Accident
On Friday 18 May 2007 Garry’s racing career came to an abrupt end at Somerset speedway, when a freak racing accident left him paralysed from the waist down and in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Garry today is still very proud of the fact that he never missed a season since his Speedway Career started way back in 1987 as a raw Speedway recruit. He hoped that he would return to ride for the Hull Vikings before his racing career ended but that was not to be. One of Garry’s favourite moments from his career was when he guested for Poole Pirates in the 2003 Speedway Star KO Cup final and he combined with Tony Rickardsson for a 5-1. Poole went on to win with Garry being part of both meetings and receiving a winners medal.
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Famous quotes containing the word accident:
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—Augusta Evans (1835–1909)
“Is this the nature
Whom passion could not shake? whose solid virtue
The shot of accident nor dart of chance
Could neither graze nor pierce?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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