Rod Falding

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

353 (1962)
36 (1963-1992)

d. 2022

Family

Father of Peter Falding

Grandfather of Jordan Falding

Honours

Champion Of Champions
1974 1975

Driver Of The Year
1974

Willie Harrison Trophy
1980

Charlie Finnikin Trophy
1979

Finals (18)

18 finals at 10 tracks
Aycliffe	1
Belle Vue	1
Bradford	1
Long Eaton	2
Nelson	5
Rochdale	1
Sheffield	1
Stoke	1
White City	4
Wolverhampton	1

1.	Friday 2nd July 1971	Rochdale
2.	Sunday 10th September 1972	Aycliffe
3.	Saturday 5th May 1973	Nelson
4.	Sunday 12th August 1973	Stoke
5.	Saturday 13th April 1974	Nelson
6.	Saturday 27th April 1974	White City
7.	Sunday 28th April 1974	Wolverhampton
8.	Saturday 3rd August 1974	White City
9.	Saturday 5th October 1974	White City
10.	Saturday 19th October 1974	Nelson
11.	Saturday 2nd November 1974	White City
12.	Saturday 19th April 1975	Nelson
13.	Saturday 4th October 1975	Nelson
14.	Saturday 28th June 1980	Belle Vue
15.	Saturday 12th July 1980	Long Eaton
16.	Monday 20th October 1980	Sheffield
17.	Saturday 27th December 1980	Long Eaton
18.	Friday 5th July 1985	Bradford

1.	2 Jul 1971	Rochdale
2.	10 Sep 1972	Aycliffe
3.	5 May 1973	Nelson
4.	12 Aug 1973	Stoke
5.	13 Apr 1974	Nelson
6.	27 Apr 1974	White City
7.	28 Apr 1974	Wolverhampton
8.	3 Aug 1974	White City
9.	5 Oct 1974	White City
10.	19 Oct 1974	Nelson
11.	2 Nov 1974	White City
12.	19 Apr 1975	Nelson
13.	4 Oct 1975	Nelson
14.	28 Jun 1980	Belle Vue
15.	12 Jul 1980	Long Eaton
16.	20 Oct 1980	Sheffield
17.	27 Dec 1980	Long Eaton
18.	5 Jul 1985	Bradford

Race Wins (146)

146 race wins at 15 tracks
Aycliffe	11
Belle Vue	22
Bradford	2
Coventry	10
Hartlepool	1
Leicester	4
Long Eaton	21
Nelson	20
Northampton	5
Rochdale	10
Sheffield	11
Skegness	3
Stoke	5
White City	17
Wolverhampton	4

