Lewis Kerr

Lewis James Kerr (born 25 March 1990) is a British speedway rider from Snettisham, England.

Lewis Kerr
Born (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990
King's Lynn, England
Nationality England
Current club information
British leagueKing's Lynn Stars
Eastbourne Eagles
Career history
2010–2012King's Lynn Young Stars
2012Plymouth Devils
2012, 2017Somerset Rebels
2013–2015Newcastle Diamonds
2013–2015, 2018–King's Lynn Stars
2016Ipswich Witches
2016Lakeside Hammers
2016–2017Scunthorpe Scorpions
2017Poole Pirates
2018Glasgow Tigers
2019–2021Eastbourne Eagles
2021-Redcar Bears

Speedway career

Kerr took up speedway in late 2009, and made his competitive debut in June the following year for King's Lynn Young Stars' in the National League Knock-Out Cup.[1] Initially named as the team's number 8, towards the end of the season, having averaged almost 6 points per match in National League matches, he was named in the main seven places in the team.[2] He was again named in the team for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2012 he rode in the Premier League as a guest replacement for Plymouth Devils, Somerset Rebels and Leicester Lions, and in November 2012 he was named in a doubling up role in the Lions team for 2013, sharing the number seven position with Lewis Blackbird, while continuing to ride for King's Lynn in the National League.[3][4] He was released before the start of the season after being offered a full-time reserve position with Newcastle Diamonds.

As of the 2021, he rides for the King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership 2021 and the Eastbourne Eagles in the SGB Championship 2021.[5] When the Eagles withdrew from the league due to financial issues [6] Kerr joined the Redcar Bears for the remainder of the 2021 season.[7]

In 2022 Kerr is due to hold a testimonial meeting at King’s Lynn Speedway on Sunday, March 20 for 10 years service to Speedway. [8]

Personal life

Lewis married Jessica Day on 6 December 2014.

References
  1. "King's Lynn rookie Lewis Kerr scores a point on debut", BBC, 17 June 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2012
  2. "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 2 December 2012
  3. "Speedway: Lasse Bjerre blow for Lions", Leicester Mercury, 12 October 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012
  4. "SPEEDWAY: Stars swoop for Schlein", Lynn News, 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012
  5. "2021 KING'S LYNN STARS". Kings Lynn Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. "Eastbourne Speedway withdraw from 2021 season".
  7. "Kerr and Kinsley bring Bears back to full strength".
  8. "Lynn speedway ace wants 'big names' at testimonial meeting". 8 December 2021.
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