Background
Milne was born in Buffalo, New York, but his family moved to Pasadena, California, while he was still young.
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Cordy Milne
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All three riders came from Pasadena, California. While working as a messenger deliver boy for Western Union he saved his money and bought a motorcycle, converting it to a speedway bike. By the early 1930s, Milne had started to earn some decent money in racing.
Jack sold his service station and purchased a pair of Comerford-JAP Speedway racing machines from England.
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The Milne brothers were invited to England, where speedway was very popular. Cordy signed up to ride for the Hackney Wick Wolves, Jack for the New Cross Lambs.
They became celebrities, appearing on trading cards and being featured in advertisements for a variety of products. She enjoyed her newfound fame as Cordy’s wife and loved the glamorous lifestyle.
Milne reached the final of the Speedway World Championship three times, never finishing lower than sixth place and was in first place after the semi-finals in 1939 when World World War II broke out and the final was never run.
The business grew to include a motorcycle dealership and later the Milnes expanded to a major car dealership in the Los Angeles area. He also represented the United States of America in test matches against the Australians. He met Verna when he was in hospital after a riding accident.
She was visiting her 12 year old brother, Kevin in the next bed.
He and Verna returned to live in the United States. They had five daughters. In 1998, Milne was inducted into the American Medical Association Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
1936 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 20pts
1937 - London, Wembley Stadium - 3rd - 23pts
1938 - London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 15pts.
Achievements
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Milne won his first American titles in 1934 and 1935. After World World War II, he returned to win the United States. title again in 1947 and 1948. Cordy won the 1940 Australian Championship at the famous Sydney Showground Speedway after having finished second in 1938 in the 5 Lap Championship at the Camden Motordome in Adelaide. After the war, the brothers helped revive Speedway racing in Southern California, and Milne won his last two American National titles.
