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The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2015, at Elite League, Premier League and National League level.

NOTE: (1) All entries for the current season are as per the declared team line-ups, but do not necessarily relate to actual appearances for the named clubs, particularly in the case of No. 8s and/or guest riders; (2) The symbol II after a team's name differentiates between a club's National level and higher league side, when more than one team was operated in the same season; (3) With regard to 'Club Honours', riders have been credited with a contribution to a league title-winning side if they rode in 6 or more matches of the team's league programme - and with a cup-winning contribution if they appeared in at least one leg of the final; (4) The Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup statistics will be updated for participating riders after each round of the 2015 series.

LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 24, 2015
RIDERS - K

KARLSSON, Peter Gunnar
DATE OF BIRTH: 17 December 1969, Gullspång, Sweden.
BRITISH CAREER: (1990) Wolverhampton; (1992-97) Wolverhampton; (1999) Wolverhampton; (2000) Peterborough; (2001) King’s Lynn, Belle Vue; (2002-03) Wolverhampton; (2005) Peterborough; (2006-07) Wolverhampton; (2009) Wolverhampton; (2010) Belle Vue; (2011) Wolverhampton; (2012-13) Lakeside; (2014) Lakeside, Wolverhampton; (2015) Wolverhampton.
MAJOR HONOURS: Nordic Under-21 Champion: 1989; Swedish Champion: 1989, 1991; World Team Cup Champion: 2000; World Cup Champion: 2003, 2004.
CLUB HONOURS: Premiership winner: 1992, 1997 [both Wolverhampton], 2001 [King’s Lynn]; Gold Cup winner: 1992 [Wolverhampton]; League Championship winner: 1996, 2002, 2009 [all Wolverhampton]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 1996 [Wolverhampton]; Elite Shield winner: 2011 [Wolverhampton].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 51 GPs ridden, 2 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 330 GP points.
GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHTS: Challenge Champion: 2000.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 14 meetings, 144 points, 2 Gold medals, 2 Silver medals, 1 Bronze medal.
RIDER LINKS: Son of Gunnar Karlsson (born: 16 December 1947, Nybble, Sweden). Brother of Magnus Karlsson (born: 28 December 1981, Gullspång, Sweden) and Mikael Max (born: 21 August 1973, Amneharad, Gullspång, Sweden).
 
KENNETT, Edward (Eddie) David
DATE OF BIRTH: 28 August 1986, Hastings, Sussex.
BRITISH CAREER: (2001) Rye House, Mildenhall; (2002-03) Rye House, Rye House II, Eastbourne; (2004) Eastbourne; (2005) Rye House, Poole; (2006) Rye House, Eastbourne; (2007) Poole; (2008) Eastbourne; (2009-11) Coventry; (2012) Coventry; (2013) Swindon, Berwick; (2014) Birmingham, Rye House: (2015) Lakeside, Rye House.
MAJOR HONOURS: British Under-21 Champion: 2005, 2007.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2005 [Rye House], 2010 [Coventry]; Premier Trophy winner: 2005 [Rye House]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2008 [Eastbourne].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 3 GPs ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 9 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 7 meetings, 30 points.
RIDER LINKS: Son of Dave Kennett (born: 18 April 1952, Farnborough, Kent). Nephew of Gordon Kennett (born: 2 September 1953, Bromley, Kent) and Barney Kennett (15 March 1955, Orpington, Kent).
 
KERR, Lewis James
DATE OF BIRTH: 25 March 1990, King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2010-11) King’s Lynn II; (2012) Plymouth, Somerset, King's Lynn II; (2013-15) King’s Lynn, Newcastle.
 
KILDEMAND, Peter
DATE OF BIRTH: 1 September 1989, Odense, Denmark.
BRITISH CAREER: (2010-11) Workington, Coventry; (2012-15) Swindon.
MAJOR HONOUR: World Under-21 Team Cup Champion: 2010; World Cup Champion: 2014.
CLUB HONOUR: Young Shield winner: 2010 [Workington]; League Championship winner: 2012 [Swindon]; Elite Shield winner: 2013 [Swindon].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 13 GPs ridden, 5 GP finals, 1 GP win, 1129 GP points.
GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHT: Polish GP Champion: 2015.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 3 meetings, 32 points, 1 Gold medal, 1 Silver medal.
 
KING, Daniel (Danny) Robert
DATE OF BIRTH: 14 August 1986, Maidstone, Kent.
BRITISH CAREER: (2001) Peterborough II; (2002) Peterborough II, Swindon II; (2003) Peterborough II, Ipswich, Reading, Mildenhall, Arena-Essex; (2004) Ipswich, Mildenhall; (2005) Rye House, Ipswich; (2006) Mildenhall, Ipswich; (2007-08) Peterborough; (2009-10) Ipswich; (2011-13) Birmingham; (2014) Birmingham, Lakeside, Newcastle; (2015) Coventry, Ipswich.
MAJOR HONOUR: British Under-18 Champion: 2004.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2002 [Peterborough II], 2005 [Rye House]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2003 [Mildenhall]; Premier Trophy winner: 2005 [Rye House]; Elite Shield winner: 2007 [Peterborough]; Pairs Championship winner: 2015 [Ipswich].
WORLD CUP RECORD: 8 meetings, 46 points.
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Jason King (born: 13 April 1985, Maidstone, Kent).
 
