Jim McMillan (speedway rider)

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Jim McMillan
Born (1945-12-03) 3 December 1945 (age 78)
Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Career history
1966-1972, 1983Glasgow Tigers
1973Coatbridge Tigers
1974-1975Hull Vikings
1976-1980Wolverhampton Wolves
1981-1982Belle Vue Aces
1984-1986Berwick Bandits
1984Oxford Cheetahs
Team honours
1982British League Champion

James Dunn Templeton McMillan (born 3 December 1945), better known as Jim McMillan or Jimmy McMillan, is a retired Scottish motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2]

Biography

Born in

National League with Glasgow, averaging 9.85 in the lower division. Three seasons followed with Berwick Bandits
before he retired at the end of the 1986 season.

Heat 11, Grand Prix Final, White City. L-R Jim McMillan, Peter Collins, Kevin Holden, Billy Sanders

McMillan rode in the British League Riders' Championship five times between 1969 and 1974, his best finish a third place in 1971.[3]

As well as riding in British speedway, McMillan rode in New Zealand, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the United States, and Australia, where he finished as runner-up in the

Queensland Championship in 1969/70.[3]

After retiring from the sport, McMillan worked as a machine examiner and a Technical Adviser to the Speedway Control Bureau.[4][8]

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-904584-04-6
    , p. 207-8
  4. ^ a b Roberts, Wayne "Interview: Jim McMillan", speedwayplus.com, retrieved 2012-04-07
  5. ISBN 0-86215-072-8
    , p. 123
  6. Evening Times
    , 26 June 1969, p. 23, retrieved 2012-04-07
  7. Evening Times
    , 18 September 1970, p. 43, retrieved 2012-04-07
  8. ^ "SCB Contact Details/SCB Officers", SCB, retrieved 2012-04-07
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