Nationality Australia Career status Deceased | Name Garry Middleton Date of death November 23, 1994 | |
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Born 19 July 1948
Corowa, New South Wales ( 1948-07-19 ) Died 23 November 1994(1994-11-23) (aged 46) 1967, 1975
1967
1967-1968
1969
1969-1971
1972
1973
1976
1977 King's Lynn Stars
Belle Vue Aces
Wimbledon Dons
Newcastle Diamonds
Hackney Hawks
Oxford Rebels
Coventry Bees
Birmingham Brummies
Leicester Lions 1976
1968, 1971
1968, 1971 World Team Cup
British League KO Cup
London Cup Winner | ||
Garry David Middleton (born 19 July 1948 Corowa, New South Wales - 23 November 1994) was an Australian Motorcycle speedway rider.
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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 Rebels 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.
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.