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Jason Garrity (born 9 November 1993) is an English motorcycle speedway rider who won the British Under-19 Championship and the National League Riders Championship in 2011.


Biography

Born in
Longsight Longsight is an inner city suburb of Manchester, England, located south of the city centre. It is bounded by Ardwick and West Gorton to the north; Levenshulme to the south; and Chorlton-on-Medlock, Victoria Park and Fallowfield to the west ...
but now living in
Droylsden Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester city centre and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the ...
,
Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...
, Garrity was raised by his grandfather, former world kickboxing champion Kenny Longshaw.2011 Rider Index
, speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
After taking up speedway in 1999, he progressed to a 500cc bike at the age of ten and won the British Under-15 championship in 2008. He began riding for
Buxton Hitmen The Buxton Hitmen were a speedway team in the British National League (formerly the Conference League) from 1994 to 2018. The club stopped racing in the National League after the 2018 speedway season. History The team's inaugural season was i ...
in 2009, becoming a regular part of the team the following year. In December 2010 he was signed by
Belle Vue Aces The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway club, based in Manchester. The club hold the record of having won the top tier League championship 13 times. They currently compete in the SGB Premiership, racing at The National Speedway Stadium, wi ...
who made him part of their National League Colts side in 2011.Belle Vue sign up rising star Jason Garrity
, ''
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'', 30 December 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
In July 2011, he won the British Under-19 Championship at Rye House,Frost, Richard (2011) "Hot Rod", ''Speedway Star'', 17 September 2011, p. 36.Frost, Richard (2011)
Rising star Jason Garrity wins Brit Under-19 title
, menmedia.co.uk. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
and later that month made his Elite League debut for the Aces in two matches against the
Peterborough Panthers The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England. They are three times champions of the United Kingdom, winning the highest level league in 1999, 2006 and 2021. History 1970–1994 The Panthers inaugural se ...
. The following month he joined
Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...
team the
Leicester Lions Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. The club returned to speedway for the 2011 Premier League season, moving up to the Elite League ...
on loan for the remainder of the season.Leicester Lions sign Jason Garrity and Viktor Bergstrom
,
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, 24 August 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011. He added another title in September when he won the National League Riders Championship, also at Rye House.Secret of Jason Garrity’s success
, ''
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'', 8 September 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
In November 2011, he signed to ride for
Rye House Rockets The Rye House Rockets were a speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They competed in various British speedway leagues from 1954 to 2018. History Rye House began life in 1934 hosting open meetings. Whilst at Hackney in ...
in 2012. He was a Grand Prix reserve in 2014. Garrity signed the
Coventry Bees Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England. History A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Souther ...
on a full transfer from
Rye House Rockets The Rye House Rockets were a speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They competed in various British speedway leagues from 1954 to 2018. History Rye House began life in 1934 hosting open meetings. Whilst at Hackney in ...
in 2015. In 2017 he signed for
Redcar Bears The Redcar Bears are a British speedway team who currently compete in the SGB Championship (middle tier of the British speedway leagues). Their major team honour to date is the SGB Championship KO Cup win in 2019 against rivals Newcastle Diamo ...
in the British
SGB Championship The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Championship is the second division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It ...
. After a fourth placed finish in the British Riders Championship in June 2018, he signed a temporary 28-day contract with the Belle Vue Aces. In 2020, Garrity was charged for burglary and robbery. According to news reports, "He appeared before Stockport Magistrates’ Court today (Monday 20 April 2020) where he was remanded to appear before Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on 18 May 2020." He was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garrity, Jason 1993 births Living people British speedway riders English motorcycle racers Sportspeople from Manchester Buxton Hitmen riders Coventry Bees riders Redcar Bears riders