Road Racing Statistics on New Zealand racing Legend Rod Coleman
IOM TT Race Results
1951 350cc TT - 8 th place - AJS 85.26 mph
1952 350cc TT - 3rd place - AJS 88.93 mph - 500cc TT - 4th place - AJS 90.71 mph
1953 350cc TT - Retired while leading - 3rd Lap - 500cc TT 4th place - AJS 92.77 mph
1954 350cc TT - 1st place - AJS 91.51 mph - 500cc TT Retired, split petrol tank
International Race Results
1949 Blandford Park - England - 350cc: 2nd place AJS 7 R
1951 Circuit Des
Mons - Belgium - 500cc: 1st place Norton Manx 500
......... (of note the 350cc race was won by Len Perry NZ Norton Manx)
......... Circuit De Regensdorf - Switzerland - 500cc: 1st place Norton Manx
......... Silverstone - England - 500cc: 2nd place AJS Porcupine
1952 Circuit De Metttet - Belgium - 350cc: 1st place AJS 7 R2 - 500cc: 1st place AJS Porcupine
1953 Circuit De ANFA - Casablanca - 500cc: 1st place AJS Porcupine
1954 Australian
TT - Bathurst Mount Panarama - 350cc: 1st place AJS 7 R2 - 500cc: 1st place
Norton
......... SWEEDISH 500cc GRAND PRIX WINNER - 1st place AJS Porcupine
World Championship Standings
1952
350cc World Championship - 4th place AJS 7 R
1952
500cc World Championship - 4th place AJS 7 R2
1953
350cc World Championship - 6th place AJS 7 R3
1953
500cc World Championship - 6th place AJS Porcupine
1954
350cc World Championship - 3rd place AJS
7 R3
1954
500cc World Championship - 6th place AJS Porcupine
Interesting Statistics
International
Race Wins 7 wins from 1951 - 1954
IOM
TT Race Wins 1win in 1954 IOM 350
TT (background picture shows crossing the finish line for win)
World
Championship Grand Prix Wins 1win
in 1954 Sweedish 500cc Grand Prix - AJS Porcupine
International
Points Placings 63 placings between
1949 - 1954. Rod Coleman has also 103 placings & Championships in New
Zealand Racing to his credit.
the above information was
sourced from the book puplished by Rod Coleman
' The Colemans, Kiwis on the grass track in New Zealand...on the road in Europe'
This book can be purchased
for $NZ35.00 including postage & packaging from
Rod Coleman, P.O.Box 4316, Wanganui New Zealand.