Kurt W. Petersen | |
Nationality: | Danish |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1934 |
Career1: | Denmark |
Years2: | 1958 |
Career2: | Amager |
Career3: | Great Britain |
Years4: | 1961 |
Career4: | Norwich Stars |
Indivhonour1: | Long Track World Champion |
Indivyear1: | 1964 |
Indivhonour2: | Nordic Longtrack Champion |
Indivyear2: | 1967 |
Indivhonour3: | Danish Champion |
Indivyear3: | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 |
Indivhonour4: | Denmark Longtrack Champion |
Indivyear4: | 1959, 1960, 1961 1962, 1963, 1964 1965, 1966, 1967 1968, 1969 |
Kurt Wæde Petersen (born 2 December 1934) is a former Motorcycle speedway rider who was a four times champion of Denmark and the 1964 world longtrack champion.[1]
Petersen was a four times champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Championship in 1960 to 1963.[2] [3]
He competed in nine World Longtrack Championship Finals and became a world champion after winning the 1964.[4] [5] He was the Denmark Longtrack Champion eleven times, in 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969.[4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1961, riding for Norwich Stars.[6] [7]