Andy Ross (speedway rider)

Andy Ross (1940-2006) was an international speedway rider from Scotland.[1][2]

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

Andy Ross
Born1940
Scotland
Died3 September 2006 (aged 66)
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Career history
1969Rayleigh Rockets
1970, 1971Peterborough Panthers
1970Oxford Cheetahs
Individual honours
1969, 1970Ice Speedway World finalist

Speedway career

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

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

References
  1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. "Andy Ross". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. "Ice Speedway". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. "ANDY ROSS - A TRIBUTE TO PANTHERS FIRST EVER CAPTAIN". Peterborough Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. "Tributes paid to first captain of speedway team". The Hunts Post. Retrieved 19 July 2021.


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