1.	Saturday 5th October 1963	Belle Vue	Heat 3
2.	Saturday 12th October 1963	Long Eaton	Heat 3
3.	Monday 30th May 1966	Belle Vue	Consolation
4.	Friday 12th April 1968	Long Eaton	Heat 1
5.	Monday 15th April 1968	Belle Vue	Helter Skelter
6.	Saturday 22nd June 1968	Long Eaton	Consolation
7.	Saturday 29th June 1968	Belle Vue	Heat 2
8.	Saturday 27th July 1968	Long Eaton	Consolation
9.	Saturday 27th July 1968	Long Eaton	Helter Skelter
10.	Saturday 10th August 1968	Belle Vue	Consolation
11.	Saturday 21st September 1968	Belle Vue	Heat 3
12.	Sunday 29th September 1968	Aycliffe	Heat 1
13.	Saturday 5th April 1969	Coventry	Helter Skelter
14.	Saturday 19th April 1969	Long Eaton	Heat 3
15.	Monday 1st September 1969	Belle Vue	Heat 1
16.	Saturday 27th September 1969	Nelson	Heat 3
17.	Saturday 4th October 1969	Coventry	Pursuit Championship
18.	Saturday 9th May 1970	Belle Vue	Consolation
19.	Saturday 9th May 1970	Belle Vue	Helter Skelter
20.	Saturday 10th April 1971	Nelson	Grand National
21.	Sunday 18th April 1971	Aycliffe	Consolation
22.	Sunday 16th May 1971	Aycliffe	Grand National
23.	Friday 28th May 1971	Rochdale	Heat 2
24.	Monday 31st May 1971	Belle Vue	Heat 2
25.	Saturday 5th June 1971	Coventry	Pursuit
26.	Friday 2nd July 1971	Rochdale	Final
27.	Friday 9th June 1972	Rochdale	Heat 2
28.	Sunday 6th August 1972	Aycliffe	Heat 2
29.	Sunday 6th August 1972	Aycliffe	Grand National
30.	Sunday 10th September 1972	Aycliffe	Final
31.	Friday 22nd September 1972	Rochdale	Consolation
32.	Sunday 24th September 1972	Aycliffe	Consolation
33.	Sunday 8th April 1973	Stoke	Heat 2
34.	Monday 23rd April 1973	Belle Vue	Grand National
35.	Saturday 5th May 1973	Nelson	Final
36.	Saturday 19th May 1973	White City	Heat 2
37.	Saturday 26th May 1973	Nelson	Grand National
38.	Sunday 17th June 1973	Stoke	Grand National
39.	Saturday 28th July 1973	Nelson	Grand National
40.	Sunday 12th August 1973	Stoke	Final
41.	Saturday 8th September 1973	Nelson	Consolation
42.	Sunday 23rd September 1973	Stoke	Heat 2
43.	Saturday 20th October 1973	Nelson	Helter Skelter
44.	Sunday 11th November 1973	Stoke	Heat 2
45.	Wednesday 26th December 1973	Belle Vue	Heat 2
46.	Saturday 13th April 1974	Nelson	Final
47.	Saturday 27th April 1974	White City	Final
48.	Sunday 28th April 1974	Wolverhampton	Heat 2
49.	Sunday 28th April 1974	Wolverhampton	Final
50.	Sunday 19th May 1974	Aycliffe	Heat 1
51.	Sunday 30th June 1974	Wolverhampton	Consolation 1
52.	Saturday 13th July 1974	White City	Grand National
53.	Sunday 21st July 1974	Aycliffe	Consolation
54.	Saturday 27th July 1974	Nelson	Heat 2
55.	Saturday 3rd August 1974	White City	Final
56.	Saturday 17th August 1974	Nelson	Driver Of The Year Semi-Final
57.	Saturday 14th September 1974	Belle Vue	Heat 2
58.	Saturday 21st September 1974	White City	Driver Of The Year Final
59.	Saturday 21st September 1974	White City	Grand National
60.	Sunday 22nd September 1974	Rochdale	Heat 1
61.	Saturday 28th September 1974	Nelson	Heat 3
62.	Friday 4th October 1974	Nelson	Heat 3
63.	Saturday 5th October 1974	White City	Heat 1
64.	Saturday 5th October 1974	White City	Final
65.	Sunday 13th October 1974	Wolverhampton	Helter Skelter
66.	Saturday 19th October 1974	Nelson	Final
67.	Saturday 2nd November 1974	White City	Final
68.	Saturday 12th April 1975	White City	Consolation
69.	Saturday 19th April 1975	Nelson	Final
70.	Sunday 22nd June 1975	Rochdale	Consolation
71.	Saturday 28th June 1975	Nelson	Consolation
72.	Saturday 2nd August 1975	Nelson	Heat 1
73.	Saturday 4th October 1975	Nelson	Heat 1
74.	Saturday 4th October 1975	Nelson	Final
