Mattia Carpanese Explained

Mattia Carpanese
Nationality:Italian
Birth Date:5 November 1985
Birth Place:Padova, Italy
Years1:2007
Career1:Workington Comets
Years2:2008
Career2:Birmingham Brummies
Indivyear1:2004, 2005
Indivhonour1:Italian Under-21 Champion
Indivyear2:2006, 2007, 2008
2010, 2011, 2014
Indivhonour2:Italian National Champion

Mattia Carpanese born (5 November 1985 in Padova, Italy) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Italy.[1] He is six times National champion of Italy.

Career

Carpanese rode in the United Kingdom for the Workington Comets during the 2007 Premier League,[2] and for the Birmingham Brummies in 2008.[3]

Carpanese finished runner-up in the Italian Championship in 2005. He was selected as a wild card for the 2006 and 2007 Italian Speedway Grand Prix. He quit the Comets after a string of injuries on 30 August 2007.[4]

On 20 April 2008 it was announced that Carpanese had been signed by Birmingham Brummies as a short term replacement for injured rider James Birkinshaw but was released after twenty eight days.[5]

Honours

World Championships

European Championships

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 17 February 2023.
  2. Book: Oakes, P . Speedway Star Almanac . Pinegen Ltd . 2006 . 0-9552376-1-0.
  3. Book: Bamford, Robert . Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008 . Methanol Press . 2008 . 978-0-9553103-5-5 .
  4. Web site: Mattia leaves Workington . News and Star . 2007-08-30 . 2007-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070907022237/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/viewarticle.aspx?id=536994 . 2007-09-07 . dead.
  5. Web site: Brummies axe for carpanese . Birmingham Mail . 2008-05-13 . 2008-09-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230155/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/viewarticle.aspx?id=536994 . September 27, 2007 .