Mattia Carpanese
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| Mattia Carpanese | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Italy |
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| Date of birth | 5 November 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Padova, Italy | |
| Current club information | ||
| Career history | ||
| Workington Comets Birmingham Brummies |
2007 2008 |
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| Individual honours | ||
| Italian Under-21 Champion | 2004, 2005 | |
| Team honours | ||
| None | ||
Mattia Carpanese born (5 November 1985 in Padova, Italy) is a speedway rider who in 2007 rode in the UK for the Workington Comets who compete in the Premier League,[1] and for the Birmingham Brummies in 2008.[2]
Carpanese finished runner-up in the Italian Championship in 2005. He was selected as a wild card for the 2006 and 2007 Italian Speedway Grand Prix.
He quit the Comets after a string of injuries on 30 August 2007.[3]
On April 20, 2008 it was announced that Carpanese had been signed by Birmingham Brummies as a short term replacement for injured rider James Birkinshaw but was released after twenty eight days.[4]
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Speedway Grand Prix [edit]
2007 Speedway Grand Prix - 29th place
| Final Championship standings: | 29th | 2 | Riding No (16) | ||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 | Italian SGP |
16 | 2 | (0,2,M,F,0) | 9 |
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
Honours [edit]
World Championships [edit]
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- 2006 - 13th place (5 points)
European Championships [edit]
See also [edit]
References and notes [edit]
- ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2008). Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008. Methanol Press. ISBN 978-0-9553103-5-5.
- ^ "Mattia leaves Workington". News and Star. 2007-08-30. Archived from the original on 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ "Brummies axe for carpanese". Birmingham Mail. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-09-09.[dead link]
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