75.	Saturday 25th October 1975	Nelson	Heat 3
76.	Saturday 8th May 1976	Nelson	Grand National
77.	Monday 10th May 1976	Sheffield	Grand National
78.	Saturday 5th June 1976	White City	Heat 2
79.	Saturday 7th August 1976	White City	Heat 2
80.	Sunday 8th August 1976	Aycliffe	Heat 2
81.	Sunday 19th September 1976	Aycliffe	Consolation
82.	Sunday 10th October 1976	Rochdale	Heat 3
83.	Sunday 7th November 1976	Rochdale	Heat 3
84.	Tuesday 28th December 1976	Sheffield	Helter Skelter
85.	Saturday 7th May 1977	White City	Heat 3
86.	Tuesday 7th June 1977	White City	Heat 3
87.	Saturday 18th June 1977	White City	Grand National
88.	Saturday 25th June 1977	White City	Heat 2
89.	Sunday 7th August 1977	Hartlepool	Grand National
90.	Saturday 10th June 1978	Long Eaton	Grand National
91.	Monday 17th July 1978	Sheffield	Heat 1
92.	Saturday 22nd July 1978	Long Eaton	Heat 2
93.	Saturday 22nd July 1978	Long Eaton	Grand National
94.	Saturday 7th October 1978	Coventry	Grand National
95.	Saturday 5th May 1979	Coventry	Consolation
96.	Wednesday 26th December 1979	White City	Heat 1
97.	Thursday 27th December 1979	Sheffield	Heat 3
98.	Saturday 28th June 1980	Belle Vue	Final
99.	Saturday 12th July 1980	Long Eaton	Heat 3
100.	Saturday 12th July 1980	Long Eaton	Final
101.	Monday 21st July 1980	Sheffield	Consolation
102.	Monday 21st July 1980	Sheffield	Grand National
103.	Saturday 26th July 1980	Belle Vue	Heat 3
104.	Sunday 24th August 1980	Northampton	Grand National
105.	Saturday 6th September 1980	Coventry	Consolation 2
106.	Saturday 27th September 1980	Belle Vue	Heat 1
107.	Saturday 11th October 1980	Long Eaton	Heat 1
108.	Saturday 18th October 1980	Leicester	Heat 2
109.	Monday 20th October 1980	Sheffield	Final
110.	Saturday 25th October 1980	Belle Vue	Heat 1
111.	Friday 26th December 1980	Bradford	Helter Skelter
112.	Saturday 27th December 1980	Long Eaton	Final
113.	Saturday 23rd May 1981	Long Eaton	Heat 3
114.	Saturday 13th June 1981	Northampton	Heat 2
115.	Saturday 20th June 1981	Leicester	Grand National
116.	Saturday 8th August 1981	Long Eaton	Heat 1
117.	Wednesday 12th August 1981	Skegness	Consolation
118.	Saturday 10th July 1982	Long Eaton	Heat 4
119.	Sunday 25th July 1982	Rochdale	Heat 3
120.	Sunday 25th July 1982	Rochdale	Grand National
121.	Saturday 4th September 1982	Coventry	Heat 2
122.	Monday 13th September 1982	Sheffield	Heat 2
123.	Tuesday 28th December 1982	Sheffield	Heat 2
124.	Saturday 25th June 1983	Belle Vue	Heat 4
125.	Saturday 2nd July 1983	Coventry	Heat 2
126.	Saturday 15th October 1983	Leicester	Heat 3
127.	Sunday 16th October 1983	Northampton	Heat 2
128.	Saturday 12th November 1983	Long Eaton	Heat 1
129.	Monday 26th December 1983	Belle Vue	Heat 2
130.	Monday 21st May 1984	Sheffield	Heat 1
131.	Monday 18th June 1984	Sheffield	Consolation
132.	Saturday 22nd September 1984	Leicester	Consolation
133.	Saturday 29th September 1984	Belle Vue	Heat 2
134.	Saturday 6th October 1984	Coventry	Heat 1
135.	Saturday 13th October 1984	Long Eaton	Heat 1
136.	Saturday 10th November 1984	Belle Vue	Heat 1
137.	Friday 5th July 1985	Bradford	Final
138.	Sunday 28th July 1985	Northampton	Consolation
139.	Thursday 26th December 1985	Belle Vue	Heat 2
140.	Wednesday 1st January 1986	Long Eaton	Consolation
141.	Sunday 27th July 1986	Northampton	Heat 1
142.	Saturday 2nd August 1986	Coventry	Consolation
143.	Friday 15th August 1986	Skegness	Consolation
144.	Saturday 11th April 1987	Long Eaton	Heat 1
145.	Saturday 13th June 1987	Long Eaton	Heat 1
146.	Sunday 25th October 1987	Skegness	Grand National

