Roy George Arthur Case was an Australian international speedway rider who finished sixth in the 1936 Speedway World Championship, the first ever final.
12 Facts About Dicky Case
1.
2.
Dicky Case worked for the Queensland Railway Company before taking up speedway.
3.
Dicky Case first came to the UK in 1930 and joined the Wimbledon Dons.
4.
Dicky Case finished third in the 1932 Star Riders' Championship, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship and represented Australia in several Test Matches.
5.
Dicky Case travelled to Germany in 1931 with Max Grosskreutz to promote speedway there, but the venture was short-lived due to opposition from the government.
6.
Dicky Case was the Wolves captain and top points scorer in 1935 and repeated the feat in 1936, as well as riding in the inaugural Speedway World Championship final at Wembley.
7.
In 1937 Dicky Case was beaten to the top spot in the Hackney team by Cordy Milne but announced he was retiring from the sport.
Related searches
Cordy Milne 8.
However, in 1938 Dicky Case joined the Wembley Lions but had a poor season due to injuries and did actually retire.
9.
The Wolves dropped down a division in 1938 and after injury to the captain Frank Hodgson in the 1939 season, they announced that Dicky Case would be making a comeback to cover for the injured skipper.
10.
Whilst at Hackney, Dicky Case took over the sixty acre estate of Rye House and set up a training school at Rye House, operating under the name of the Hackney Motor Club.
11.
Dicky Case owned the local hotel and public house that was next door to the track.
12.
Dicky Case is listed as number 5 of 50 in the 1930s Player's cigarette card collection.