Michael "Mike" Farrell (born 20 April 1955) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Exeter Falcons and Leicester Lions.
Biography
Farrell rode in short-track and scrambling competition in the late 1960s and early 1970s before taking up speedway, while also working as a motorcycle mechanic. He won the Queensland Junior Championship in 1974 and also the Barrier Reef Championship. During the 1974-75 British Lions tour of Australia he was spotted by Lions team manager Wally Mawdsley and made his British League debut with Exeter Falcons in 1975. A broken wrist meant that he missed most of the 1976 season but he progressed on his return, reaching the Intercontinental Final in 1978. He requested a transfer at the end of the season and in 1979 joined his friend John Titman at Leicester Lions. A hand injury limited his season and the following season only lasted until April, when he suffered a broken leg while riding in a Midland League match...
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