Zaine Kennedy
| Born | 5 April 1998 (age 26) Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| 2019 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 2021 | Leicester Lions |
| 2022-2023, 2025 | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
Zaine Kennedy (born 5 April 1998) is a speedway rider from Australia.[1][2][3]
Speedway career
[edit]Kennedy represented the Australian U-23 team at the 2018 Team Speedway Junior World Championship semi-finals.[4]
Kennedy began his British speedway career when he joined Sheffield Tigers for the SGB Championship 2019.[5][6][7] His 2020 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, before he signed for the Leicester Lions during the SGB Championship 2021 season.[8]
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.[9] In 2023, he signed for Scunthorpe again[10] but remained in his native Australia after failing to fully recover from his injuries.[11]
After another year spent in Australia, Kennedy finally returned to Scunthorpe for the SGB Championship 2025. His brother Declan Kennedy also signed for the club.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kennedy, Zaine". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Zaine Kennedy profile". Speedway News. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Speedway driver walks away from horror crash unscathed". Glasgow Times. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "TIGER ZAINE WANTS TEAM SPOT". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Speedway: Highly-rated Zaine Kennedy zooms in to join Sheffield Tigers". The Star. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Zaine Kennedy has a dilemma as he prepares for Sheffield Tigers's next speedway event". The Star. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Zaine Kennedy". WWOS backup. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "ZAINE KENNEDY UDPATE [sic]". Scunthorpe Speedway. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Scorpions bring back Kennedy". British Speedway. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Scorpions sign Worrall, Name Team". Speedway Star. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.