British speedway rider
Robert Stanley Kilby (23 September 1944 – 11 January 2009) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England,[ 1] Swindon Robins , Oxford Rebels [ 2] Exeter Falcons .[ 3] England national speedway team and 5 caps for the Great Britain team.[ 4]
Speedway career
From the start of his career in 1964 to its end in 1983, he rode some 2,226 times over 556 meetings, and amassed a total of 4,192 points. He was a member of the Robins' British League title-winning team of 1967.[ 5]
He also won the Midland Cup on two occasions with the club in 1967[ 6] [ 7] Oxford Rebels .[ 8]
He died on 11 January 2009 at his home in Stratton St Margaret , Swindon .[ 9] [ 10]
His son, Lee, wrote a biography of his father "To the Heart of Kilb".[ 11]
References
^ Lawson,K (2018) "Riders, Teams and Stadiums". ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
^ Bamford,R & Shailes,G (2007). "The Story of Oxford Speedway". ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0
^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport . Little, Brown. p. 522. ISBN 0-316-72645-1 ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF) . British Speedway . Retrieved 21 December 2023 .^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF) . Speedway Researcher . Retrieved 21 December 2023 .^ "Speedway Trophy won by Swindon" Bristol Evening Post . 5 October 1967. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive .^ "Lions Lode By Point On Aggregate" Leicester Daily Mercury . 16 October 1968. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive .^ "Three new stars for the Racers" Reading Evening Post . 23 January 1975. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.^ Robins legend Kilby, 64, dies ^ Bob Kilby Tribute [permanent dead link ] ^ Kilby,L (2017)."To The Heart of Kilb". ISBN 978-1-5272-0921-3
