The Dave Roper Memorial Fund was set up after Dave’s untimely death in July 2009 jointly by his family and the Sudbury Motor Cycle Club. The Fund is designed to help and support the Club’s young and up and coming riders and to go further within the Sport. The format of support is decided at the beginning of each year. Mitchell Sharp made a special award which features the number 374 (which was Dave’s riding number in Classic Scrambles) with the word Champion across the ‘7’ and engraved “Dave Roper Riders Trust SMCC” also ‘In Loving Memory Dave Roper 03.02.1952 – 20.07.2009’ and is awarded to the rider who has finished in the highest position. Dave joined the Committee in 1983 and from 1989 served as Chairman for 20 years and attracted many people from far and wide to join the Sudbury Club.

Team Dave Roper started in 2010 so at the end of 2019 the Fund is TEN years old.

Here are the winners:

2010 Sam Toy
2011 Sam Toy
2012 Jamie Roper
2013 James Hockey
2014 Alex Rampton
2015 Alex Rampton
2016 Alex Rampton
2017 Jack Nicolaou
2018 George Eustace
2019 Jake Roper.

Here are some photos of the winners.