Drew Kemp

Drew Kemp
Born (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 22)
Osnabrück, Germany
NationalityBritish
Career history
Great Britain
2018Mildenhall
2018, 2020–2021Ipswich
2018Cradley
2019Sheffield
2019Kent
2020–2021Eastbourne
2022Wolverhampton
2022Poole
2023Scunthorpe
2024Leicester
2024Berwick
Poland
2021Gdańsk
2023Rawicz
2024Łódź
Individual honours
2017British Youth Champion 500cc
2019, 2020, 2021British Under-19 Champion
Team honours
2022tier 2 League champion
2022, 2023tier 2 KO Cup winner
2019tier 3 Pairs winner
2018, 2019tier 3 National Trophy

Drew Kemp (born 11 August 2002) is a British motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2]

Career

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In 2019, riding for Kent Kings Kemp won the Division 3 Pairs with Anders Rowe, the National Trophy and finished runner-up in the NDL Riders' Championship behind his teammate Rowe. He reached the final of the 2019 U19 European Championship.[3]

Kemp joined Eastbourne Eagles on 19 November 2019, for their 2020 SGB Championship season.[4] It was confirmed, on 18 February 2020, that he would ride for his hometown club Ipswich Witches in the SGB Premiership. He was brought into the side after the suicide of his former Mildenhall Fen Tigers teammate Danny Ayres.[5] However the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kemp rode for the Ipswich Witches for the SGB Premiership 2021 and the Eastbourne Eagles for the SGB Championship 2021.[6] The following year in 2022, he rode for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Poole Pirates in the SGB Championship 2022.[7] Kemp was part of the Poole team that successfully defended their tier 2 League and KO Cup double crown.[8][9]

In 2023, he was signed by Scunthorpe Scorpions after losing his place at Poole[10] but helped the Scorpions win the Knockout Cup.[11]

For the 2024 season, he signed for the Leicester Lions (Premiership)[12] and Berwick Bandits (Championship)[13] but later switched to Oxford from Leicester.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Drew Kemp Wielka Brytania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Individual Under-19 European Cup". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Eagles Seal Kemp Signing". Speedway GB. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Witches…Drew Kemp". Ipswich Witches. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Drew Kemp". Ipswich Witches. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Pirates are Cup Kings". British Speedway. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Pirates Clinch League Title". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Danny Ford explains Drew Kemp's Poole Pirates snub". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Cup joy for Scorpions". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Lions Name Reserve Duo". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Drew Kemp unveiled as the latest rider to join Berwick Bandits for 2024". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Spires bring in Kemp". British Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2024.