Kozza Smith (born Korey Williams on 20 March 1988 in
Cessnock,
New South Wales) is a former
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 anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...
rider from Australia.
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.
[Rider Index]
, speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 21 February 2014
He moved to the United Kingdom and joined his first senior club,
King's Lynn Stars, for the
2008 Premier League season.
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.
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.
[Frame, Scott (2014)]
Kozza Confirms Visa Disappointment
, speedway365.com, 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014
Smith won the Australian
Longtrack Championship in 2012.
World Final Appearances
Under-21 World Cup
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2008
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Holsted - 4th - 33pts (1)
See also
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Australia national speedway team
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Australia national under-21 speedway team
References
1988 births
Living people
Australian speedway riders
King's Lynn Stars riders
Ipswich Witches riders
Berwick Bandits riders
People from the Hunter Region
Sportsmen from New South Wales
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