Drew Kemp
| Born | 11 August 2002 Osnabrück, Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2018 | Mildenhall |
| 2018, 2020–2021 | Ipswich |
| 2018 | Cradley |
| 2019 | Sheffield |
| 2019 | Kent |
| 2020–2021 | Eastbourne |
| 2022 | Wolverhampton |
| 2022 | Poole |
| 2023 | Scunthorpe |
| 2024 | Leicester |
| 2024 | Berwick |
| Poland | |
| 2021 | Gdańsk |
| 2023 | Rawicz |
| 2024 | Łódź |
| Individual honours | |
| 2017 | British Youth Champion 500cc |
| 2019, 2020, 2021 | British Under-19 Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2022 | tier 2 League champion |
| 2022, 2023 | tier 2 KO Cup winner |
| 2019 | tier 3 Pairs winner |
| 2018, 2019 | tier 3 National Trophy |
Drew Kemp (born 11 August 2002) is a British motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2]
Career
In 2019, riding for
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,[10] where he helped the team win the Knockout Cup.[11]
For the 2024 season, he signed for the Leicester Lions (Premiership)[12] and Berwick Bandits (Championship).[13]
References
- ^ "Drew Kemp Wielka Brytania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Individual Under-19 European Cup". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Eagles Seal Kemp Signing". Speedway GB. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "2020 Witches…Drew Kemp". Ipswich Witches. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Drew Kemp". Ipswich Witches. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Pirates are Cup Kings". British Speedway. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Pirates Clinch League Title". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "SCORPIONS GO FOR KEMP". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Cup joy for Scorpions". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Lions Name Reserve Duo". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Kemp heads to Berwick". British Speedway. Retrieved 14 December 2023.