Travis McGowan

Travis McGowan
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Date of birth 13 January 1981
Place of birth    Mildura, Victoria
Nickname Moose
Current club information
Career history
King's Lynn Stars
Oxford Cheetahs
Reading Bulldogs
Swindon Robins
Glasgow Tigers
Somerset Rebels		 1998–2003
2004–2005
2006–2007
2008–2009
2010
2011
Individual honours
Australian Under-16 Champion
Australian Under-21 Champion
Victorian State Champion		 1993
1998, 2000, 2002
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Team honours
Elite League KO Cup Winner
Craven Shield Winner		 2000
2005

Travis McGowan (born 13 January 1981 in Mildura, Victoria) is an Australian speedway rider.

Career

McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten, and in 1993 he won the Australian Under-16 Championship at Darwin's Northline Speedway. Success continued as he won the Australian Under-21 Speedway Championship in 1998, 2000 and 2002, as well as taking five consecutive victories in the Victorian State Championship between 2001 and 2005. By winning the Victorian title five times in a row, McGowan broke the record of four straight wins previously held by Mildura speedway legends Phil Crump (1972-1975, 1979-1982) and Leigh Adams (1989-1992).

In 1999 McGowan was offered a team spot for the King's Lynn Stars in the British Elite League. He remained in the team for the following season but returned to Australia in 2001. He returned to King's Lynn in 2002 before moving to the Oxford Cheetahs in 2003. In 2006 he switched to the Reading Bulldogs, where he remained for two years before transferring to the Swindon Robins in 2008. Aside from his racing in the British Elite League, McGowan has also ridden for the Swedish Elitersien team Rospiggarna (2006–2008) and the Polish Ekstraliga club Unia Leszno (2007–2008).[1] In 2010 McGowan signed for Premier League team Glasgow Tigers. In 2011, McGowan rode for Premier League team Somerset Rebels, however he was later released by the club.

World Final Appearances

Individual Under-21 World Championship

References

  1. ↑ "Travis McGowan profile". Swindon Speedway. Retrieved 11 August 2008.