Dinny Patterson became interested in cycling at 15 years of age and competed in the Sydney to Goulburn road race.
He then turned to theatrical dancing and spent several years on the road in various shows. Dinny opened a dance school in Hurstville prior to becoming the manager of the famed "400 Club".
Dinny had been following midget auto racing for some time, and purchased a car in 1937. A short while later he purchased a more competitive car and raced against American drivers Paul Swedberg and Beale Simmons.
During the 1946 - 47 season, visiting American drivers Cal Niday and Perry Grimm befriended Dinny and influenced Patterson that he should try his luck in the U.S.
Dinny flew out of Australia on May 11, 1947. Patterson struggled on the strange tracks and the concept of time trials, with which he was unfamiliar. During his time trial at San Diego on May 30th, Dinny hit a rut, crashed through the retaining wall and impacted a concrete pillar. Dinny Patterson succumbed to his injuries at 4:45 am on June 3, 1947. Dinny was survived by his wife and two sons.
Dinny Patterson was cremated in the United States and his ashes were sent back to Australia.
He then turned to theatrical dancing and spent several years on the road in various shows. Dinny opened a dance school in Hurstville prior to becoming the manager of the famed "400 Club".
Dinny had been following midget auto racing for some time, and purchased a car in 1937. A short while later he purchased a more competitive car and raced against American drivers Paul Swedberg and Beale Simmons.
During the 1946 - 47 season, visiting American drivers Cal Niday and Perry Grimm befriended Dinny and influenced Patterson that he should try his luck in the U.S.
Dinny flew out of Australia on May 11, 1947. Patterson struggled on the strange tracks and the concept of time trials, with which he was unfamiliar. During his time trial at San Diego on May 30th, Dinny hit a rut, crashed through the retaining wall and impacted a concrete pillar. Dinny Patterson succumbed to his injuries at 4:45 am on June 3, 1947. Dinny was survived by his wife and two sons.
Dinny Patterson was cremated in the United States and his ashes were sent back to Australia.
Dinny Patterson became interested in cycling at 15 years of age and competed in the Sydney to Goulburn road race.
He then turned to theatrical dancing and spent several years on the road in various shows. Dinny opened a dance school in Hurstville prior to becoming the manager of the famed "400 Club".
Dinny had been following midget auto racing for some time, and purchased a car in 1937. A short while later he purchased a more competitive car and raced against American drivers Paul Swedberg and Beale Simmons.
During the 1946 - 47 season, visiting American drivers Cal Niday and Perry Grimm befriended Dinny and influenced Patterson that he should try his luck in the U.S.
Dinny flew out of Australia on May 11, 1947. Patterson struggled on the strange tracks and the concept of time trials, with which he was unfamiliar. During his time trial at San Diego on May 30th, Dinny hit a rut, crashed through the retaining wall and impacted a concrete pillar. Dinny Patterson succumbed to his injuries at 4:45 am on June 3, 1947. Dinny was survived by his wife and two sons.
Dinny Patterson was cremated in the United States and his ashes were sent back to Australia.
He then turned to theatrical dancing and spent several years on the road in various shows. Dinny opened a dance school in Hurstville prior to becoming the manager of the famed "400 Club".
Dinny had been following midget auto racing for some time, and purchased a car in 1937. A short while later he purchased a more competitive car and raced against American drivers Paul Swedberg and Beale Simmons.
During the 1946 - 47 season, visiting American drivers Cal Niday and Perry Grimm befriended Dinny and influenced Patterson that he should try his luck in the U.S.
Dinny flew out of Australia on May 11, 1947. Patterson struggled on the strange tracks and the concept of time trials, with which he was unfamiliar. During his time trial at San Diego on May 30th, Dinny hit a rut, crashed through the retaining wall and impacted a concrete pillar. Dinny Patterson succumbed to his injuries at 4:45 am on June 3, 1947. Dinny was survived by his wife and two sons.
Dinny Patterson was cremated in the United States and his ashes were sent back to Australia.
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