Max Octavius Grosskreutz (27 April 1906 in Proserpine, QueenslandBamford, R. & Stallworthy, D. (2003) Speedway – The Pre War Years, Stroud: Tempus Publishing. – 20 September 1994) was an Australian speedway rider.
Speedway career Grosskreutz finished third in the Star Riders' Championship in 1935, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship which began a year later in 1936.
Grosskreutz won the Australian Championship at Davies Park Speedway in Brisbane in 1929 and again in 1936 at the famous Sydney Showground. He was also NSW State Champion in 1936 and 1946.
Grosskreutz 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. During this time, he made 41 Test Match appearances for Australia.Foster, P. (2005) History of the Speedway Ashes, The History Press Ltd. He did however ride for Norwich during the 1938 Speedway National League Division Two and topped the league averages.
In 1947, Grosskreutz made a comeback, riding for the Odsal Boomerangs and made three further Test Match appearances.Addison J. (1948). The People Speedway Guide. Odhams Press Limited
Players cigarette cards Grosskreutz is listed as number 17 of 50 in the 1930s Player's cigarette card collection.
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