Ross began riding at the Templeton track in
Christchurch in 1972. He moved to England in 1975 and joined the
Wimbledon Dons, where he spent six seasons from 1975 until 1980. He was a protege of the legendary
Ivan Mauger. While riding at Plough Lane, he won the
London Riders' Championship in 1977 and the
London Cup three times. He also topped the team averages twice. In 1979, he was a member of the
New Zealand national speedway team, which won the
World Team Cup. He was also a non-riding reserve for the
1979 World Final (won for a record 6th time by fellow Kiwi rider
Ivan Mauger). In 1980, he was third in the
British League Riders' Championship and the following year he rode in the
World Championship final at Wembley. In 1981, he switched from Wimbledon to join
Belle Vue Aces and helped win the league title during the
1982 British League season. From 1977 to 1986, he rode in eight finals of the
World Pairs Championship with Ivan Mauger and
Mitch Shirra. Riding with Mauger he was runner-up in 1978 and in 1981. During his long career, Larry Ross won the
New Zealand Championship a record nine times. In 2006, he came out of retirement to win the New Zealand long track championship. ==World Final appearances==