countryofbirth years birth_place ridername nationality birth_date career image article_title
england 1971-1984 1973-1975 1975 1975-76 1978 1979 1979 1979 1980-1983 orpington barney kennett english 15 march 1955 canterbury tigers coventry bees belle vue aces poole pirates eastbourne eagles crusaders hackney hawks oxford rebels newport wasps sheffield barney kennett-41 . jpg barney kennett

barney kennett

brian ` barney ' kennett -lrb- born 1955 -rrb- is a former english motorcycle speedway rider in the british national league .
brian kennet was born 15 march 1955 in orpington , england .
he is part of a speedway family which includes brothers gordon kennett and dave kennett , and nephew edward kennett .
kennet was the longest serving rider for the canterbury crusaders -lrb- speedway -rrb- , riding from 1971 to 1984 .
in 1973 kennet was runner-up to peter collins -lrb- speedway rider -rrb- in the british under 21 speedway championship .
the same year he became the most expensive division two rider in a transfer deal .
hackney hawks boss len silver paid a record # 1500.01 to canterbury crusaders , adding the 1p to beat the record paid previously by oxford rebels for gordon kennett , his brother , to transfer from eastbourne eagles .
despite this deal , johnny hoskins , boss of the crusaders , wrote-in a loan-back clause , meaning that canterbury crusaders could still call on kennet to ride for them .
