Ron Johnston

Career

He also rode in four World Finals (1955, 1957, 1958 and 1960) during his career finishing a best 5th in 1960. Johnston began riding at the Tahuna Park track in Dunedin in 1949. He moved to England in 1950 and joined the Belle Vue Aces.

He captained the team from 1957 until his retirement at the end of 1961.

1955 - London, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 6pts

1957 - London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 9pts

1958 - London, Wembley Stadium - 8th - 8pts

1960 - London, Wembley Stadium - 5th - 10pts.

Achievements

• Under his captaincy Belle Vue won the Britannia Shield three times, and the Daily Mail National Trophy in 1958. Johnston won the 1952 New Zealand Championship, and he rode for Australasian teams in England and on the continent.

Membership

In his first season he was at first loaned out to the Belfast Bees and the Sheffield Tigers before establishing himself as a member of the Belle Vue team