Garry Flood | |
Nationality: | Australian |
Birth Date: | 1952 |
Years1: | 1972-1973 |
Career1: | Crewe Kings |
Years2: | 1972 |
Career2: | Swindon Robins |
Years3: | 1972 |
Career3: | King's Lynn Stars |
Years4: | 1972 |
Career4: | Wolverhampton Wolves |
Teamyear1: | 1972 |
Teamhonour1: | British League Div 2 Winner |
Teamyear2: | 1972 |
Teamhonour2: | British League Div 2 KO Cup Winner |
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]
Flood won eight Australian Motocross Championships. (125cc; 1969, 1970, 1973, 250cc; 1969, 1974 500cc; 1969, 1971, 1974)[2]
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.[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. In 1973 he rode in Australia for Victoria.[4]