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Roll of Honour, 1950 - 1959

1950 
Jim Swarbrick 
NZ Isle of Man team member

Syd Jensen  
NZ Isle of Man team member

John Dale  
NZ Isle of Man team member
New Zealand  1st Junior TT Club Team Prize

Ronnie Moore
9th World Speedway Solo (First NZ finalist)

1951 
Rod Coleman  
NZ Isle of Man team member 
1st 500cc Belgium International / DeMons (Norton)
1st 500cc Swiss International / Regensdorf (Norton)
2nd 500cc Silverstone International (AJS Porcupine)
4th 350cc Dutch TT / Assen (7RAJS)
6th 350cc French GP / Albi  (AJS)
6th 350cc Grand Prix des Nations / Monza (AJS)
8th Junior TT / Isle of Man (AJS)
8th 350cc Ulster GP / Clady (AJS)
9th 350cc Belgium GP / Spa (AJS)
10th 500cc Belgium GP / Spa (Norto)

Len Perry 
NZ Isle of Man Team Captain
1st 350cc Belgium International / De Mons (Norton)
2nd 500cc Belgium International / De Mons (Norton)
4th 500cc Swiss International / Regensdorf (Norton)   
6th 500cc Dutch TT / Assen  (Norton)
9th Senior TT / Isle of Man (Norton)
10th 350cc French GP / Albi (Norton)

Ken Mudford 
NZ Isle of Man team member
7th 350cc Belgium International / De Mons (7RAJS)
10th 500cc Belgium International / De Mons (7RAJS)

1952 
Rod Coleman  
4th 350cc World Road Racing Championship (AJS)   
4th 500cc World Road Racing Championship (AJS)   
1st 350cc Belgium International / De Mettet (7R2AJS)   
1st 500cc Belgium International / De Mettet (Porcupine)   
2nd 350cc Grand Prix des Nations / Monza (7R3AJS) 
2nd 350cc French GP / Albi (7R3AJS)   
2nd 500cc Ulster GP / Clady (AJS Porcupine)   
2nd 350cc Swiss GP / Berne (7R3AJS)    
3rd Junior TT / Isle of Man (AJS)  
3rd 350cc Dutch TT / Assen (7R3AJS)   
3rd 350cc Ulster GP / Clady (7R3AJS)    
4th Senior TT / Isle of Man (AJS)
5th 500cc Dutch TT / Assen (AJS Porcupine)
5th 500cc Belgium GP / Spa (AJS Porcupine)
5th 500cc Swiss GP / Berne (AJS)

Ken Mudford  
8th Senior TT / Isle of Man (Norton)
10th 500cc Dutch TT / Assen (Norton)

1953 
Rod Coleman  
10th 500cc World R/Racing Championship (Porcupine)   
6th 350cc World R/Racing Championship (7R3AJS)
1st 500cc Casablanca / D’Anfa (AJS Porcupine) 
2nd 350cc Casablanca / D’Anfa (7R3AJS)
2nd 500cc Swedish GP / Kristianstadt (AJS)   
2nd 350cc Australian TT /Bathurst (7R2AJS)   
2nd Unlimited Australian TT / Bathurst (Norton)   
3rd 500cc Australian TT / Bathurst (Norton)    
3rd 350cc Swiss GP / Berne (7R3AJS)    
3rd 350cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (7R3AJS)
4th Senior TT / Isle of Man (AJS)   
5th 500cc Swiss GP / Berne (AJS Porcupine)
5th 500cc Belgium GP / Spa (AJS Porcupine)   
6th 350cc Belgium GP / Spa (7R3AJS)    
7th 500cc French GP / Rouen (AJS Porcupine)    
7th 500cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (AJS Porcupine)  

Ken Mudford  
7th 350cc World R/Racing Championship (Norton)
1st 350cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (Norton)   
6th 500cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (Norton)   
7th 350cc Belgium GP / Spa (Norton)
7th Junior TT / Isle of Man (AJS)

Peter Murphy  
8th Junior TT / Isle of Man (AJS)  
NZ Isle of Man team member

1954 
Ronnie Moore
  
1st World Speedway Solo (1) (Wembley Stadium)
New Zealand  1st Club Team Prize / Isle of Man

