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Chum Taylor is a former Australian professional motorcycle racer who competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship from 1949 to 1957. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and began his racing career in 1948. Taylor was a successful rider in the early years of the Grand Prix world championship, winning the 500cc world championship in 1951 and 1952. He also won the 350cc world championship in 1953 and 1954. He was the first Australian to win a world championship in any class. Taylor retired from racing in 1957 and went on to become a successful businessman. He is now 96 years old and lives in Perth. Taylor is remembered as one of the greatest riders of his era, and is still revered in Australia. He was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2002.

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Age 97 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 4 April, 1927
Birthday 4 April
Birthplace Perth, Western Australia
Nationality Australia

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2013

In November 2013 he was inducted into the Motorcycling Western Australia Hall of Fame.

1986

Chum Taylor's autobiography, A Dangerous Life, was published in 1986.

1973

He retired from racing in 1973 at the age of 46 after a crash in a second half race at Crewe in which he broke his shoulder blade. The Chum Taylor Cup is contested annually in his honour at the Pinjar Park Speedway north of Perth.

1960

He represented Australia in the World Final in 1960, finishing in 11th place. He won the Western Australia Championship on a record five occasions (1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, and 1970), all at Claremont, and won the Australian Solo Championship in January 1966 at the Rowley Park Speedway in Adelaide.

1958

Taylor represented Australia (and Australasia) several times at international level, first in 1958 in the second Test against England and again in 1959, 1960, 1967/68, 1969/70, 1970/71 (a series in which he captained the team), 1971/72, 1972/3, and for a final time in 1973, a series in which his son Glyn also rode. Glyn Taylor would go on to emulate his father by winning the WA State title in 1982 and 1983.

1948

Born in Perth, Western Australia, Taylor received the nickname 'Chum' after his grandmother's comment of "oh, my little chum!" on first seeing him when he was a day old. He competed as an amateur jockey and worked as a cooper at the Swan brewery near his home, which allowed him to buy his first motorcycle. After trying road racing and scrambling, Taylor began his speedway career at the Claremont Speedway in 1948. Early success led to an offer to ride for the Ashfield Giants in the United Kingdom, going on to ride for Cardiff Dragons for two seasons. He raced in Britain for several teams from 1951 to 1966 including Ashfield Giants (1951), Cardiff Dragons (1951-2), Bristol Bulldogs (1953), Southampton Saints (1958-1961), Oxford Cheetahs (1963), Poole Pirates (1964) and Cradley Heath Heathens in 1966.

1927

Edwin Vernon "Chum" Taylor (born 4 April 1927) is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who won the Australian Individual Speedway Championship in 1966.