John Dodds (motorcyclist)
John Dodds (born 13 November 1943) is an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed on the Grand Prix circuit from 1966 to 1978. His best finish was a third place behind Dieter Braun and Teuvo Länsivuori in the 1973 250cc world championship. Motorcycle racing career. Dodds won his first world championship Grand Prix at the 1970 125cc West German Grand Prix held in rainy conditions at the challenging, long Nürburgring racetrack, riding a single-cylinder Aermacchi motorcycle. During the 1971 season, Dodds helped fellow racer Kim Newcombe develop a motorcycle using a two-stroke  outboard motor designed by Dieter König. Newcombe and the König were the first to challenge the dominance of the MV Agustas after the departure of Honda from Grand Prix competition at the end of the 1967 season. In 1974, Dodds won the preseason invitational 500cc Mettet Grand Prix and then, claimed the Formula 750 world championship on a Yamaha TZ750. Motorcycle Grand Prix results. Points system from 1950 to 1968: Points system from 1969 onwards: