Mark Carlson
Born24 October 1965 (1965-10-24) (age 58)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
Great Britain
1986–1988Milton Keynes
1990Stoke
1987, 1991–1982Oxford
Individual honours
1992Australian Championship bronze medal

Mark Gary Carlson (born 24 October 1965) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1][2][3]

Career

Carlson made his British leagues debut during the 1986 National League season, where he rode for Milton Keynes Knights.[4] He stayed with Milton Keynes in the National League improving his average to 6.96 during the 1987 National League season.[4][5]

After a season with Stoke Potters he joined the Oxford Cheetahs for the 1991 British League season.[5]

In 1992, he remained with Oxford for the season and won the bronze medal at the 1992 Australian Individual Speedway Championship.[6][7] He represented the Australia national speedway team six times in total.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, rider profile Mark Carlson. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio Mark Carlson. Front Page Books. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Mark Carlson. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
  4. 1 2 "Mark Carlson". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Australian Speedway Championship Results". Australian Speedway Championship. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 28 April 2023.


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