Garry Flood

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Garry Flood
Born1952
Nationality Australia
Career history
1972-1973Crewe Kings
1972Swindon Robins
1972King's Lynn Stars
1972Wolverhampton Wolves
Team honours
1972British League Div 2 Winner
1972British League Div 2 KO Cup Winner

Garry Flood (born 1952) is an Australian former Motocross and motorcycle speedway rider who was eight times motocross champion of Australia and was capped by Australasia in speedway.

Motocross career[]

Flood won eight Australian Motocross Championships. (125cc; 1969, 1970, 1973, 250cc; 1969, 1974 500cc; 1969, 1971, 1974)[1]

Speedway career[]

Flood 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.[2] 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.[2] In 1973 he rode in Australia for Victoria.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gary Flood - One of Australia's all-time motocross legends". Motorcross history. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 165
  3. ^ Christensen, Phillip (1973) "Cup Rider Leads Challenge", Sydney Morning Herald, 15 February 1973, p. 15, retrieved 2012-03-16


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