Kasper Andersen | ||||||||
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Born: Bramming | Denmark | 22nd August | 1998 | |||||
CMA (12mtgs) | May (15) | June (16) | July CMA | Aug CMA | Sep CMA | Oct CMA | ||
4.20 | 4.80 | 4.70 | n/a | |||||
Kasper joined King's Lynn for the 2018 season but found life in the premiership a bit of
a handful. He was knocked unconscious and broke his collar-bone in an horrific three man pile up
with Ricky Wells and Charles Wright at the Adrian Flux Arena at the beginning of July, losing
his team place as a result. In his one home and three away matches he scored just 11
points for an average of 3.14. Given the chance he jumped at the opportunity of joining the Tigers. On his first ever view of Owlerton he struggled, but the following night at Armadale he top scored with 13 points including a win over Ricky Wells. Six (paid eight) in the return match would have been higher if not for having to jump on a borrowed machine at the last minute (literally) in his last ride. After struggling to make any kind of impression Kasper became the first casualty of the 2019 team but joined Redcar just in time to help them take away our unbeaten home record. Current average from official fixtures in 2019 = 3.91 |
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photograph by: | Geoff Ridsdale | Fastest times at Owlerton | in 2019: | 62.00 | 7 July | |||
in 2018: | n/a | |||||||
Highest scores: | Home | 5+2 v Redcar & Birmingham | Away | 7+1 v Scunthorpe (CS) | ||||
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Kyle Howarth | ||||||||
Born: Ashton-under-Lyne | Greater Manchester | 11th February | 1994 | |||||
CMA (20 mtgs) | May CMA | June CMA | July CMA | Aug CMA | Sep CMA | Oct CMA | ||
7.22 | 7.08 | 7.17 | 7.27 | 7.41 | 7.11 | 7.15 | ||
Kyle was an accomplished grass track and motocross competitor before turning his attention to amateur speedway in 2008.
Previous clubs include Scunthorpe, Poole, Somerset, Edinburgh and Swindon but he has become an
important part of the Wolverhampton Elite league team. A fantastic season 2017 saw Kyle steer us to Championship success and the Championship Pairs
title with Lasse. Having put an impressive 1.44 onto his average he replaced Josh Grajczonek
as the Tigers No.1 for 2018 after a lengthy stand-off with Workington who hold his contract. Official meetings average from 2019 = 7.10 |
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photograph by: | Geoff Ridsdale | Fastest times at Owlerton | in 2019: | 60.82 | 11 August | in 2018: | 61.81 | 19 April |
Highest scores: | Home | 14 v Redcar (CS) | Away | 11 v Redcar & Leicester (CS) | ||||
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Drew Kemp | ||||||||
Born: Osnabruck | Germany | 11 August | 2002 | |||||
CMA (14mtgs) | May (17) | June (20) | July CMA | Aug CMA | Sep CMA | Oct CMA | ||
4.75 | 4.79 | 4.56 | 4.19 | 3.58 | ||||
Drew rode for Mildenhall in the National League in 2018, starting the season at reserve and finishing as their No.1
as league champions with an average of 9.15. In the Championship he joined Ipswich towards the end of August replacing
Connor Mountain and finished the season with a 4.64 green sheet average from his 7 matches. Current average from official fixtures in 2019 = 3.95 |
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photograph by: | Geoff Ridsdale | Fastest times at Owlerton | in 2019: | 62.00 | 5 May | |||
in 2018: | n/a | |||||||
Highest scores: | Home | 13+1 v Scunthorpe (CS) | Away | 11 v Berwick (CL) | ||||
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Zaine Kennedy | ||||||||
Born: Redcliffe | Queensland, Australia | 5th April | 1998 | |||||
CMA (7mtgs) | May (9) | June (12) | July (13) | Aug (20) | Sep CMA | Oct CMA | ||
3.86 | 4.11 | 3.83 | 3.93 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||
Zaine visited the UK in 2018 and had after meeting rides at several tracks. He was also invited
to race in the Sheffield "Top Gun" meeting. After falling on the first lap he jumped back on but finished last in
his first ride. Second time out he passed Josh McDonald high and wide on the first lap and finished well ahead of Nathan Greaves.
