Mark Gary Carlson (born 24 October 1965) was a

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...

rider from Australia.

Career

Carlson made his British leagues debut during the

1986 National League season The 1986 National League was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. Summary The title was won by the Eastbourne Eagles. Final table Leading averages National League Knockout Cup The 1986 National League Knockout ...

, where he rode for

Milton Keynes Knights The Milton Keynes Knights are a Speedway team which originally operated from 1978 until their closure in 1992. The team were revived in 2012 but have had to race at various venues outside of Milton Keynes. History 1978–1988 The inaugural leag ...

. He stayed with Milton Keynes in the National League improving his average to 6.96 during the 1987 National League season. After a season with

Stoke Potters The Stoke Potters previously the Hanley Potters were a British speedway team competing in the National League. As Stoke, the team raced at Loomer Road Stadium in Newcastle-under-Lyme. As Hanley Potters they raced from 1929 to 1963. History H ...

he joined 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 ...

for the

1991 British League season The 1991 British League season was the 57th season of the top tier of Motorcycle speedway, speedway in the United Kingdom and the 27th known as the British League. Summary Wolverhampton Wolves won the league for the first time in their history. ...

. In 1992, he remained with Oxford for the season and won the bronze medal at the 1992 Australian Individual Speedway Championship. He represented the

Australia national speedway team Australia is one of the major teams in international motorcycle speedway with the country regarded as the birthplace of the sport in the 1920s. The current team is managed by former rider Mark Lemon, and captained by 2012 World Champion Chris ...

six times in total.

References

Living people 1965 births Australian speedway riders Milton Keynes Knights riders Oxford Cheetahs riders Stoke Potters riders {{Speedway-stub