Kozza Smith

Kozza Smith
Born (1988-03-20) 20 March 1988
Cessnock, New South Wales
Nationality  Australia
Website www.kozzasmithracing.com
Current club information
British league Glasgow Tigers
Career history
2008–2013 King's Lynn Stars
2009-2010 Ipswich Witches
2011-2013 Berwick Bandits
2015 Glasgow Tigers
Individual honours
2012 Australian Long Track Champion

Kozza Smith (born Korey Williams on 20 March 1988 in Cessnock, New South Wales) is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider.[1]

Career history

Smith began racing at the age of 14 in Australian junior speedway and in 2006, he won the Queensland under-21 state championship.[2] He moved to the United Kingdom and joined his first senior club, King's Lynn Stars, for the 2008 Premier League season.[2] The Stars reached the final of the Premier League play-offs but lost to the Edinburgh Monarchs. He was announced in the King's Lynn 2009 team and signed for Elite League team the Ipswich Witches as a doubling up rider with Carl Wilkinson.[3]

In 2011 he doubled up in the Premier League with Berwick Bandits, going on to ride with the team for three seasons. He signed for King's Lynn and Redcar Bears for 2014, but was refused a visa to ride in the UK.[4][5]

Smith won the Australian Longtrack Championship in 2012.

World Final Appearances

Under-21 World Cup

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bamford, Robert (2008). Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008. Methanol Press. ISBN 978-0-9553103-5-5.
  2. 1 2 "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 21 February 2014
  3. ↑ "New look for Lynn Stars side". Lynn News. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Smith Refused Visa", speedway365.com, 18 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014
  5. ↑ Frame, Scott (2014) "Kozza Confirms Visa Disappointment", speedway365.com, 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014


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