Rusty Harrison

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::summary Australian speedway rider ::

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Field	Value
name	Rusty Harrison
nationality	Australian
birth_date
birth_place	Elizabeth, South Australia
years1	2000, 2009, 2014
career1	Glasgow Tigers
years2	2001–2004, 2006, 2010–2013
career2	Workington Comets
years3	2005–2006
career3	Edinburgh Monarchs
years4	2005
career4	Belle Vue Aces
years5	2007
career5	Stoke Potters
years6	2008
career6	King's Lynn Stars
years7	2009
career7	Birmingham Brummies
indivyear1	1995, 1997
indivhonour1	Australian Under-16 Champion
indivyear2	2001
indivhonour2	Australian Under-21 Champion
indivyear3	2003
indivhonour3	South Australian Champion
teamyear1	2001, 2006
teamhonour1	Premier League Fours Champion
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| image = | name= Rusty Harrison | nationality = Australian | birth_date = | birth_place = Elizabeth, South Australia

| years1 = 2000, 2009, 2014 | career1 = Glasgow Tigers | years2 = 2001–2004, 2006, 2010–2013 | career2 = Workington Comets | years3 = 2005–2006 | career3 = Edinburgh Monarchs | years4 = 2005 | career4 = Belle Vue Aces | years5 = 2007 | career5 = Stoke Potters | years6 = 2008 | career6 = King's Lynn Stars | years7 = 2009 | career7 = Birmingham Brummies | indivyear1 = 1995, 1997 | indivhonour1 = Australian Under-16 Champion | indivyear2 = 2001 | indivhonour2 = Australian Under-21 Champion | indivyear3 = 2003 | indivhonour3 = South Australian Champion | teamyear1 = 2001, 2006 | teamhonour1 = Premier League Fours Champion

Russell Wade Harrison (born 11 October 1981 in Elizabeth, South Australia) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider.

Career summary

Harrison won the Australian Under-16 Championship in 1995 in Perth and again in 1997 at his home track in Adelaide (Sidewinders Speedway), before going on to be the Australian Under-21 Champion in 2001, winning again at home in Adelaide, this time at the Gillman Speedway. In 2002 he was third in the Australian Under-21 Championship at Gillman behind winner Travis McGowan and second placed Cameron Woodward. Harrison also won the South Australian Championship in 2003 Gillman. As of 2015, Harrison's 2003 win was the last time a South Australian born rider has won the SA Championship (Adelaide based, but Darwin born Rory Schlein would win the title from 2004-2007).

Harrison made his debut in British speedway in 2001 riding for Glasgow Tigers. In 2001 he joined Workington Comets where he stayed for three seasons, before moving to Edinburgh Monarchs in 2005. In 2005, he also rode as a reserve for Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League at number seven. | date = 2005-09-26 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2005/05/20/speedway_u21s_220505_feature.shtml | access-date = 2007-10-13 }}

He moved back to Workington in 2006, after apparently refusing to take his last two rides for Edinburgh during rain soaked meeting against Rye House Rockets on 7 July 2006, | date = 2006-07-14 | url = http://sport.scotsman.com/motorsport.cfm?id=1025902006 | access-date = 2007-10-13 }} He was part of the Workington four who won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 7 October 2006, at Derwent Park.

He rode for Stoke Potters in 2007. In September 2007, Harrison decided to retire from speedway after being affected by the serious injuries suffered by team-mate Garry Stead. This followed a poor run of form when he had already decided to stop riding that season, saying, "I just haven't got going at all and I feel I have been letting too many people down" said the Australian. You are a danger to yourself and others when your head is not right and it's best that I stand down now before anything else happens."{{cite news | last = Kinvig | first = David | title = BBC Stoke & Staffordshire Sport: Speedway | publisher = BBC News | date = 2007-09-24 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2007/03/16/speedway_news_results_2007_feature.shtml | access-date = 2007-10-13 }}

However, in early 2008 the King's Lynn Stars signed Harrison for the 2008 season. He rode for Glasgow Tigers and Birmingham Brummies in 2009, and rode for Workington Comets between 2010 and 2012. He quit the Comets in June 2012 due to family and work commitments, but towards the end of 2012 signed for the Comets again to ride in 2013.

His last season was in 2015 for Workington.

References

References

1. "2008 Rider index".
2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022".
3. "2001 Australian Champions". Motorcycling Australia.
4. "2006 season fixtures and results".
5. "Rusty Harrison statistics". Premier League Speedway.
6. "[http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/rusty-harrison-quits-workington-comets-speedway-team-1.971008?referrerPath=sport/ Rusty Harrison Quits Workington Comets Speedway Team]", ''Times & Star'', 2 July 2012, retrieved 2012-07-02
7. "[http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/sport/comets/comets-hero-rusty-agrees-stunning-speedway-return-1.1020345?referrerPath=sport/ Comets Hero Rusty Agrees Stunning Speedway Return]", ''Times & Star'', 7 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012

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