Hocking, Gary b. September 30, 1937 d. December 21, 1962 Sportsman. Born in Caerleon, Newport, Wales, and as a small boy his family immigrated to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He won the 1961 350cc and 500cc World Motorcycle Championships when he rode for MV Agusta. The death of his good friend Tom Phillis (Honda) on the Isle of Man upset him a lot and he retired from motorcycle racing. The following year he began racing cars and at the Westmead Circuit, Durban, South Africa, died after his Lotus-Climax 18/21 went out of control and left the road...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul Narramore) Christchurch Cemetery, Newport, Newport, Wales
b. September 30, 1937 d. December 21, 1962