Bob Garrad
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{{Infobox Speedway rider
| image =
| name= Bob Garrad
| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|1|18}}
| birth_place = Chelmsford, England
| years1 = 1976–1986
| career1 = Rye House Rockets
| years2 = 1977–1978, 1981–1983
| career2 = Hackney Hawks
| years3 = 1979
| career3 = King's Lynn Stars
| years4 = 1980
| career4 = Leicester Lions
| years5 = 1984
| career5 = Poole Pirates
| teamyear1 = 1979
| teamhonour1 = National League KO Cup Winner
| teamyear2 = 1980
| teamhonour2 = National League Champion
}}
Bobby David Garrad (born 18 January 1960 in Chelmsford, Essex)Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). 1986 Speedway Yearbook. {{ISBN|0-948882-00-X}} is a former motorcycle speedway riderLawson,K (2018) “The Cheetahs 1976 – The Resurrection”. {{ISBN| 978-0-244-69934-5}} from England.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929–2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=21 June 2023}}
Career
Garrad spent most of his career with Rye House Rockets in the National League.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000756/19800418/023/0023 |title=Garrad in top form |website=Hertford Mercury and Reformer |date=18 April 1980 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 September 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000756/19830318/070/0070 |title=Rye pair up against the best |website=Hertford Mercury and Reformer |date=18 March 1983 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 September 2024}} Garrad became the club captain of the Rockets.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003747/19860103/057/0057 |title=Garrad's happy to forget 1985 |website=Brentwood Gazette |date=3 January 1986 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 September 2024}}
Garrad was considered to be one of the best prospects in British speedway in his early days at Rye House after finishing third in the British Under 21 Championship in 1978. He also finished third in the National League Riders Championship in 1982.Jacobs, Norman (2007). 70 Years of Rye House Speedway. {{ISBN|978-0-7524-4162-7}}
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Category:British speedway riders
Category:English motorcycle racers
Category:Sportspeople from Chelmsford
Category:Rye House Rockets riders
Category:King's Lynn Stars riders
Category:Leicester Lions riders
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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