Victor John Harding (5 July 1952 in East Ham, London – 8 June 1979 Whipps Cross, London) was a motorcycle speedway rider.

[1][2] Harding began at the Rye House training school in 1970 run by Len Silver and spent several seasons trying to break into a league team.

[5] In 1977 Len Silver signed him for the Hackney Hawks from Weymouth and spent most of that season as reserve.

[7] He was in a heat as a replacement for Bo Petersen but during the race he was involved in a terrible crash with Steve Weatherley.

Harding was killed and Weatherley was left with a broken back and paraplegia.