Robbie Kessler

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Robbie Kessler
Born (1973-04-05) 5 April 1973 (age 50)
Neuwied, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Career history
Germany
1991–1992, 1997, 1999, 2006 Diedenbergen
2000–2001 Landshut
2003–2004, 2009–2010 Parchim/Wolfslake
Great Britain
1994, 1996–1997, 2000–2001 Sheffield Tigers
1999 King's Lynn Stars
2002 Hull Vikings
2003–2007 Stoke Potters
2007, 2010 Rye House Rockets
2007, 2009 Redcar Bears
2008 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2008 Coventry Bees
Individual honours
1992, 1993German Under-21 Champion
Team honours
2001Premier Trophy Winner
2000 Premier League Fours Winner
2000, 2002Premiership Winner
1994, 1996, 2000, 2004German League Champion

Robert Kessler (born 5 April 1973 in Neuwied, West Germany) [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider, from Germany. [2] He earned 5 international caps for the German national speedway team. [3]

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Career

Kessler represented Germany at the Speedway World Team Cup. He was the German under-21 champion in 1992 and 1993.

He started his British league career with Sheffield Tigers in 1994. He spent five seasons with them from 1994 to 2001, although in between he had a season with King's Lynn Stars. [2] He then moved to Hull Vikings in 2002 before switching to Stoke Potters in 2003.

His last season before retirement was in Britain, riding with the Rye House Rockets in 2010. [4]

Personal life

A mechanical engineer by trade, Robbie founded ROK Racing a speedway motor-cycle building and engine tuning business, in 2010.

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN   0-948882-81-6
  2. 1 2 "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kessler Quits". Rye House Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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