Andy Ross (speedway rider)

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

British speedway rider

Andy RossBorn| 3 April 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

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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* 1969 \-  Inzell, 11th - 5pts
* 1970 \-  Nässjö, 7th - 9pts

## 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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