Ryan Kinsley

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Ryan Kinsley
Born (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 26)
Norwich, Norfolk
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2015-2017, 2021 King's Lynn Stars
2017 Buxton Hitmen
2018-2019, 2022 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2019, 2022 Scunthorpe Scorpions
2021 Kent Kings
2023 Oxford Chargers
Team honours
2023 NDL champions

Ryan Kinsley (born 25 September 1998) is an English motorcycle speedway rider. [1]

Career

Kinsley began his British career riding for the Kings Lynn junior team in 2015. [2] [3] In 2019, he re-signed for Mildenhall Fen Tigers as a replacement for broken leg victim Danny Ayres. [4]

In 2021, Kinsley rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership 2021. The same season his career suffered a setback after his vand and bikes were stolen but luckily was able to retrieve them. [5] [6]

In 2022, he rode for the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the SGB Championship 2022 and Mildenhall Fen Tigers during the 2022 National Development League speedway season. [7] In 2023, he joined the Oxford Chargers as a replacement for the injured Nathan Stoneman [8] and he went on to win NDL league title with Oxford, defeating Leicester in a one-off Grand Final. [9]

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References

  1. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. "2021 KING'S LYNN STARS". Kings Lynn Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. "Ryan Kinsley". Scunthorpe Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. "Ryan Kinsley returns to Mildenhall Fen Tigers in wake of Danny Ayres' leg break". Suffolk News. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  5. "Professional Speedway rider 'heartbroken' after van and bikes stolen from Teesside hotel car park". Teesside Live. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. "Redcar speedway racer from Norfolk retrieves stolen bikes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. "KINSLEY PLUGS CHARGERS GAP". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. "Chargers' win title". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2023.