Rodney Gould
Rodney " Rod" Gould ( born March 10, 1943 in Banbury, England) is a former British motorcycle racer.
In 1970, Gould was on Yamaha world champion in the 250 cc class of the Motorcycle World Championship.
Career
Rod Gould made his debut with a fifth place in the Grand Prize of the GDR in 1967 at the Sachsenring on a 500 cc Norton in the Motorcycle World Championship. In 1968 he started then as a regular driver in the 250 cc class on Yamaha and was after three third places fourth in the overall standings. In the 1969 season, Gould reached in the classes to 250 - and 350 - cc six second places and reached the World Cup ranks six and five.
The 1970 season was the most successful in Rodney Gould's career. He started in the 250cc class at nine Grands Prix, won six races and ended up with all the podium. At the end of the season he was finally superior world champion before his Yamaha team mate Kel Carruthers from Australia. 1971 did not succeed Rod Gould then to defend his 250cc title. Despite two victories in the Netherlands and in Sweden, he had in the overall standings against his compatriot and brand-mate Phil Read just the cold.
In the 1972 season Gould also get another two 250 - cc victories, but in the World Cup, he had to defer to the Finn Jarno Saarinen and Renzo Pasolini, an Italian. In the 500 cc class in which he played five races this year, Gould landed on the podium four times and was able to complete the championship in fourth. After the 1972 season, Rodney Gould finished then, after ten Grand Prix victories and 34 podium finishes, his career in the World Cup.