Garry Flood (born 1952) is a former motocross and motorcycle speedway rider from Australia, who was eight times motocross champion of Australia and was capped by Australasia in speedway.[1]
| Born | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| 1972-1973 | Crewe Kings |
| 1972 | Swindon Robins |
| 1972 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 1972 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| Team honours | |
| 1972 | British League Div 2 Winner |
| 1972 | British League Div 2 KO Cup Winner |
Motocross career
editFlood won eight Australian Motocross Championships. (125cc; 1969, 1970, 1973, 250cc; 1969, 1974 500cc; 1969, 1971, 1974)[2]
Speedway career
editFlood rode in Britain for just one season in 1972, initially for Leicester Lions, joint top scoring in a match against Peterborough Panthers, but riding most of the season with Crewe Kings, for whom he averaged over eight points from 41 matches, including ten paid maximum scores.[3] He also had rides in the top division with Swindon Robins, King's Lynn Stars, and Wolverhampton Wolves, and represented Australasia in a series against England in 1972. 1972 proved to be his only season in British speedway, Flood returning to Australia after a couple of challenge matches for Crewe in April 1973.[3] In 1973 he rode in Australia for Victoria.[4]
References
edit- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Gary Flood - One of Australia's all-time motocross legends". Australian Motocross History. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ a b Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 165
- ^ Christensen, Phillip (1973) "Cup Rider Leads Challenge", Sydney Morning Herald, 15 February 1973, p. 15, retrieved 2012-03-16
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