Michael Gratney Erskine (22 August 1914 – 19 November 1985) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.
[1] Erskine, born in Westbury, Wiltshire, first rode for the Coventry junior team in 1933 and was involved in a crash that saw him hit the safety fence so hard that it pulled a supporting post out of the ground.
It was reported that he was leading the race by a distance, indicating that his riding style was one of full commitment.
In 1937, he concentrated on grasstrack racing and even designed a course at Farleigh Hungerford,[5] before returning to conventional speedway in 1938 after signing for Southampton Saints.
[6] After World War II, Erskine blossomed as a rider and spent six years with Wimbledon Dons in the top division from 1946 to 1951,[7] winning the 1950 and 1951 National Trophy.