Jason Crump
A three-time world champion on the shale, he battled through severe injury to cement his status as one of speedway's most determined greats.
Born 1975 (age 51)·Australian speedway rider·Birthday: August 6·Generation X
Biography
Jason Crump was born into speedway royalty—his father Phil was a champion—and he raced his first competitive event at 13. His talent was raw and immediate, but it was his relentless drive that forged a champion. Crump's career is a story of brilliant speed punctuated by brutal crashes and comebacks. He captured his first World Championship in 2004, a victory made sweeter after years of near-misses. He defended his title in 2006 and seized a third in 2009, a triumph that required him to race with a broken collarbone sustained just weeks before the final. His style was smooth, calculated, and fiercely competitive, earning him respect on tracks from Poole to Poznań.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Jason was born in 1975, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Jason Was Born
The biggest hits of 1975
#1 Movie
Jaws
Best Picture
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#1 TV Show
All in the Family
Jason's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1975Born
Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War
Gas: $0.57/galHome: $27,600Min wage: $2.10/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Love Will Keep Us Together" — Captain & TennilleBest Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1980Started school
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1988Became a teenager
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $74,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Faith" — George MichaelBest Picture: Rain Man
1991Could drive
Soviet Union dissolves; World Wide Web goes public
Gas: $1.14/galHome: $82,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — Bryan AdamsBest Picture: The Silence of the Lambs
1993Could vote
European Union officially established
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $86,600Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"I Will Always Love You" — Whitney HoustonBest Picture: Schindler's List
1996Turned 21
Dolly the sheep cloned
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $99,700Min wage: $4.75/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Macarena" — Los del RioBest Picture: The English Patient
2005Turned 30
Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans; YouTube launches
Gas: $2.30/galHome: $167,500Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"We Belong Together" — Mariah CareyBest Picture: Crash
2015Turned 40
Paris climate agreement; same-sex marriage legalized in the US
Gas: $2.43/galHome: $171,900Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson ft. Bruno MarsBest Picture: Spotlight
2025Turned 50
AI agents go mainstream
Gas: $3.10/galHome: $385,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"APT." — Rose & Bruno Mars
2026Age 51 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Won the Speedway World Championship three times (2004, 2006, 2009).
- Secured the Speedway World Cup with Team Australia in 2001 and 2002.
- Finished as runner-up in the World Championship on four separate occasions.
- Won multiple top-tier league championships in Britain (Elite League) and Poland (Ekstraliga).
Did You Know?
He is the son of former speedway rider and Australian champion Phil Crump.
He famously won his third world title in 2009 while competing with a broken collarbone.
He holds the record for the most consecutive Speedway Grand Prix final appearances.
After retirement, he worked as a television commentator for speedway events.
“You have to be prepared to put everything on the line, every time you get on the bike.”
