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The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2019, at Premiership, Championship 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 2019 series.
LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 29, 2019
RIDERS - K

KELLY, Elliot
DATE OF BIRTH: 22 January 2004, Yarm, North Yorkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2019) Mildenhall.
 
KEMP, Drew
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 August 2002, Osnabruck, Germany.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Ipswich, Mildenhall; (2019) Sheffield, Kent.
MAJOR HONOUR: British 500cc Champion: 2017; British Under-19 Champion: 2019.
CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2018 [Mildenhall]; 2019 [Kent]; Pairs Championship winner: 2019 [Kent].
 
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: (2015-16) Lakeside, Rye House; (2017) Poole, Rye House; (2018) Rye House; (2019) Ipswich, Eastbourne.
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).
 
KENNEDY, Zaine
DATE OF BIRTH: 5 April 1998, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2019) Sheffield.
 
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; (2016) Lakeside, Ipswich, Scunthorpe; (2017) Poole, Somerset, Scunthorpe; (2018) King’s Lynn, Glasgow; (2019) King's Lynn, Eastbourne.
 
KING, Connor
DATE OF BIRTH: 29 August 1998, Suffolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2019) Isle of Wight.
 
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; (2015-16) Coventry, Ipswich; (2017-18) Leicester, Ipswich; (2019) Ipswich, Sheffield.
MAJOR HONOURS: British Under-18 Champion: 2004; British Champion: 2016.
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].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 7 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 9 meetings, 51 points, 1 Silver medal.
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Jason King (born: 13 April 1985, Maidstone, Kent).
 
KINSLEY, Ryan
DATE OF BIRTH: 25 September 1998, Norwich, Norfolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015-16) King’s Lynn II; (2017) Buxton, King’s Lynn II; (2018) Mildenhall; (2019) Scunthorpe, Mildenhall.
CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2018 [Mildenhall].
 
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; (2016) Leicester, Scunthorpe; (2017) Poole; (2018) Poole, Workington; (2019) Poole.
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], 2018 [Poole], 2018 [Workington]; Elite Shield winner: 2017 [Poole], 2019 [Poole]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2018 [Workington]; Championship Shield winner: 2018 [Workington].
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.
 
KURTZ, Brady
DATE OF BIRTH: 27 September 1996, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2014-15) Somerset; (2016) Poole, Plymouth; (2017-19) Poole.
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; Australian Champion: 2016.
CLUB HONOUR: Premier Shield: 2014 [Somerset]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2014 [Somerset], 2016 [Plymouth]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2015 [Somerset]; Elite Shield winner: 2016 [Poole], 2017 [Poole], 2019 [Poole]; League Championship winner: 2018 [Poole].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 2 GP ridden, 5 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 1 meeting, 6 points.
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) Poole, Plymouth; (2013) Plymouth; (2014) Somerset; (2015-16) Plymouth; (2017) Sheffield; (2018) Leicester, Sheffield; (2019) Sheffield, Somerset.
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], 2016 [Plymouth], 2019 [Somerset]; League Championship winner: 2017 [Sheffield].
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Brady Kurtz (born: 27 September 1996, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia).


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