Gerry Hussey
Appearance
Born | 1933 |
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Died | 6 March 1959 Rowley Park Speedway, South Australia |
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1954-1955 | West Ham Hammers |
1956 | Norwich Stars |
1958 | Leicester Hunters |
Individual honours | |
1956, 1958 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Gerry Hussey (1933–1959) was an international speedway rider from England.[1]
Speedway career
Hussey reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for various clubs.[3] Hussey died on 6 March 1959, following a crash in a midget car race at Rowley Park Speedway in South Australia on March 6, 1959.[4]
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1955 - London, Wembley Stadium- Reserve - did not ride
- 1956 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0pts
- 1958 - London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 7pts
References
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Midget Troubles". Speedway Museum online. Retrieved 6 July 2021.