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. Dodds competed in the inaugural
Formula 750 European championship in
1973, finishing second at the challenging
Clermont-Ferrand circuit, then won the final round at the
Montjuïc circuit to finish the season ranked second in the championship behind
Barry Sheene. In 1974, he won the preseason invitational
500cc Mettet Grand Prix and then, claimed the
1974 Formula 750 season world championship on a
Yamaha TZ 350. == Motorcycle Grand Prix results==