Travis McGowan

Travis McGowan

Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Travis McGowan


nationality = flagicon|Australia Australia
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1981|1|13|mf=y
cityofbirth = Mildura
countryofbirth = Australia
nickname = Moose
website =
britishleague = Swindon Robins
polishleague = Unia Leszno
swedishleague = Rospiggarna
years = 1998-2003
2004-2005
2006-2007
2008-
career = King's Lynn Stars
Oxford Cheetahs
Reading Bulldogs
Swindon Robins
indivhonour = Australian Under-16 Champion
Australian Under-21 Champion
indivyear = 2002
1998, 2000, 2002
teamhonour = Elite League KO Cup Winner
Craven Shield Winner
teamyear = 2000
2005

Travis McGowan (born January 13 1981 in Mildura, Australia) is an Australian speedway rider.

Career

McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten and by 1993 he had already won the Australian Under-16 Speedway Championship. Success continued as he won the Australian Under-21 titles three times - in 1998, 2000 and 2002 - as well as taking five consecutive victories in the Victoria State Championship between 2000 and 2005.

In 1999 McGowan was offered a team spot for the King's Lynn Stars in the British Elite League. He remained in the team for the follwing season but returned to Australia in 2001. He returned to King's Lynn in 2002 before moving to the Oxford Cheetahs in 2003. In 2006 he switched to the Reading Bulldogs, where he remained for two years before joining the Swindon Robins for the 2008 season. Aside from his racing in the British Elite League, McGowan has also ridden for the Swedish Elitersien team Rospiggarna (2006-2008) and the Polish Ekstraliga club Unia Leszno (2007-2008). [cite web | url = http://www.swindon-speedway.co.uk/mod-htmlpages-display-pid-60.phtml | title = Travis McGowan profile | publisher = Swindon Speedway | accessdate = 2008-08-11]

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