Lewis James Kerr (born 25 March 1990) is a British

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rider from

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in England.

Speedway career

Kerr took up speedway in late 2009, and made his competitive debut in June the following year for

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' in the National League Knock-Out Cup.King's Lynn rookie Lewis Kerr scores a point on debut
,

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, 17 June 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2012 Initially named as the team's number 8, towards the end of the season, having

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almost 6 points per match in National League matches, he was named in the main seven places in the team.Rider Index
, speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 2 December 2012 He was again named in the team for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2012 he rode in the

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as a guest replacement for

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and

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, 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.Speedway: Lasse Bjerre blow for Lions
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'', 12 October 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012 He was released before the start of the season after being offered a full-time reserve position with

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for the 2013 Premier League speedway season. He rode for both Newcastle and King's Lynn in 2014. While racing for Newcastle in 2015, Kerr suffered an almost career-ending crash in a meeting at Peterborough. He was hit by Australian

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in the third heat, which forced him to go through the fence into a metal gate. He was treated for head injuries at the track for over one hour, before being airlifted to

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. He was placed into a medically induced coma for three days, before finally waking and breathing on his own. After recovering he raced for Lakeside, Ipswich and Scunthorpe in 2016 and then Scunthorpe, Somerset and Poole in 2017. In 2017, he made the final of the

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for the first time, finishing 11th. In 2018, he resigned for King's Lynn as well as appearing for Glasgow and reached the final of the British Championship again. During 2019 he signed for Eastbourne for the

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, while remaining at King's Lynn in the highest league and he finished in 5th place at the 2019 British Speedway Championship. The highlight of a lost 2020 season due to

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was a 10th placed finish in the

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. In 2021, he rode for the King's Lynn Stars in the

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and the

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in the

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. When the Eagles withdrew from the league due to financial issues Kerr joined the

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for the remainder of the 2021 season. Kerr had a testimonial meeting at King's Lynn Speedway on 20 March 2022, for ten years service to speedway. During 2022, he initially rode for King's Lynn before signing for Sheffield in the

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. He also continued to ride for the Redcar Bears in the

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and won the 2022

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for Redcar, with Charles Wright. He also helped Sheffield win the League Cup and reach the Play off final. In 2023, Kerr re-signed for the Sheffield Tigers in the

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, where he won the league title. He also signed for

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in the

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. For the 2024 season, he re-signed for Oxford but with their Premiership team the Spires and joined

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in the Championship. Kerr re-joined Poole Pirates for the

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and was also brought in for Sheffield to replace the injured

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Personal life

Lewis married Jessica Day on 6 December 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr, Lewis 1990 births Living people English motorcycle racers British speedway riders Sportspeople from King's Lynn Eastbourne Eagles riders Glasgow Tigers riders Ipswich Witches riders King's Lynn Stars riders Lakeside Hammers riders Newcastle Diamonds riders Oxford Cheetahs riders Plymouth Devils riders Poole Pirates riders Redcar Bears riders Scunthorpe Scorpions riders Sheffield Tigers riders Somerset Rebels riders