Carl Sydney Askew (born 19 November 1952 in
Sydney,
New South Wales
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) is a former
motorcycle speedway rider and a drag bike rider from Australia.
Career
He rode in the United Kingdom for the
Oxford Cheetahs
The Oxford Cheetahs are a British speedway teamLawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. based at Oxford Stadium, in Oxford, England. They were founded in 1939 and are five times champions of Britain, in 1964, 1985, 1986, 1989 and 200 ...
in 1976 and 1978
[Bamford,R & Shailes,G (2007). "The Story of Oxford Speedway". ] and the
Birmingham Brummies
Birmingham Brummies are a British speedway team founded in 1928. They were inaugural members of the Southern League in 1929. The team have twice finished runner-up in the highest tier of British speedway, during the 1952 Speedway National Le ...
. Askew retired in October 1979.
Askew worked as a mechanic for a short time in 1980, upon return to Australia from UK. Between 1981 and 1993, he worked as a sales rep selling motorcycle spares and accessories. From 1993 till 1994, Askew managed Fraser Motorcycles workshop, which is a company which imported Harley Davidson motorcycles to Australia. Askew operated his own bike shop between 1994 and 2000, then restored motorcycles until 2004. He has owned and run Southern Highlands Mower Centre since 2004.
After he stopped racing in the UK, Askew rode for another couple of years in Australia.
Ivan Mauger
Ivan Gerald Mauger (4 October 1939 – 16 April 2018) was a New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider. He won a record six World Championships (Finals), a feat equalled only with the inclusion of the Speedway GP Championships by Tony Rickardsson ...
asked Carl if he would like to ride in some of his Long Track meetings; he rode one of his George Wenn engined two valvers for a few years, winning his first race after 13 years of retirement. After he stopped riding the classic LongTrack, Askew rode a Drag Bike, 1428cc Nitros injected Suzuki. The fastest speed he ever hit was 7.9 sec at 180 mph over a ¼ mile stretch.
Personal life
Carl Askew lives in Bundanoon, with wife Rachael, daughter Rose, and son Jacob.
References
External links
brummiesfans.comrowleypark.comlubusports.pl
1952 births
Living people
Australian speedway riders
Oxford Cheetahs riders
Birmingham Brummies riders
Wolverhampton Wolves riders
Cradley Heathens riders
Sheffield Tigers riders
Stoke Potters riders
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