Gavin Seager

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Gavin Seager
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Gavin Seager
NationalityBritish
Born (1978-12-18) 18 December 1978 (age 42)
Debut season1998
Car number54
EngineVauxhall C20XE
Crew chiefCraig 'Poodles' Slater
SpotterDale Parsons
Championships3
Wins46
Best finish1st in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007
Finished last season1st

Gavin Seager (born 18 December 1978) is a racing driver; he has raced the #54 pickup since 1998 in the UK Pickup Truck Racing series. He has won the Pickup Truck Racing championship three times; first in 2002[ citation needed ] and then in 2004,and again in 2008, [1] and has also taken the runner up position twice in 2001 and 2003. On 24 June 2007 Gavin became the all-time career top points scorer, taking the position away from Pete Wilkinson. Gavin won the 2008 championship, making him the first driver in the series to take three overall titles.

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In 2012 Gavin suffered from prolonged depressive episodes which subsequently led to several failed attempts to kill himself. Gavin faced further difficulties in 2014 when he was arrested and convicted of arson. The target was Barnards VW garage in Station Road West, Stowmarket where he left more than £40,000 worth of damages in his wake. The blaze was started on 13 November by Seager out of a "misplaced sense of loyalty" to his brother-in-law who had "a beef" with Barnards about a problem with his car not being covered by a warranty, said Andrew Thompson, prosecuting. Gavin was given a 10-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to do 80 hours unpaid work in the community. [2]

Career history

Pre Pickups: Ministox, Stock Rods and National Hot Rods

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References

  1. ↑ "Pickup Truck Racing Profile". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Hunt, Jane (5 September 2014). "Hadleigh: Man who started fire that destroyed two VW Golfs worth £40k escapes jail term". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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