Ron How

Ron How
Born	23 December 1929; Little Missenden, England
Died	10 October 2011 (aged 81); Great Missenden, England
Nationality	England
Career history
1951-1954	Harringay Racers
1955-1963	Wimbledon Dons
1964-1965	Oxford Cheetahs
Team honours
1955, 1956, 1958, 1959,; 1960, 1961, 1964	National League winner
1952, 1956, 1959, 1960,; 1962, 1964	National Trophy winner
1962	National League KO Cup winner
1953	London Cup Winner
1953	Coronation Cup Winner
1959, 1964	Britannia Shield Winner

Ronald How (1929 – 2011) was an English international motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2]

Career summary

How won seven Championships and six National Trophy wins in a 15-season career. He also rode in eight Speedway World Championships and won 44 caps for England.[3]He also won the Southern Riders Championship in 1959 and the Pride of the Nations Trophy in 1963

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

1952 – London, Wembley Stadium – 16th – 0pts
1957 – London, Wembley Stadium – 11th – 7pts
1958 – London, Wembley Stadium – 10th – 7pts
1959 – London, Wembley Stadium – 14th – 3pts
1961 – Malmö, Malmö Stadion – 9th – 7pts
1962 – London, Wembley Stadium – 12th – 6pts
1963 – London, Wembley Stadium – 9th – 7pts
1964 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 6th – 10pts

References

"SPEEDWAY: Former Cheetahs star How dies at 81". Oxford Mail.
"Obituary". Speedway Museum.
"Profile". Speedway Plus.

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[1] "SPEEDWAY: Former Cheetahs star How dies at 81". Oxford Mail.

[2] "Obituary". Speedway Museum.

[3] "Profile". Speedway Plus.

United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Tier One League Top division	1929 1929 1930 1930 1931 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Tier Two League Second division	1934 1936 1937 1938 1939 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Tier Three League Third division	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix seasons
Speedway World Championship	1936 1937 1938 1939 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Speedway Grand Prix (SGP)	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
See also	Medalists Medal Classification Grands Prix SGP riders Super Prix SGP Statistics