Bob Fisher, Rip

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Bob Fisher, who rode at Bradford in the 1950s, then emigrated to Canada where he also raced for many years. has passed away.

RIP Bob Fisher

Edited July 23, 2013 by Guest

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Bob Fisher's son, Rob Fisher, rode in the UK in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Rob had spells with Coventry, Peterborough and Oxford,

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http://www.canadianspeedway.com/

From the Canadian Speedway website::::

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Bob Fisher's wishes were not to have a formal funeral, and he was cremated shortly following his sad passing. His ashes will be taken back to his birth place in the UK next year by his family.

He did ask however, that anyone who wishes to send their condolences. that you please raise a glass to him, when you next have a full one!

A memorial will be planned for the future, upon his families approval, for us all to celebrate his life!Bob Fisher was raised in Northern England and emigrated to Canada as an 18 year-old man.

Once he arrived in Canada, he joined the R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force)

His love for motorcycles led to him trying his hand at bike racing in 1958. When an ambitious attempt was made to launch speedway racing, as opposed to the American style flat-track racing, at Dundas (near Hamilton) Bob watched with interest and the following year he jumped at the chance to participate. Sadly, the effort collapsed after only three meetings, but Bob rode in all them.

Always on the look out for an opportunity to ride, Bob was part of a four man Canadian team that rode in a meeting at the New Egypt track in New Jersey in 1974. The program notes for the meeting mentioned his spell in the R.C.A.F. and that, "Later, as the leader of a group of musicians, he made a number of recordings in Canada."

Along with Mike Tams and Stan Bradbury, Bob was one of the founder members of the Canadian Speedway Racing Association. After many attempts to find a suitable location, they finally found a spot for their bikes on the program at the Welland Motorcycle Club in the mid 1970's. Although never a star, Bob rode there from 1975 - 1982 before retiring.

Thereafter, he stayed involved with the sport by helping his son Rob. who quickly developed into a promising rider and eventually spent a couple of years riding for the Coventry reserve team in the UK.

His last years in Canada, were spent living in Trenton, Ontario close to his family and friends.