Garry Flood (born 1952) is an Australian former

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and motorcycle speedway rider who was eight times motocross champion of Australia and was capped by Australasia in speedway.

Motocross career

Flood won eight Australian Motocross Championships. (125cc; 1969, 1970, 1973, 250cc; 1969, 1974 500cc; 1969, 1971, 1974)

Speedway career

Flood rode in Britain for just one season in 1972, initially for

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, joint top scoring in a match against

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, but riding most of the season with

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, for whom he averaged over eight points from 41 matches, including ten paid maximum scores.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', Automedia, p. 165 He also had rides in the top division with

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, and

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, 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.Christensen, Phillip (1973)
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, '' Sydney Morning Herald'', 15 February 1973, p. 15, retrieved 2012-03-16

References

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