Garry Middleton

Garry Middleton

Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Garry Middleton


nationality = flagicon|AUS Australia
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1948|7|14
dateofdeath =
cityofbirth = Corowa
countryofbirth = Australia
retired = Retired
career = King's Lynn Stars
Belle Vue Aces
Wimbledon Dons
Newcastle Diamonds
Hackney Hawks
Oxford Cheetahs
Coventry Bees
years = 1967, 1975
1967
1967-1968
1969
1967-1971
1972
1973
indivhonour = None
indivyear =
teamhonour = None
teamyear =

Garry David Middleton (born 14 July 1948 Corowa, Australia)cite book | last = Oakes | first = Peter | coauthors = Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE | title = Who's Who of World Speedway | publisher = Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd | date = 1976 | isbn = 0-904584-04-6 ] is a former international speedway rider.

Career

He first came to Britain in 1967 a rode for a short time with the Belle Vue Aces and the King's Lynn Stars before getting a permanent ride with the Wimbledon Dons. He stayed with the Dons for the 1968 season but in 1969 he moved to the Hackney Hawks. He rode for the Hawks from 1969 until 1971. In 1972 he moved to the Oxford Cheetahs following a contract dispute with promoter Len Silver. Middleton also raced as an International rider for Australia.

Middleton incidents

He was nicknamed 'Cass the Gas' as he was a real showman and made his feelings known about a variety of subjects.

In 1969 he was involved in an incident with Roy Trigg at Cradley Heath. Garry tried to forcefully dive under Roy but Roy saw him and slowed down, leaving Middleton to shoot straight past him into the safety fence. Middleton then went into the pits into his toolbox and pulled out a handgun ! He had to be dragged from the pits to avoid further trouble. [Fenn, C.(2003). "Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight". ISBN 0-7524-2737-7]

In 1971, in a meeting against then World Champion Ole Olsen, Olsen was riding so well that he was unbeaten, passing people almost for fun. In the second half of the meeting, Middleton, to entertain the crowd, jokingly strapped two broom handles to his handlebar to stop Olsen passing him. The match referee did not share his sense of humour and fined him.

External links

* [http://www.hackneyhawks.co.uk www.hackneyhawks.co.uk]

References


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