Gary Peterson (speedway rider)

Gary Richard Peterson (9 June 1946 – 17 October 1975) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from New Zealand.

Speedway career
Peterson became the champion of New Zealand after winning the 1973 New Zealand Championship.

He rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1968 to 1975, riding for various clubs. In 1970, he topped the league averages during the 1970 British League Division Two season.

In 1975, Peterson died in a crash at Monmore Green Stadium during the Midland Cup final match. Riding for Wolves he lost control of his bike and hit a track lighting pylon.