Ron How Explained

Ron How
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:1929 12, df=y
Birth Place:Little Missenden, England
Death Place:Great Missenden, England
Years1:1951-1954
Career1:Harringay Racers
Years2:1955-1963
Career2:Wimbledon Dons
Years3:1964-1965
Career3:Oxford Cheetahs
Indivyear1:1959
Indivhonour1:Southern Riders' Championship
Teamyear1:1955, 1956, 1958, 1959,
1960, 1961, 1964
Teamhonour1:National League winner
Teamyear2:1952, 1956, 1959, 1960,
1962, 1964
Teamhonour2:National Trophy winner
Teamyear3:1962
Teamhonour3:National League KO Cup winner
Teamyear4:1952, 1953
Teamhonour4:London Cup Winner
Teamyear5:1953
Teamhonour5:Coronation Cup Winner
Teamyear6:1959, 1964
Teamhonour6:Britannia Shield Winner

Ronald How (23 December 1929 – 10 October 2011) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] [2] [3]

Career summary

How won seven Championships and six National Trophy wins in a 15-season career.[4]

How began riding for Harringay Racers in 1952 and stayed with them for four seasons.[5] After leaving Harringay, he rode for Wimbledon Dons from 1955 to 1963, he sustained a significant ankle injury in 1959.[6]

He also won the Southern Riders' Championship in 1959 and the Pride of the Nations Trophy in 1963.[7]

At retirement he had ridden in eight Speedway World Championships and won 44 caps for the England national speedway team and 12 caps for the Great Britain team.[4]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SPEEDWAY: Former Cheetahs star How dies at 81. Oxford Mail.
  2. Web site: Obituary. Speedway Museum.
  3. Web site: Vote for your dream team . Speedway Star . 7 April 2023.
  4. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 6 August 2023.
  5. News: Ron How stars in Harringay win . Daily Herald . 17 May 1952 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 24 September 2024.
  6. News: Ron How injured . Daily News (London) . 21 August 1959 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 24 September 2024.
  7. Web site: Profile. Speedway Plus.