KINGSTON, Jack Richards
DATE OF BIRTH: 6 October, 1995, Ilford, Essex.
BRITISH CAREER: (2011) Hackney; (2013) Kent; (2014-15) Mildenhall.
CLUB HONOUR: National Trophy winner: 2014 [Mildenhall].
 
KINSLEY, Ryan
DATE OF BIRTH: 25 September 1998, Norwich, Norfolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) King’s Lynn II.
 
KIRBY, Adam
DATE OF BIRTH: 6 February 1995, Boston, Lincolnshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2013) Kent; (2014) Stoke; (2015) Birmingham.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2015 [Birmingham].
 
KLINDT, Nicolai
DATE OF BIRTH: 29 December 1988, Outrup, Vestjylland, Denmark.
BRITISH CAREER: (2008-10) Wolverhampton; (2011) Swindon; (2012) Wolverhampton; (2013) King's Lynn, Peterborough, Scunthorpe; (2014) Swindon, Scunthorpe; (2015) Sheffield.
MAJOR HONOURS: Danish Under-19 Champion: 2006; Danish Under-21 Champion: 2006, 2008; European Under-19 Champion: 2007.
CLUB HONOUR: League Championship winner: 2009 [Wolverhampton].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 2 GPs ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 2 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 5 meetings, 35 points, 1 Silver medal.
 
KNIGHT, Jake
DATE OF BIRTH: 13 August 1992, King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009-12) King’s Lynn II; (2013) Sheffield, King’s Lynn II; (2015) King’s Lynn II.
RIDER LINKS: Son of Richard Knight (born: 26 May 1959, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire).

 
KNUCKEY, Martin
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 September 1992, Truro, Cornwall.
BRITISH CAREER: (2013-15) Coventry II.
 
KONOPKA, Rafal
DATE OF BIRTH: 12 November 1992, Leszno, Poland.
BRITISH CAREER: (2014-15) Peterborough, Redcar.
 
KRCMAR, Eduard
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 March 1996, Slany, Czech Republic.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Swindon.
MAJOR HONOURS: Czech Republic Under-21 Champion: 2012, 2014; Czech Republic Under-19 Champion: 2013.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 3 meetings, 19 points.
 
KURTZ, Brady
DATE OF BIRTH: 27 September 1996, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2014-15) Somerset
MAJOR HONOURS: Australian U16 125cc Champion: 2010; Australian U16 125cc Champion: 2012; New South Wales U16 Champion: 2012; New South Wales State Champion: 2013, 2014; New South Wales Under-21 Champion: 2014.
CLUB HONOUR: Premier Shield: 2014 [Somerset]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2014 [Somerset]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2015 [Somerset].
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Todd Kurtz (born: 4 November 1992, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia).
 
KURTZ, Todd William
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 November 1992, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Newport II; (2010) Newport, Newport II; (2011) Newport, Newport II, Coventry; (2012) Plymouth; (2013) Plymouth; (2014) Somerset; (2015) Plymouth.
MAJOR HONOURS: Australian Under-16 Champion: 2008; New South Wales Under-16 Champion: 2008; Australian Longtrack Champion: 2011; Australian Longtrack Champion: 2012.
CLUB HONOURS: 2011: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Newport]; Premier Shield winner: 2014 [Somerset]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2014 [Somerset].
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Brady Kurtz (born: 27 September 1996, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia).
 
KŮS, Matěj
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 July 1989, Plzek, Czech Republic.
BRITISH CAREER: (2007) Berwick; (2011) Redcar; (2012) Wolverhampton, Redcar; (2013) Redcar; (2014) Berwick; (2015) Redcar.
MAJOR HONOURS: Czech Under-19 Champion; 2008; Czech Under-21 Champion: 2008, 2009; Czech Republic Champion: 2010.
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 4 GPs ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 7 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 7 meetings, 32 points.
 
KYLMAKORPI, Joonas Nikolai
DATE OF BIRTH: 14 February 1980, Stockholm, Sweden.
BRITISH CAREER: (2001) Eastbourne; (2002) Ipswich; (2003) Arena-Essex, Eastbourne; (2004) Eastbourne; (2005) Peterborough, Coventry; (2006) Arena-Essex; (2007-09) Lakeside; (2010-12) Eastbourne; (2013) Peterborough; (2014) Eastbourne; (2015) Coventry.
MAJOR HONOURS: Swedish Under-21 Champion: 1999; Nordic Under-21 Champion: 2001; World Long-track Champion 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2005 (Coventry); Knockout Cup winner: 2009 (Lakeside).
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 4 GPs ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 9 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 12 meetings, 118 points.


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