Bob Spalding Explained

Bob Spalding
Nationality:British
Birth Name:Robert Fiske Spalding
Birth Date:1941 4, df=y
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death Place:Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Last Series:F1 Powerboat World Championship
Years Active:1981-1985
Best Finish:1st
Year:1990
Titles:F1 Powerboat World Championship
Title Years:1985

Robert Fiske "Bob" Spalding (18 April 1941 – 8 December 1997) was a British powerboat racer. He was born in Argentina to British parents and was a former F1 Powerboat World Champion and 4 times winner of the Paris six-hour.

Spalding began his boating career in 1961. In 1985, he won the F1 Powerboat World Championship, but did not defend his title the next season after having to retire following head injuries as a result of crashing in the Seville Grand Prix.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bob Spalding. Fast on Water.