Hamish Archibald Gibb (7 August 1911 – 21 October 2013) was a Canadian international motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2]
| Born | 17 August 1911 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
|---|---|
| Died | 21 October 2013 (aged 102) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Career history | |
| 1938–1939 | West Ham Hammers |
| 1949, 1951 | Wimbledon Dons |
| Team honours | |
| 1951 | National Trophy |
| 1938 | A.C.U. Cup |
Biography
editGibb was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raced in California as early as 1931.[2] He began his British leagues career riding for West Ham Hammers during the 1938 Speedway National League season, following his fellow Canadian Eric Chitty into West Ham colours.[3] While at West Ham in 1938 he won the A.C.U Cup.[4] He also reached the Championship round of the 1938 Individual Speedway World Championship.
He continued riding for West Ham, averaging 8.58 in 1939 but World War II finished the season early and Gibb lost six years of his speedway career as a result of the war.[5] During the war, he served with the Canadian Air Force.[2]
Gibb worked on Hollywood film sets before[2] returning to Britain, where he would ride for Wimbledon Dons during the 1949 Speedway National League season.[6] He completed one more season with the Dons in 1951,[7] winning the National Trophy with them.[8]
References
edit- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Hall of Fame - Jimmie Gibb". Canadian Speedway. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "New men for Speedway". Daily Herald. 6 April 1938. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1938 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Aub LAwson wins all his races". Daily News (London). 25 May 1949. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.