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Speedway rider
Gender:
Male
Birth:
31 May 1927
Death:
18 March 1993
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Ronald George Mountford (1927-1993) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.
Speedway career
Mountford was a leading rider in the 1950s and 1960s and reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship.
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950 to 1972, riding for Birmingham Brummies and Coventry Bees.
During 1957, he was suspended by the Auto Cyclist Union, along with Birmingham teammate Eric Boothroyd for riding in South Africa.
He was capped by England 25 times and Great Britain 4 times.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1962 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 2pts
- 1963 - London, Wembley Stadium - Reserve - Did not ride