Edward Kennett

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Edward Kennett
Edward Kennett 2017.jpg
Born28 August 1986 (1986-08-28) (age 37)
Hastings, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2001–2003 Rye House Raiders
2001 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2002–2003, 2005–2006, 2014–2018 Rye House Rockets
2003–2004, 2006, 2008, 2019– Eastbourne Eagles
2005, 2007, 2017 Poole Pirates
2009–2012 Coventry Bees
2013 Swindon Robins
2013 Berwick Bandits
2014 Birmingham Brummies
2015–2016 Lakeside Hammers
2019 Ipswich Witches
2022– Plymouth Gladiators
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
Starts3
Podiums0 (0-0-0)
Finalist0 time
Winner0 times
Individual honours
2005, 2007 British Under 21 Champion
Team honours
2008 Elite League Knockout Cup
2005 Premier League Champion
2005 Premier Trophy Winner

Edward David Kennett (born 28 August 1986 in Hastings, England) is a motorcycle speedway rider. [1] He was the British Under-21 Champion in 2005 and has appeared in two Speedway Grand Prix as a wild card. [2] [3] [4] He has recently retired from the sport due to injury.

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Family

Kennett's father Dave, was a motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Eastbourne Eagles, Hackney Hawks, Newport Wasps and the White City Rebels. His uncle Gordon Kennett represented Great Britain, and rode for many clubs. Another uncle, Brian (Barney) Kennett, rode mainly in the British League Division Two/National League for the Canterbury Crusaders during the 1970s and 1980s.

Career

Kennett started his racing career in the Conference League with the Rye House Raiders in 2001. He had his first permanent team place with the Raiders in 2002. The same season he made his Premier League debut for the Rye House Rockets. In 2004, he joined his local club the Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League. Kennett joined Valsarna speedway, his first team in Sweden 2004. He struggled in his first season and in 2005 he returned to Rye House Rockets in the Premier League.

The 2005 season saw Kennett become the British Under-21 Champion. He also qualified for the World Under-21 final where he finished in eighth place. The Rockets won the Premier League and the Premier Trophy. The Poole Pirates declared Eddie as their 'Number Eight' (first reserve) in the Elite League. He finished fifth in the British Speedway Championship Final and was also selected as a meeting reserve for the British Speedway Grand Prix held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Kennett decided to stay with Rye House for the 2006 season [5] in the Premier League with promoter Len Silver who had signed his father for Hackney in 1971. [6]

Kennett (right) racing as a guest for Lakeside in 2007 Speedway 2007 Christian Hefenbrock (left) Edward Kennett (right) Oxford v Lakeside 2007.jpg
Kennett (right) racing as a guest for Lakeside in 2007

In 2007, Kennett chose to go back to the Elite League and signed for the Poole Pirates. [7] He also finished fourth in the British Speedway Championship which ensured he would be a track reserve again for the British Speedway Grand Prix. In September 2007, Kennett was selected to represent Great Britain for the 2007 Under 21-World Cup Final.

Kennett returned to the Eastbourne Eagles in 2008 and won the Elite League Knockout Cup. [8] He also finished as runner-up in the British Speedway Championship to Scott Nicholls and appeared in the British Grand Prix as a wild card.

On 11 August 2011 Kennett resigned from Coventry Speedway; this was because his silencer was deemed 'illegal' when racing against Lakeside on 6 August. [9] Kennett said this was caused by 'a member of his team' who had 'tampered with it'. Kennett was banned from racing for 7 days by the SCB [10] and appeared in front of a disciplinary hearing on 16 August where he received a 6-month worldwide ban. [11]

In 2013 he signed for Premier League Berwick Bandits as a replacement for the injured Ricky Ashworth. He has also been named in the Team Great Britain world cup squad along with Chris Harris, Tai Woffinden and Craig Cook.

In 2022, he rode for the Plymouth Gladiators in the SGB Championship 2022. [12]

Speedway Grand Prix results

2005 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 18)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
4 /9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British SGP 171(0,1)18
2006 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 17)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
4 /10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British SGP 17--17
2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 17)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
5 /11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British SGP 17--17
2008 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
5 /11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British SGP 134(1,0,0,1,2)9
 permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
 rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

World Final appearances

World U-21 Championship

World Cup

U-21 World Cup

European Grasstrack Championship

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN   0-948882-81-6
  2. ↑ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Edward David Kennett". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. Stroud: Tempus Publishing ISBN   978-0-7524-4250-1
  6. ↑ Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2737-7
  7. ↑ Bamford, Robert (2008). Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008. Methanol Press. ISBN   978-0-9553103-5-5.
  8. ↑ "Eagles seal KO Cup shock". Skysports. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
  9. ↑ "Coventry Bees skipper Edward Kennett resigns from club". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "Coventry Bees skipper Edward Kennett banned for a week". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "Ex-Coventry captain Edward Kennett gets six-month ban". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  12. ↑ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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