His third race saw him in a four lap tussle eventually won by Simon Lambert, but he still finished ahead of both Connor Mountain
and Danny Ayers. James Shanes passed him and went on to win heat 15, and after being left at the tapes Zaine picked off both
Tom Wooley and Jamie Holder on the first lap of heat 18, and then Jamie Coyle on the third lap. Average from official fixtures in 2019 = 3.96 |
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photograph by: | Geoff Ridsdale | Fastest times at Owlerton | in 2019: | 61.44 | 09 June | |||
in 2018: | 63.81 | 19 July | ||||||
Highest scores: | Home | 10+1 v Edinburgh (CL) | Away | 9+1 v Glasgow (CL) | ||||
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Danny King | ||||||||
Born: Maidstone | Kent | 14th August | 1986 | |||||
CMA (20 mtgs) | May CMA | June CMA | July CMA | Aug CMA | Sept CMA | Oct CMA | ||
8.24 | 8.44 | 9.23 | 9.36 | 9.04 | 8.95 | 8.67 | ||
Danny, younger brother of Jason, started his career with the Peterborough and Swindon conference sides. Other teams
included Reading and Arena Essex
before joining Ipswich. He doubled with Mildenhall (2004&6) and Rye House (2005). He was a Puma in 2007/8 and returned to Ipswich
in 2009. He then joined the Brummies for four seasons from 2011 but also rode for Newcastle and Lakeside in 2014. 2015 saw him
doubling with Ipswich and Coventry, and then with Leicester for two years from 2017. Official meetings average from 2019 = 8.52 Maximums: Full = 1 Home, Paid = 1 Home |
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photograph by: | Geoff Ridsdale | Fastest times at Owlerton | in 2019: | 59.63 | 2 June | |||
in 2017: | 61.62 | 12 Oct. | ||||||
Highest scores: | Home | 16 v Scunthorpe (CL) | Away | 13 v Birmingham (CL) | ||||
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Todd William Kurtz | ||||||||
Born: Cowra, New South Wales | Australia | 4th November | 1992 | |||||
Init CMA | May CMA | June CMA | July CMA | Aug CMA | Sept CMA | Oct CMA | ||
5.27 | 5.33 | 5.43 | ||||||
Todd was U16 New South Wales, and U16 Australian champion in 2008 before joining National league Newport in 2009. He
rode in both Premier and National leagues for the Wasps in 2010 and after becoming Australian Long Track champion he returned
to Newport and Coventry in 2011. He defended his Aussie Long Track title in 2012 before joining Plymouth, with whom he stayed
in 2013. Official meetings average from 2019 = 5.71 |
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photograph by: | Geoff Ridsdale | Fastest times at Owlerton | in 2019: | 60.38 | 30 June | |||
in 2018: | 61.1 | 5 July | ||||||
Highest scores: | Home | 12+1 v Glasgow (CL) | Away | 9 v Redcar (CL) | ||||
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Josh MacDonald | ||||||||
Born: Cessnock | New South Wales, Australia | 20th January | 1997 | |||||
CMA | May | June (2) | July (7) | Aug (11) | Sep CMA | Oct CMA | ||
n/a | n/a | 4.21 | 4.39 | 4.36 | 4.58 | 4.00 | ||
Josh was spanner man for Ty Proctor and rode in the 2019 Top Gun meeting finishing joint 5th with Leon Flint.
