Inducted 1998 – Competitor – Motorcycle Racing
For 15 years, from 1978 to 1983, Ross Pederson soared like an eagle, dominating Canadian Motocross and Supercross racing like no one before or since. In 1978, he was 250cc and Open Senior Motorcross champion. From1980 until he retired at the end of the 1993 season, Ross collected a total of 42 national championships, including all eight of the Supercross championships ever held in Canada. Ross went out in style, winning his final Supercross at the Olympic Stadium in 1993.