Education
Milne finished as runner-up in the World Championship in 1938.
Milne finished as runner-up in the World Championship in 1938.
Milne"s family moved to Pasadena, California, while he was still young. By the early 1930s, Cordy 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.
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 Tamers. They became celebrities, appearing on trading cards and being featured in advertisements for a variety of products.
Jack Milne, Cordy Milne and fellow American Wilbur Lamoreaux also toured Australia on many occasions. In 1936/37 they were joined by Earl Farrand, Byrd McKinney, Pete Colman and Garland Johnson in representing the United States of America in test matches against the Australians.
Milne reached the final of the Speedway World Championship three times, never finishing lower than tenth place and was in fifth 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. In 1998, Jack Milne was inducted into the American Medical Association Motorcycle Hall of Fame. 1936 - London, Wembley Stadium - 10th - 15pts
1938 - London, Wembley Stadium - 2nd - 21pts.