Zaine Kennedy

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Zaine Kennedy
Born5 April 1998 (1998-04-05) (age 26)
Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
2019Sheffield Tigers
2021Leicester Lions
2022-2023Scunthorpe Scorpions

Zaine Kennedy (born 5 April 1998) is a speedway rider from Australia.[1][2][3]

Speedway career[edit]

Kennedy began his British speedway career when he joined Sheffield Tigers for the SGB Championship 2019.[4][5] His 2020 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, before he signed for the Leicester Lions during the SGB Championship 2021 season.[1]

In 2022, he rode for the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the SGB Championship 2022 but suffered an end of season injury when he fractured his pelvis in a crash.[6] In 2023, he signed for Scunthorpe again for the SGB Championship 2023.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kennedy, Zaine". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Zaine Kennedy". WWOS backup. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ "TIGER ZAINE WANTS TEAM SPOT". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Speedway: Highly-rated Zaine Kennedy zooms in to join Sheffield Tigers". The Star. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ "ZAINE KENNEDY UDPATE". Scunthorpe Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Scorpions bring back Kennedy". British Speedway. Retrieved 20 November 2022.