1.	5 Oct 1963	Belle Vue	Ht
2.	12 Oct 1963	Long Eaton	Ht
3.	30 May 1966	Belle Vue	Con
4.	12 Apr 1968	Long Eaton	Ht
5.	15 Apr 1968	Belle Vue	Helte
6.	22 Jun 1968	Long Eaton	Con
7.	29 Jun 1968	Belle Vue	Ht
8.	27 Jul 1968	Long Eaton	Con
9.	27 Jul 1968	Long Eaton	Helte
10.	10 Aug 1968	Belle Vue	Con
11.	21 Sep 1968	Belle Vue	Ht
12.	29 Sep 1968	Aycliffe	Ht
13.	5 Apr 1969	Coventry	Helte
14.	19 Apr 1969	Long Eaton	Ht
15.	1 Sep 1969	Belle Vue	Ht
16.	27 Sep 1969	Nelson	Ht
17.	4 Oct 1969	Coventry	Pursu
18.	9 May 1970	Belle Vue	Con
19.	9 May 1970	Belle Vue	Helte
20.	10 Apr 1971	Nelson	GN
21.	18 Apr 1971	Aycliffe	Con
22.	16 May 1971	Aycliffe	GN
23.	28 May 1971	Rochdale	Ht
24.	31 May 1971	Belle Vue	Ht
25.	5 Jun 1971	Coventry	Pursu
26.	2 Jul 1971	Rochdale	Final
27.	9 Jun 1972	Rochdale	Ht
28.	6 Aug 1972	Aycliffe	Ht
29.	6 Aug 1972	Aycliffe	GN
30.	10 Sep 1972	Aycliffe	Final
31.	22 Sep 1972	Rochdale	Con
32.	24 Sep 1972	Aycliffe	Con
33.	8 Apr 1973	Stoke	Ht
34.	23 Apr 1973	Belle Vue	GN
35.	5 May 1973	Nelson	Final
36.	19 May 1973	White City	Ht
37.	26 May 1973	Nelson	GN
38.	17 Jun 1973	Stoke	GN
39.	28 Jul 1973	Nelson	GN
40.	12 Aug 1973	Stoke	Final
41.	8 Sep 1973	Nelson	Con
42.	23 Sep 1973	Stoke	Ht
43.	20 Oct 1973	Nelson	Helte
44.	11 Nov 1973	Stoke	Ht
45.	26 Dec 1973	Belle Vue	Ht
46.	13 Apr 1974	Nelson	Final
47.	27 Apr 1974	White City	Final
48.	28 Apr 1974	Wolverhampton	Ht
49.	28 Apr 1974	Wolverhampton	Final
50.	19 May 1974	Aycliffe	Ht
51.	30 Jun 1974	Wolverhampton	Con
52.	13 Jul 1974	White City	GN
53.	21 Jul 1974	Aycliffe	Con
54.	27 Jul 1974	Nelson	Ht
55.	3 Aug 1974	White City	Final
56.	17 Aug 1974	Nelson	Drive
57.	14 Sep 1974	Belle Vue	Ht
58.	21 Sep 1974	White City	Drive
59.	21 Sep 1974	White City	GN
60.	22 Sep 1974	Rochdale	Ht
61.	28 Sep 1974	Nelson	Ht
62.	4 Oct 1974	Nelson	Ht
63.	5 Oct 1974	White City	Ht
64.	5 Oct 1974	White City	Final
65.	13 Oct 1974	Wolverhampton	Helte
66.	19 Oct 1974	Nelson	Final
67.	2 Nov 1974	White City	Final
68.	12 Apr 1975	White City	Con
69.	19 Apr 1975	Nelson	Final
70.	22 Jun 1975	Rochdale	Con
71.	28 Jun 1975	Nelson	Con
72.	2 Aug 1975	Nelson	Ht
73.	4 Oct 1975	Nelson	Ht
74.	4 Oct 1975	Nelson	Final
75.	25 Oct 1975	Nelson	Ht
76.	8 May 1976	Nelson	GN
77.	10 May 1976	Sheffield	GN
78.	5 Jun 1976	White City	Ht
79.	7 Aug 1976	White City	Ht
80.	8 Aug 1976	Aycliffe	Ht
81.	19 Sep 1976	Aycliffe	Con
82.	10 Oct 1976	Rochdale	Ht
83.	7 Nov 1976	Rochdale	Ht
84.	28 Dec 1976	Sheffield	Helte
