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Jim Kelly (1998)
Jim Kelly was a highly accomplished competitor in many disciplines of motorcycle racing, scrambles, trials, speedway, road racing, dirt-track racing and spiked tire ice racing, in which he won a total of four national championships. Jim was also a rider and team manager of Canada's International Six Day Endurance effort for more than 25 years. He served as an executive of the Steel City Riders in Hamilton, Ontario, and served on the board of the Canadian Motorcycle Association for 24 consecutive years, including the post of president of the CMA from 1972 to 1975.
More about this member :: Back to top Doug Kennington (2004)
Independent, dedicated, versatile and determined. For more than 40 years, Doug Kennington has displayed those qualities at drag strips and oval tracks throughout Canada. Fuelled by a passion for motorsports and a single-minded determination to succeed on the road of his own choosing, Kennington has created a wide-reaching legacy that has left an indelible mark on the Canadian racing scene. It was Doug Kennington who convinced local businessman Bob Harvey to build St. Thomas Dragway and he became the driving force behind the new facility. As well as overseeing the operation, he was Technical Director and he also raced. With a young family and a growing business, Doug eventually backed away from St. Thomas. It wasn't until young son DJ started in go-karts that Doug got involved in the sport again. Faced with the choice of going drag racing or oval racing, young DJ opted for stock cars. By all accounts, Doug was always a 'MOPAR Man', regardless of what he raced on the track. Although successful in a '52 Olds, a sedan Willys and several other makes, Doug's heart always belonged to one certain brand. The Kenningtons' decision to race MOPARs on stock car ovals was anything but the easy route to take. But their perseverance paid off in spades. In 1996, powered by Doug Kennington-built MOPAR motors, DJ captured the CASCAR Sportsman track championship at Delaware Speedway, as well as his first CASCAR Super Series win. In the time since, they've been - more often than not - the top performing MOPAR Super Series team. The team's level of respect is further evidenced by its long-running sponsorship support from Castrol Canada.
More about this member :: Back to top Grant King (1999)
Grant King started building racing cars as a teenager in his hometown of Victoria, B.C. He made his first visit to the Indy 500 (with Canadian builder Rollo Vollstedt) in 1963. From then to the late eighties, Grant King was builder, crew chief or owner of dozens of Indy cars. Grant fielded USAC cars for Al Unser, Canadian Billy Foster, Len Sutton, Sheldon Kinser, Tom Sneva, Gary Bettenhausen and a memorable Pikes Peak car for Mario Andretti. One year, Grant King Racing had three entries in the Indy 500 field.
More about this member :: Back to top Horst Kroll (1994)
In a career that spanned more than 25 years, Horst Kroll thrilled fans in Canada and the U.S. He won the Canadian Driving Championship in 1968, driving a Kelly Porsche. That was the same car he beat the factory Porsches in a United States Auto Club race at Watkins Glen.He raced Formula A cars in 1969/70. When the cars morphed into the new Can-Am cars, Horst made the move as well. In 1986, he won the Can-Am Championship.
More about this member :: Back to top Bill Kydd (1997)
Bill Kydd won more than 80 per cent of the races in which he competed and set many National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) A-Altered and A-Comp world drag racing records from 1961 to 1974. Kydd's "Will's Fargo" roadster, built with the aid of his father, Bill Sr., became a familiar sight in the winner's circle at NHRA National events. It was the first gasoline-powered car to break the 8-second mark in a quarter mile.
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