Barry Burchatt
Born | Farnborough, England | 24 October 1987
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Nickname | Bazza |
Nationality | England |
Current club information | |
Career status | Retired |
Career history | |
2003 | |
2003-2006 | Rye House Raiders |
2003 | Wimbledon Dons |
2006 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
2007 | Newport Wasps |
2008 | Workington Comets |
Barry Peter Burchatt (born 24 October 1987 in Farnborough, Kent[1]) is a former speedway rider in the United Kingdom who rode for the Newport Wasps in 2007 and for the Workington Comets in 2008 in the Premier League.
Accident[]
Burchatt almost lost his life in a crash during a grasstrack meeting on 11 May 2008.[2] The crash left him with critical internal injuries and forced his retirement from speedway.
References[]
- ^ Bamford, Robert (1 March 2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
- ^ "Burchatt battling for his life". South Wales Argus. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- British speedway riders
- English motorcycle racers
- Newport Wasps riders
- Rye House Rockets riders
- Workington Comets riders
- People from Farnborough, London
- English speedway biography stubs