Max Octavius Grosskreutz (27 April 1906 in Proserpine, Queensland[1] – 20 September 1994) was an Australian speedway rider.[2][3]
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| Born | 27 April 1906 Proserpine, Queensland |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 September 1994 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| 1929 | Lea Bridge |
| 1930 | Manchester White City |
| 1931–1936 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1938 | Norwich Stars |
| 1947–1948 | Odsal Boomerangs |
| Individual honours | |
| 1929, 1936 | Australian Champion |
| 1936, 1946 | NSW State Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 | National League Champion |
| 1931 | Northern League Champion |
| 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 | National Trophy winner |
| 1934, 1935, 1936 | A.C.U. Cup winner |
| 1938 | Provincial Trophy winner |
Speedway career
editGrosskreutz finished third in the Star Riders' Championship in 1935, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship which began a year later in 1936.
He won the Australian Championship at Davies Park Speedway in Brisbane in 1929 and again in 1936 at the famous Sydney Showground.[4] He was also NSW State Champion in 1936 and 1946.
He moved to the Belle Vue Aces in 1931. He stayed with the aces until the end of the 1936 season when he retired to manage the Norwich Stars.[1] During this time he made forty-one Test Match appearances for Australia.[5] He did however ride for Norwich during the 1938 Speedway National League Division Two and topped the league averages.[6]
In 1947, he made a comeback, riding for the Odsal Boomerangs and made three further Test Match appearances.[7]
Players cigarette cards
editGrosskreutz is listed as number 17 of 50 in the 1930s Player's cigarette card collection.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Bamford, R. & Stallworthy, D. (2003) Speedway – The Pre War Years, Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2749-0
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Max Grosskreutz planning a speedway test return". Reynolds's Newspaper. 6 June 1937. Retrieved 26 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Foster, P. (2005) History of the Speedway Ashes, The History Press Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3468-3
- ^ "Max Grosskreutz will make the cinders fly". Evening Despatch. 10 August 1938. Retrieved 2 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Addison J. (1948). The People Speedway Guide. Odhams Press Limited
- ^ "Speedway Riders 17 Max Grosskreutz". Speedway Museum Online. Retrieved 10 October 2021.