Ken McKinlay

Ken McKinlay

Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Ken McKinlay


nationality = flagicon|SCO Scotland
dateofbirth = 7 June 1928
dateofdeath = death date and age|2003|2|9|1927|6|7|df=y
cityofbirth = Blantyre
countryofbirth = Scotland
nickname = Hurri-Ken
britishleague = -
polishleague =
swedishleague =
years = 1949-1954
1954-1961
1962-1964, 1970
1965-1969
1971-1972
1973-1975
career = Glasgow Tigers
Leicester Lions
Coventry Bees
West Ham Hammers
Oxford Cheetahs
Scunthorpe Saints
indivhonour = Midland Riders Champion
indivyear = 1956, 1957, 1959
teamhonour = British League Champions
British League KO Cup Winners
London KO Cup Winners
teamyear = 1965
1965
1965

John Robert Vickers (Ken) McKinlay (born 7 June 1928 Blantyre, Scotland - died 9 February 2003 Leicester, England)cite book
last = Oakes
first = Peter
authorlink =
coauthors = Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE
title = Who's Who of World Speedway
publisher = Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd
date = 1976
location =
pages =
url =
doi =
id =
isbn = 0-904584-04-6 ] was an international speedway rider, captaining Scotland, England, Great Britain and Europe teams. He also finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals twice, second in 1964 and third in 1965. His nickname Hurri-Ken was given to him by famous speedway promoter Johnnie Hoskins.

Career summary

He started his career with the Glasgow Tigers in 1949 and had five successful seasons there. However in 1954 the track closed and Ken transferred to the Leicester Hunters. A spell with the Coventry Bees followed after Leicester dropped down to the Provincial League.

When the British League was formed in 1965 Ken was allocated to the West Ham Hammers, and as captain led them to winning the 1965 treble of League Championship, KO Cup and London KO Cup trophies. He was renowned for his team-riding with younger riders and his contribution throughout his five season with the Hammers was immeasurable.

1970 saw him return to the Coventry Bees for one season before he moved to the Oxford Cheetahs for a further two seasons. Ken considered retirement but in 1973 he was approached by the management of the Scunthorpe Saints to become rider/coach of the second division side. He stayed with the Saints for three seasons before retiring in 1975 aged forty-seven.

Ken had two short spells as team managers of Scunthorpe and Long Eaton. Ken died in 2003 aged seventy-five.

World Final Appearances

* 1956 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 5th - 10pts
* 1957 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 7th - 8pts
* 1958 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 5th - 11pts + 1p
* 1960 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 9th - 6pts
* 1961 - Flag|SWE Malmö - 11th - 5pts
* 1962 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 7th - 9pts
* 1964 - Flag|SWE Gothenburg - 11th - 6pts
* 1969 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 8th - 7pts [Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). "A History of the World Speedway Championship". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5]

External links

* [http://www.leicester-speedway.co.uk Leicester Speedway]
* [http://www.leicesterspeedway.co.uk Leicester Speedway News & History]
* [http://www.scunthorpespeedway.com Scunthorpe Speedway]
* [http://www.glasgowspeedway.co.uk Glasgow Speedway]

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