Kozza Smith
Encyclopedia
Kozza Smith is a motorcycle speedway
rider riding for the King's Lynn Stars
in the British Elite League
and the Berwick Bandits
in the British Premier League.
under-21 state championship. He moved to the United Kingdom and joined his first senior club, King's Lynn Stars
, for the 2008 Premier League season
. The Stars reached the final of the Premier League play-offs but lost to the Edinburgh Monarchs
. He has been announced in the King's Lynn 2009 team and has signed for Elite League
team the Ipswich Witches
as a doubling up rider with Carl Wilkinson
.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider riding for the King's Lynn Stars
King's Lynn Stars
King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the British Elite League. The nickname "Stars" comes from the defunct Norwich Stars team...
in the British Elite League
Speedway Elite League
The Elite League is the top division of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom and is governed by the Speedway Control Bureau , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . It is sponsored by Sky Sports...
and the Berwick Bandits
Berwick Bandits
The Berwick Bandits are a speedway team based at Shielfield Park, Berwick upon Tweed, the club competes in the British Premier League.-Brief history:...
in the British Premier League.
Career history
Smith began racing at the age of 14 in Australian junior speedway and in 2006, he won the QueenslandQueensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
under-21 state championship. He moved to the United Kingdom and joined his first senior club, King's Lynn Stars
King's Lynn Stars
King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the British Elite League. The nickname "Stars" comes from the defunct Norwich Stars team...
, for the 2008 Premier League season
2008 Speedway Premier League
The 2008 Premier League was the second division of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom and the 14th season since its creation in 1995...
. The Stars reached the final of the Premier League play-offs but lost to the Edinburgh Monarchs
Edinburgh Monarchs
The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team, currently based in Armadale. They compete in the Speedway Premier League, racing on Friday nights during the Speedway season. The club is run by a Board of Directors, chaired by Alex Harkess. The team manager is Alan "Doc" Bridgett...
. He has been announced in the King's Lynn 2009 team and has signed for Elite League
Speedway Elite League
The Elite League is the top division of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom and is governed by the Speedway Control Bureau , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . It is sponsored by Sky Sports...
team the Ipswich Witches
Ipswich Witches
The Ipswich Witches are a British speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30pm....
as a doubling up rider with Carl Wilkinson
Carl Wilkinson
Carl Adam Wilkinson , is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom, riding with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the British Premier League and the Ipswich Witches in the British Elite League.-Career:...
.
World Championships
- Individual U-21 World ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation since 1977...
- 20092009 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2009 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship will be the 2009 version of FIM Individual Under-21 World Championship. The Final will take place on October 4, 2009 in Goričan, Croatia. It will be first Final on Balkans. The current World Champion is Emil Sayfutdinov from Russia who won the...
- 14th place in Semi-Final 2
- 2009
- Team U-21 World ChampionshipTeam Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe Team Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries . The first edition of the competition was in 2005. Current World Champions are Russia team, who won in 2011 Final...
(Under-21 World Cup)- 20082008 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2008 Team Speedway Junior World Championship was the fourth FIM World Team Junior Championship. The final took place on 21 September 2008, in Holsted, Denmark. The championship was won by the Polish junior team who were the defending champions from 2007...
- HolstedHolstedHolsted is a town with a population of 3,145 and a former municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 190 km², and had a total population of 6,965...
- 4th place (1 pts)
- 2008
Domestic competitions
- Individual Australian ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Australian ChampionshipThe Australian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Australian national champion...
- 20092009 Individual Speedway Australian ChampionshipThe 2009 Individual Speedway Australian Championship was the 2009 version of the Individual Speedway Australian Championship organised by Motorcycling Australia. The three final rounds took place between 3 January and 10 January. The championship was won by Leigh Adams, who beat the defending...
- 11th place (27 pts in three meetings)
- 2009