Kenny Carter
| Kenny Carter | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
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| Date of birth | 28 March 1961 | |
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | |
| Date of death | 21 May 1986 (aged 25) | |
| Current club information | ||
| Career history | ||
| Newcastle Diamonds Halifax Dukes Bradford Dukes |
1978 1979-1985 1986 |
|
| Individual honours | ||
| British Champion British League Riders' Champion |
1984, 1985 1981, 1982 |
|
| Team honours | ||
| World Pairs Champion | 1983 | |
Kenneth 'Kenny' Malcolm Carter (28 March 1961 – 21 May 1986), was a world class speedway rider. He rode for Newcastle Diamonds (1978), Halifax Dukes (1979–85) and Bradford Dukes (1986).[1]
Carter was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire. He was widely regarded as a future World Champion and become the World Pairs Champion with Peter Collins in 1983. He took on six time World Champion Ivan Mauger as his manager in 1981 who set him up with a Weslake bike and Carter qualified for the 1981 World Final. He finished 5th in 1981 and repeated the result in 1982 in Los Angeles after a controversial Heat 14 exclusion following a coming together with defending champion (and eventual 1982 winner) Bruce Penhall in which Carter fell and was excluded for being the reason the race had to be stopped (Carter slid through the fence). Amazingly, Kenny finished 5th again in 1983.
Kenny Carter also won the British League Riders' Championship in 1981 and 1982.[2]
Carter was British Champion in 1984 and 1985 and it was whilst reigning champion that he shot dead his wife, Pamela, before turning the gun on himself at their home, Grey Horse Farm, in Bradshaw, West Yorkshire.[3]
[edit] World Final Appearances
- 1981 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 5th - 11pts - 1982 -
Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum - 5th - 10pts - 1983 -
Norden, Motodrom Halbemond - 5th - 10pts
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- ^ Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). 1986 Speedway Yearbook. ISBN 0-948882-00-X
- ^ MacDonald, T.(2007). The Kenny Carter Story. ISBN 0-9551176-3-1
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