Ron Chandler

He competed in selected Grand Prix motorcycle road racing events between 1966 and 1971.

[1] A Thames Lighterman by trade,[2] Chandler was sponsored during his early career from 1962 by entrant Tom Kirby a motorcycle dealer with premises at Roneo Corner, Hornchurch, Essex.

[3] Breaking his ties to Tom Kirby in 1964, Chandler was then sponsored by Reg Kirby, Tom's brother and a motorcycle dealer from Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, whose bikes were prepared by Colin Seeley's race shop, Colin Seeley Racing Developments.

[2] His best Grand Prix season was in 1969, when he finished in seventh place in the 500cc world championship.

[1] His best individual result in the world championships was a podium finish at the 1971 500cc West German Grand Prix when, he rode a Kawasaki H1R to a third place finish behind the reigning world champion Giacomo Agostini and Rob Bron at the Hockenheimring circuit.

BSA Rocket 3 750 cc racer as campaigned by Chandler in the early 1970s