Kenny Carter
| Born |
28 March 1961 Halifax, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 21 May 1986 (aged 25) |
| Nationality |
 England
|
| Career history | |
| 1978 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 1978-1985 | Halifax Dukes |
| 1986 | Bradford Dukes |
| Individual honours | |
| 1984, 1985 | British Champion |
| 1981, 1982 | British League Riders' Champion |
| 1980,1981 | Dews Trophy |
| 1981 | Golden Gala Italy |
| 1981 | Northern Riders' Championship |
| 1982 | Star of Anglia |
| 1982 | Second City Trophy |
| 1982, 1985 | Golden Hammer |
| 1983 | Brandonapolis |
| 1983 | Golden Gaunlets |
| Team honours | |
| 1983 | World Pairs Champion |
Kenneth 'Kenny' Malcolm Carter (28 March 1961 – 21 May 1986), was a world class speedway rider. He rode for Newcastle Diamonds (1978), Halifax Dukes (1978–85) and Bradford Dukes (1986). On Wednesday, 21 May 1986, he shot dead his wife, Pam, and then killed himself, orphaning their two young children in the process.
Carter was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire. He was widely regarded as a future World Champion and become the World Pairs Champion with Peter Collins in 1983. He took on six-time World Champion Ivan Mauger as his manager in 1981 who set him up with a Weslake bike and Carter qualified for the 1981 World Final run in front of 92,500 fans at Wembley Stadium. He finished 5th in 1981 and repeated the result in 1982 in Los Angeles after a controversial Heat 14 exclusion following a coming together with defending champion (and eventual 1982 winner), arch rival Bruce Penhall in which Carter fell and was excluded for being the reason the race had to be stopped (Carter slid through the fence). Amazingly, Kenny finished 5th again in 1983 at Norden in West Germany.
Kenny Carter also won the British League Riders' Championship in 1981 and 1982.
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