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Revision as of 22:15, 15 February 2009
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| British league | Scunthorpe Scorpions & Ipswich Witches |
Carl Adam Wilkinson (born 16 May 1981 in Boston, England)[1], is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom, riding with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League and the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League.[2]
Wilkinson has ridden for Great Britain at Under-21 level. He won the Conference League with the Peterborough Pumas in 1997 and the Conference League KO Cup with the Boston Barracudas in 2000.[3] Carl started his career with the Peterborough Panthers in the Conference League in 1997 a week before his sixteenth birthday. It took another two seasons before he was awarded a regular Conference League ride when he was signed by his local club, the Boston Barracudas in 2000. That same season he made his Premier League debut, riding as a guest for the Newcastle Diamonds. He was retained by Boston for 2001, but 2002 saw him signed up by the Newport Wasps for their Premier league team, where he recorded a very respectable 4.35 average in his first season. He improved that figure to 4.95 in 2003. He recorded a 4.82 average in 2004 but was forced out of their line-up in 2005 due to the points limit.
No other Premier League signed him up at the start of the 2005 season so Carl rejoined the Barracudas in the Conference League. His form did not go unnoticed by the Berwick Bandits and in June was signed up to ride for the rest of the season. He also made his top flight debut as a guest for the Ipswich Witches in the Craven Shield.
2006 saw Carl return his parent club Newport and finished second in their team averages on 6.99. He was snapped up by the Newcastle Diamonds in 2007 and finished the season with an average of 6.32. He also made nine Elite League appearances for the Wolverhampton Wolves, recording an average of just over three.
The Scorpions signed Carl on a full transfer from Newport for their maiden Premier League season and are certain he has the ability to improve on his average in 2008.
References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2005). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-30-1
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Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0752442503.
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Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
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