85.	7 May 1977	White City	Ht
86.	7 Jun 1977	White City	Ht
87.	18 Jun 1977	White City	GN
88.	25 Jun 1977	White City	Ht
89.	7 Aug 1977	Hartlepool	GN
90.	10 Jun 1978	Long Eaton	GN
91.	17 Jul 1978	Sheffield	Ht
92.	22 Jul 1978	Long Eaton	Ht
93.	22 Jul 1978	Long Eaton	GN
94.	7 Oct 1978	Coventry	GN
95.	5 May 1979	Coventry	Con
96.	26 Dec 1979	White City	Ht
97.	27 Dec 1979	Sheffield	Ht
98.	28 Jun 1980	Belle Vue	Final
99.	12 Jul 1980	Long Eaton	Ht
100.	12 Jul 1980	Long Eaton	Final
101.	21 Jul 1980	Sheffield	Con
102.	21 Jul 1980	Sheffield	GN
103.	26 Jul 1980	Belle Vue	Ht
104.	24 Aug 1980	Northampton	GN
105.	6 Sep 1980	Coventry	Con
106.	27 Sep 1980	Belle Vue	Ht
107.	11 Oct 1980	Long Eaton	Ht
108.	18 Oct 1980	Leicester	Ht
109.	20 Oct 1980	Sheffield	Final
110.	25 Oct 1980	Belle Vue	Ht
111.	26 Dec 1980	Bradford	Helte
112.	27 Dec 1980	Long Eaton	Final
113.	23 May 1981	Long Eaton	Ht
114.	13 Jun 1981	Northampton	Ht
115.	20 Jun 1981	Leicester	GN
116.	8 Aug 1981	Long Eaton	Ht
117.	12 Aug 1981	Skegness	Con
118.	10 Jul 1982	Long Eaton	Ht
119.	25 Jul 1982	Rochdale	Ht
120.	25 Jul 1982	Rochdale	GN
121.	4 Sep 1982	Coventry	Ht
122.	13 Sep 1982	Sheffield	Ht
123.	28 Dec 1982	Sheffield	Ht
124.	25 Jun 1983	Belle Vue	Ht
125.	2 Jul 1983	Coventry	Ht
126.	15 Oct 1983	Leicester	Ht
127.	16 Oct 1983	Northampton	Ht
128.	12 Nov 1983	Long Eaton	Ht
129.	26 Dec 1983	Belle Vue	Ht
130.	21 May 1984	Sheffield	Ht
131.	18 Jun 1984	Sheffield	Con
132.	22 Sep 1984	Leicester	Con
133.	29 Sep 1984	Belle Vue	Ht
134.	6 Oct 1984	Coventry	Ht
135.	13 Oct 1984	Long Eaton	Ht
136.	10 Nov 1984	Belle Vue	Ht
137.	5 Jul 1985	Bradford	Final
138.	28 Jul 1985	Northampton	Con
139.	26 Dec 1985	Belle Vue	Ht
140.	1 Jan 1986	Long Eaton	Con
141.	27 Jul 1986	Northampton	Ht
142.	2 Aug 1986	Coventry	Con
143.	15 Aug 1986	Skegness	Con
144.	11 Apr 1987	Long Eaton	Ht
145.	13 Jun 1987	Long Eaton	Ht
146.	25 Oct 1987	Skegness	GN

Results (1908)

World Finals (13)

1	1968	Coventry	10th
2	1969	Belle Vue	8th
3	1971	Coventry	9th
4	1973	Harringay	10th
5	1974	Coventry	9th
6	1976	White City	11th
7	1977	Coventry	DNF
8	1980	Coventry	11th
9	1981	Bradford	9th
10	1983	Coventry	5th
11	1984	Belle Vue	DNF
12	1986	Coventry	8th
13	1988	Hednesford	6th

Rod passing George Stringer in the 1960 build from Aubrey Leighton. Probably the first scratch built special using SHS tube, the "Chrysler Coupe". Came with purchase of the Leighton inventory. (John Nolan words and photo)