Denzil Kent

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Denzil Kent
Born26 October 1961 (1961-10-26) (age 62)
Bulawayo, Rhodesia
NationalityZimbabwean
Career history
1979 Oxford Cheetahs
1980–1983 Canterbury Crusaders
1980 Hull Vikings
1981–1982 Swindon Robins
1983–1984 Eastbourne Eagles
Team honours
1981 National League Pairs Champion

Denzil William Kent (born 26 October 1961) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Zimbabwe. [1] [2] [3]

Career

Kent started his British leagues career during the 1979 National League season, but only rode a handful of times for Oxford and Glasgow. [3] [4] The following season he signed for Canterbury Crusaders and rode the entire season recording an average of 6.64. [3]

During the 1981 National League season he improved his average to 7.75, to finish 2nd in the Crusaders averages behind teammate and fellow Zimbabwean Mike Ferreira, who was the leagues top scorer. [3] The pair went on to win the National League Pairs that season. [5]

He continued to ride for Canterbury and topped the team's averages after the 1983 National League season. He also rode a few times for Eastbourne Eagles, in the top division called the British League at the time. His final season in Britain was with Eastbourne for the 1984 season. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, rider bio Denzil Kent. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Denzil Kent. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Denzil Kent" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Denzil Kent". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "1981 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 May 2023.


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