Jason Garrity
| Jason Garrity | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  England | |
| Date of birth | 9 November 1993 | |
| Place of birth | Droylsden, Greater Manchester, England | |
| Current club information | ||
| British league | Rye House Rockets | |
| Career history | ||
| Buxton Hitmen (NL) Belle Vue Colts (NL) Leicester Lions (PL) Rye House Rockets (PL) |
2009–2010 2011 2011 2012 | |
| Individual honours | ||
| British Under-15 Champion British Under-19 Champion National League Riders Champion |
2008 2011 2011 | |
| Team honours | ||
| National League Trophy National League Knock-out Cup National League Champions |
2010 2010 2010 | |
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 Droylsden, Greater Manchester, Garrity was raised by his grandfather, former world kickboxing champion Kenny Longshaw.[1] After taking up speedway in 1999, he progressed to a 500cc bike by the age of ten and won the British Under-15 championship in 2008.[1] He began riding for Buxton Hitmen in 2009, becoming a regular part of the team the following year.[1] In December 2010 he was signed by Belle Vue Aces who made him part of their National League Colts side in 2011.[1][2] In July 2011 he won the British Under-19 Championship at Rye House,[3][4] and later that month made his Elite League debut for the Aces in two matches against Peterborough Panthers. The following month he joined Premier League team Leicester Lions on loan for the remainder of the season.[1][5] He added another title in September when he won the National League Riders Championship, also at Rye House.[1][6] In November 2011 he signed to ride for Rye House Rockets in 2012.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "2011 Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2011-11-16
- ↑ "Belle Vue sign up rising star Jason Garrity", Daily Mirror, 30 December 2010, retrieved 2011-11-16
- ↑ 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 2011-11-16
- ↑ "Leicester Lions sign Jason Garrity and Viktor Bergstrom", BBC, 24 August 2011, retrieved 2011-11-16
- ↑ "Secret of Jason Garrity’s success", Tameside Advertiser, 8 September 2011, retrieved 2011-11-16
- ↑ "Rockets sign teen sensation Garrity", Hertfordshire Mercury, 25 November 2011, retrieved 2011-11-25