- After winning the Western Canada Motorcycle Hillclimb Championship in 1931, he did not compete in any events until 1954, when at the age of 42, he started sports car racing with an M.G.T.C. car. He then joined the Sports Car Club of B. C. in 1955 and raced at Abbotsford and other circuits. He was the owner and operator of a Standard Chevron Station in Sidney, which eventually became the first home in 1956 for the fledgling Morgan Dealership. He began racing a Morgan Four Seater in 1957. In 1958 he won his first race and also the International Conference of Sports Car Clubs Championship. 1959 saw him win his way onto the Sports Car Club of B.C. Race Drivers Committee.
- During the nineteen years he competed, he exclusively drove Morgan cars. In 1963 he drove a 1963 Morgan Super Sport; in 1966 he ran a 1966 Morgan Plus Four Competition Model; in 1969 he raced a 1969 Morgan Plus Eight; and in 1972 he raced a 1972 Morgan 4/4 1600 until retiring at the end of the 1975 season.
- In 1974 he won his 389th trophy – 170 of which were firsts; 26 S.C.C.B.C. Championships, 8 of which were overalls; 17 I.C.S.C.C. Championships; and 2 C.A.S.C. B.C. Region Championships, 1 of which was an overall. Included in his 170 race wins was a first overall in the 1964 Westwood Enduro with co-driver Dave Ogilvy. In addition, he and co-driver Richard Evans won the Index of Performance Award in the 1968 Enduro. In 1972, he and son Robert qualified for the C.A.S.C. National Championships at Mosport, Ontario. This was his most distant race meet and they drove nearly 3,000 miles towing a small trailer of racing tires behind their cars so that they could compete in this event.
- In 1969 he was nominated for the Columbian Newspaper “Sportsman of the Year” Award. In addition to his driving efforts, he was a Charter Member of the Victoria Motor Sports Club, being President on two occasions; was a Charter Member of the International Conference of Sports Car Clubs where he was Vice-President for five years and the Novice License Director for three years; was an Executive Officer for C.A.S.C. as well as being club representative for V.M.S.C. and S.C.C.B.C. for many years.
- George’s wife Lydia was an active partner during his racing career. She did lap scoring, timing, some corner work duties as well as being a pit person. She also did some driving on occasion during George’s racing career. Although “G.B.” passed away on Oct. 15th, 1990, his memory lives on as a 2005 Inductee into the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame.
