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.
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]