Rod Coleman  
NZ Isle of Man Team Captain   
3rd 350cc World R/Racing Championship (AJS)   
1st Junior TT / Isle of Man (First NZ’er to win a TT)   
1st 500cc Swedish GP / Hedemora (AJS Porcupine)   
1st 350cc Australian TT / Bathurst (7R2AJS)   
1st 500cc Australian TT / Bathurst (Norton)   
2nd 350cc German GP / Solitude (7R3AJS)
2nd 500cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (7R3AJS)   
2nd 350cc Swedish GP / Hedemora (7R3AJS)
3rd 350cc Dutch TT / Assen  (7R3AJS)  
4th 500cc Dutch TT / Assen (AJS Porcupine)
5th 350cc Swiss GP / Berne (7R3AJS)
5th 500cc Swiss GP / Berne (AJS Porcupine)
8th 500cc German GP / Solitude (AJS Porcupine)

Leo Simpson  
NZ Isle of Man team member
9th 350cc World R/Racing Championship (AJS)   
3rd 350cc Swedish GP / Hedemora (7R2AJS)   
4th Junior TT / Isle of Man (Norton)   
5th 350cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (AJS)    
5th 350cc Belgium GP / Spa (AJS)
5th 350cc German GP / Solitude (7R2AJS)    
8th 500cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (G45 Matchless)
9th 500cc German GP / Solitude (G45 Matchless)

Peter Murphy  
NZ Isle of Man team member
6th 500cc Belgium GP / Spa (Matchless)   
8th Junior TT / Isle of Man (AJS)
9th 500cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (G45 Matchless)

Chris Stormont  
5th 350cc French GP / Rheims (BSA)

Barry Briggs  
5th World Speedway Solo

Geoff Mardon  
7th World Speedway Solo

Bob Burns  
World Sidecar Land Speed Record (Vincent)

 

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1955 
Russell Wright  
World Motorcycle Land Speed Record (Vincent)

Bob Burns  
New World Sidecar Land Speed Record (Vincent)

Ronnie Moore  
2nd World Speedway Solo

Barry Briggs  
3rd World Speedway Solo

John Hempleman  
NZ Isle of Man team member

Peter Murphy  
NZ Isle of Man team member
5th 350cc French GP / Rheims (Matchless)
5th 500cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (AJS)
6th 350cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (AJS)
9th Junior TT / Isle of Man (AJS)

1956 
Ronnie Moore
  
2nd World Speedway Solo
 
Bob Coleman  
10th 250cc World R/Racing Championship (NSU)
4th 250cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (NSU Sportmax)
 
Paul Fahey  
5th 500cc Dutch TT / Assen (Matchless)

Peter Murphy  
3rd 500cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (Matchless G45)
5th 350cc Ulster GP / Dundrod (AJS)

1957 
Barry Briggs  
1st World Speedway Solo (1) (Wembley Stadium)

New Zealand  
1st Junior & Senior Teams Prize / Isle of Man

John Hempleman  
NZ Isle of Man team captain

John Anderson  
NZ Isle of Man team member

Peter Murphy  
NZ Isle of Man team member
6th Junior TT / Isle of Man (AJS)
8th Senior TT / Isle of Man (Matchless)

Noel McCutcheon 
9th Junior TT / Isle of Man (7RAJS)

1958 
Barry Briggs  
1st World Speedway Solo (2) (Wembley Stadium)

New Zealand
 
1st Junior & Senior Teams Prize / Isle of Man

Noel McCutcheon 
NZ Isle of Man Team Captain

John Anderson  
NZ Isle of Man team member
6th Senior TT / Isle of Man (Norton)

Peter Pawson 
NZ Isle of Man team member
9th Senior TT / Isle of Man (Norton)

1959 
Ronnie Moore  
1st World Speedway Solo (2) (Wembley Stadium)
 
Barry Briggs  
3rd World Speedway Solo
 
John Hempleman  
8th 350cc World R/Racing Championship (Norton)
10th 500cc World R/Racing Championship (Norton)
4th 350cc Italian GP / Monza
5th 500cc German GP / Hockenheim
5th 500cc Italian GP / Monza
5th 350cc German GP / Hockenheim
6th 350cc Ulster GP / Dundrod
1st 350cc East German GP / Sachsensring (Norton)

Peter Pawson  
10th Senior TT / Isle of Man (Norton)

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