Scheduled to ride for Workington he was left without a team place when the Comets closed before the season ever
started. He was drafted into the team to replace Kasper Andersen and picked up 2 points on his debut at Birmingham despite having his best bike written off on the first bend of heat 2. Without setting the track alight at Owlerton he is a steady scorer and has a higher average than fellow Aussie Zaine by virtue of his better away form. Current average from official fixtures in 2019 = 3.94 |
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photograph by: | Geoff Ridsdale | Fastest times at Owlerton | in 2019: | 60.02 | 14 July | |||
in 2018: | n/a | |||||||
Highest scores: | Home | 8+2 v Glasgow (CL) | Away | 8+2 v Scunthorpe (CL) | ||||
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Broc Nicol | ||||||||
Born: Torrance | California, USA | 22nd April | 1998 | |||||
CMA (20mtgs) | May CMA | June CMA | July CMA | Aug CMA | Sep CMA | Oct CMA | ||
3.59 | 4.00 | 4.34 | 4.34 | 4.34 | 4.34 | 5.16 | ||
When Broc joined the Tigers in 2018 his only previous experience in Britain was two World Team Cup matches
for the
USA in which he
scored just one point. He has a very useful sponsor in the shape of Hagon Shocks. In his second ever race
at Owlerton he blasted around the field to head home Richie Worrall and Paul Starke. Excellent returns at both
Scunthorpe and Lakeside were unfortunately not matched at home even when he reverted to reserve in the
last home match against Edinburgh. Broc was running into good form and had just scored 15 guesting for Scunthorpe at Eastbourne. In another guest appearance at Leicester he was rammed by Josh Bates suffering concussion and a broken collar bone. Broc returned to the States to seek medical attention but found himself dropped from the team at the end of July. Broc replaced Drew Kemp just in time for the Tigers visit to Eastbourne where he once again demonstrated his affinity for the Arlington track. Current average from official fixtures in 2019 = 5.59 |
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photograph by: | Geoff Ridsdale | Fastest times at Owlerton | in 2019: | 61.05 | 11 September | |||
in 2018: | 62.19 | 21 June | ||||||
Highest scores: | Home | 7+1 v Scunthorpe & Newcastle (CL) | Away | 17 v Eastbourne (CL) | ||||
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Tyron Proctor | ||||||||
Born: Longwarry | Victoria, Australia | 27th February | 1987 | |||||
CMA (20 mtgs) | May CMA | June CMA | July CMA | Aug CMA | Sep CMA | Oct CMA | ||
6.46 | 6.54 | 6.52 | 6.80 | |||||
Ty first rode in Britain for the Redcar Bears in 2008 where his fiery style soon took him to the top of their averages.
He doubled up with Wolverhampton in the Elite League in 2009, before going full time in 2010. Despite a poor season in
2011 he returned in 2012 and doubled up with Plymouth. He had a fall at Armadale in May 2013 but continued riding until he
felt something 'go' in his neck at Birmingham. A slipped disc was the prognosis which required major surgery and forced him
to miss the rest of the season. Ty was all set to lead the Somerset Rebels in 2014 until he was cynically dropped less than
24 hours before their press and practice. With a temporary visa issued Ty had to prove he was of the required standard for the Premier League in 2015. Having achieved
an 8.26 average (7.39 excluding bonus points) it turned out he had to include his 2014 meetings in the calculations and he joined
Taylor Poole on the list of unemployable Australians. Official meetings average from 2019 = 7.13 |
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photograph by: | Geoff Ridsdale | Fastest time at Owlerton in 2019: | 60.00 | 9 June | ||||
Fastest time at Owlerton in 2018: | 61.94 | July 5 | ||||||
Highest scores: | Home | 10 v Somerset (CL) | Away | 10+1 v Redcar & Leicester (CS) | ||||
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Justin Maxwell Sedgmen | ||||||||
Born: Mildura | Victoria, Australia | 17th February | 1992 | |||||
CMA (20 mtgs) | May CMA | June CMA | July CMA | Aug CMA | Sep CMA | Oct CMA | ||
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5.54 | 4.88 | 5.20 | ||
Justin was South Australian U-16 champion in 2008 which prompted Somerset to give him his first chance in 2009.
He rode for both Birmingham and Swindon in 2010, and Swindon, Newport and Plymouth in 2011. Victorian State champion
in 2012 he rode for both Lakeside and Redcar over here. Triple winner with the Monarchs in 2014, and League champion
again with them in 2015. He moved up a division with Swindon in 2016. Belle Vue and Rye House were his clubs in 2017 and
returned north of the border with the Monarchs in 2019. Official meetings average from 2019 = 5.80 |
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photograph by: | Geoff Ridsdale | Fastest time at Owlerton in 2019: | 61.4 | 11 September | ||||
Fastest time at Owlerton in 2018: | n/a | |||||||
Highest scores: | Home | 10 v Edinburgh (CL) | Away | 14 v Glasgow (CL) | ||||
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