterborough Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Tributes paid to first captain of speedway team". The Hunts Post. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2021.


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