Brian Karger (born 9 February 1967, in

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of the Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 64,418 (1 January 2025) and the municipality's population is 97,921 (), making it the List of cities and ...

, Denmark) is a Danish former international

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

rider.

Career

He was a member of the

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when they won the

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

and

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

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Finals. He also qualified for the 1992 World Final in

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, Poland, where he finished 16th (last) with 4pts scored, including a win in his final race. He rode in Sweden and won the Swedish Elitserien in 1988 with

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. He first rode in the United Kingdom for the Swindon Robins, after joining them late in the 1986 British League season. He later rode for Arena Essex Hammers and also for the

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. In 1991, he helped the Arena Essex Hammers win the Fours Championship during the 1991 British League Division Two season. Also in 1991, he won the Southern Riders' Championship. After retiring he became a notable engine tuner.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

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- 16th - 4pts

World Team Cup

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

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- (with Hans Nielsen /

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/ Gert Handberg / John Jørgensen) - 2nd - 34pts (7)

World Pairs

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

Vojens Speedway Center The Vojens Speedway Center is a Motorcycle speedway track located in Vojens, Denmark. The track has been part-owned since its opening by Denmark's first three time Speedway World Champion Ole Olsen. Track The Speedway Center is a long track ...

- (with Hans Nielsen /

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) - 3rd - 21pts (1)

World team Championships

* 1989 Speedway World Team Cup - 2nd * 1990 Speedway World Team Cup - 3rd * 1991 Speedway World Team Cup - winner * 1992 Speedway World Team Cup - 4th *

1993 Speedway World Team Cup The 1993 Speedway World Team Cup was the 34th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final was staged at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The United States won their fourth title. First ...

- 2nd *

1995 Speedway World Team Cup The 1995 Speedway World Team Cup was the 36th edition of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at the Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium in Poland. Hans N ...

- winner * 1998 Speedway World Team Cup - 3rd * 1999 Speedway World Team Cup - =5th *

2000 Speedway World Team Cup The 2000 Speedway World Team Cup was the 41st edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. It was the last time that the event was known as the Speedway World Team Cup because as from 2001 it was called the ...

- =5th

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karger, Brian 1967 births Living people Danish speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Lakeside Hammers riders Danish expatriate speedway riders in England Swindon Robins riders Sportspeople from Horsens