Notable Rider-members
Some notably good riders from the membership of the past were Nino Bibbia, Italy; Jack Heaton, USA; and Billy Fiske, USA (the first American pilot killed in World War II as a volunteer in the "Millionaire Squadron"). In 1955 the then 71-year old Lord Brabazon won the Cresta Run Coronation Cup at an average speed of 71 km/h (44mph).
Among the best riders in recent years: 8 times Grand National Winner and Swiss Franco Gansser, Lord Clifton Wrottesley, finished fourth at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, current Top record holder James Sunley (50.09 in 1999) and current Junction Record holder Johannes Badrutt (41.02 in 1999). Marcel Melcher was the youngest ever Winner (age 19, in 1979) of the Grand National
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