Gary Peterson
Born9 June 1946 (1946-06-09)
New Zealand
Died17 October 1975(1975-10-17) (aged 29)
Wolverhampton, England
NationalityNew Zealander
Career history
1968–1970Nelson Admirals
1968–1969Newcastle Diamonds
1970–1971, 1973, 1975Wolverhampton Wolves
1970Bradford Northern
Individual honours
1973New Zealand Champion
Team honours
1973Midland Cup

Gary Richard Peterson (9 June 1946 – 17 October 1975) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from New Zealand.[1][2][3]

Speedway career

Peterson became the champion of New Zealand after winning the 1973 New Zealand Championship.[4]

He rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1968 to 1975, riding for various clubs.[5] In 1970, he topped the league averages during the 1970 British League Division Two season.[1][6]

In 1975, Peterson died in a crash at Monmore Green Stadium during the Midland Cup final match. Riding for Wolves he lost control of his bike and hit a track lighting pylon.[2][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Riders to Remember....Gary Peterson". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. "Roll Of Honour". Motorcycling New Zealand. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  5. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. "Speedway rider Gary Peterson killed". Reading Evening Post. 18 October 1975. Retrieved 21 October 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.


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