Gerry Hussey
Born12 March 1932 (1932-03-12)
Hampstead, London
Died6 March 1959(1959-03-06) (aged 26)
Rowley Park Speedway, South Australia
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1954-1955West Ham Hammers
1956Norwich Stars
1958Leicester Hunters
Individual honours
1956, 1958Speedway World Championship finalist

Gerald Arthur Hussey (12 March 1932 – 6 March 1959)[1] was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[2] He earned two international caps for the England national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

Hussey reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for various clubs.[5][3] After spending the 1956 season with Norwich Stars, he missed the 1957 season, choosing to ride in Australia.[6]

In December 1957, he was badly injured racing midget cars in Australia. His injuries included head lacerations and spinal injuries.[7] However, he continued to race midget cars and on 6 March 1959, he was killed following a crash in a midget car race at Rowley Park Speedway in South Australia.[8]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

  • 1955 - England London, Wembley Stadium- Reserve - did not ride
  • 1956 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0pts
  • 1958 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 7pts

References

  1. ↑ "Motorsport Memorial - Gerry Hussey". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Speedway is on the way back". Daily News (London). 28 May 1957. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "British speedway star badly injured". Northern Whig. 14 December 1957. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Midget Troubles". Speedway Museum online. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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