Brady Kennett
Encyclopedia
Brady Kennett 12-02-1974 is a racing car driver from New Zealand
. He has raced Formula Ford
, Formula Holden
, V8 Touring Cars, V8 Utes
, Super Trucks and Production Cars.
He had a couple of early notable wins before breaking his legs in a Formula Ford crash in the Wellington Street Race in 1993. After recovering from his injuries he returned to racing and won the biggest event of his career so far, the 1995 New Zealand Grand Prix
.
From 1997 to 2002 he raced in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship, Winning the Formula Ford Festival in 2000, Runner Up in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship in 1998 and 2001–02 and finishing third in the same championship in 1997, 1998–99 and 1999-2000. In 1999 and 2000 he won the Dan Higgins Formula Ford Trophy and was second in 2001.
In 2001-02 he finished tenth in the Caltex Delo 400 Super Truck Championship, before commencing his V8 career. He finished 21st in the New Zealand Championship in 2001-02, and second at Taupo. The following season (2002–03) he finished 7th in his AU Falcon, again with another podium, this time a second at Manfeild. The 2003-04 season he finished 12th but was on the podium four times. He had seconds at Manfeild and Taupo and third places at Timaru and Taupo. He also finished 12th in the 2004 Placemakers V8 Supercar Event.
In the 2004-05 season he managed 19th in the New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship. A third at Taupo was his only top 5 finish for the year. At the end of the season he sold his BA Falcon to Inky Tulloch.
In 2006 he co-drove a BA Falcon Ute with Australian James Harrigan at the Manfeild V8 Ute International. He finished seventh in Race 1 and 14th in the feature race with James.
He returned to car racing in 2007-08 with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo in the Suzuki New Zealand Production Racing Championship. His six starts in the series (all at Manfeild) netted two seconds, a third and three fourths.
He competed in the 2008-09 Production championship in the same Lancer evo IV. He won 3 of seven rounds of the championship. Winning 5 races during the season and securing 5 pole positions from qualifying. He won the national championship narrowly by 6 points to Zane Coppins.
Brady's father Bob
, also a driver, raced a Porsche 911
and a Ford Mustang
in a few Trans-Am Races in the United States
in 1969-70, 1970–71, and 1971-72.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He has raced Formula Ford
Formula Ford
Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....
, Formula Holden
Formula Holden
Formula Holden was an Australian open wheel racing category.-History:Known during its development as Formula Australia, it was initially for chassis constructed from aluminium only, running a 3.8 litre Buick V6 engine as it was then utilised in the new versions of the Holden Commodore...
, V8 Touring Cars, V8 Utes
V8 Utes
The V8 Ute Racing Series is an Australian motor racing series for utilities, derived from the Australian Production Car Championship. It was conceived in 2000 by PROCAR chief Ross Palmer and launched March 2001, as V8 Brute Utes, at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide...
, Super Trucks and Production Cars.
He had a couple of early notable wins before breaking his legs in a Formula Ford crash in the Wellington Street Race in 1993. After recovering from his injuries he returned to racing and won the biggest event of his career so far, the 1995 New Zealand Grand Prix
New Zealand Grand Prix
The New Zealand Grand Prix, sometimes known as the New Zealand International Grand Prix, is an annual motor racing event held in New Zealand first run in 1950. Currently it is the signature race of the Toyota Racing Series. It is one of only two current national Grand Prix events that are not part...
.
From 1997 to 2002 he raced in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship, Winning the Formula Ford Festival in 2000, Runner Up in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship in 1998 and 2001–02 and finishing third in the same championship in 1997, 1998–99 and 1999-2000. In 1999 and 2000 he won the Dan Higgins Formula Ford Trophy and was second in 2001.
In 2001-02 he finished tenth in the Caltex Delo 400 Super Truck Championship, before commencing his V8 career. He finished 21st in the New Zealand Championship in 2001-02, and second at Taupo. The following season (2002–03) he finished 7th in his AU Falcon, again with another podium, this time a second at Manfeild. The 2003-04 season he finished 12th but was on the podium four times. He had seconds at Manfeild and Taupo and third places at Timaru and Taupo. He also finished 12th in the 2004 Placemakers V8 Supercar Event.
In the 2004-05 season he managed 19th in the New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship. A third at Taupo was his only top 5 finish for the year. At the end of the season he sold his BA Falcon to Inky Tulloch.
In 2006 he co-drove a BA Falcon Ute with Australian James Harrigan at the Manfeild V8 Ute International. He finished seventh in Race 1 and 14th in the feature race with James.
He returned to car racing in 2007-08 with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo in the Suzuki New Zealand Production Racing Championship. His six starts in the series (all at Manfeild) netted two seconds, a third and three fourths.
He competed in the 2008-09 Production championship in the same Lancer evo IV. He won 3 of seven rounds of the championship. Winning 5 races during the season and securing 5 pole positions from qualifying. He won the national championship narrowly by 6 points to Zane Coppins.
Brady's father Bob
Bob Kennett
Bob Kennett is the father of New Zealand race car drivers Brady Kennett and George P. Burdell, but Bob raced strictly in the United States. In 1969 he raced in the US Trans-Am Series in a Porsche 911....
, also a driver, raced a Porsche 911
Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998...
and a Ford Mustang
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Introduced early on April 17, 1964, as a "1964½" model, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A...
in a few Trans-Am Races in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1969-70, 1970–71, and 1971-72.
External links
- http://www.lestermotorsport.co.nz
- http://www.motorsport.org.nz/
- http://www.mylaps.com/
- http://www.nzmotorsport.co.nz/content/championship.cfm?ID=4