Wally Kilmister
Wallace Stewart Kilmister, better known as Wally Kilmister, was an international speedway rider.Kilmister first rode in grasstrack in 1925, before taking up speedway. He began riding at the Kilbirnie track in Wellington in 1929 before travelling to England and joining the Wembley Lions in 1930. In 1935 he rode in the Star Riders' Championship and in 1936 he won the New Zealand Championship. He was also a member of New Zealand and Colonies teams in the 1930s. At one time he also held the New Zealand land speed record with an average of 107 mph.
After retiring from speedway Kilmister ran a sports and model shop under his own name until the 1970s on Wembley Triangle, near to Wembley Stadium, and later returned to New Zealand and lived in Taupo where he had a motorcycle, lawnmower and chainsaw shop.
