Antonín Kasper Jr. Explained

Antonín Kasper Jr.
Nationality:Czech
Birth Date:5 December 1962
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Career1:Czechoslovakia/Rep
Career2:Rudá Hvězda Praha
Years2:1982–1989
Career3:Olymp Praha
Years3:1990–1994
Career4:Great Britain
Years5:1982–1983
Career5:Hackney Hawks
Years6:1984
Career6:Eastbourne Eagles
Career7:Poland
Years8:1990–1991
Career8:Lublin
Years9:1992–1996, 2000–2002
Career9:Gniezno
Years10:1997–1999
Career11:Sweden
Years12:1991–1992, 1996–1998
Career12:Karlstad
Years13:1999–2002
Career13:Masarna
Career14:Denmark
Years15:2001
Career15:Brovst
Indivyear1:1998
Indivhonour1:Continental Champion
Indivhonour2:European Junior Champion
Indivyear2:1982
Indivhonour3:Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE)
Indivyear3:1991

Antonín Kasper (5 December 1962 – 31 July 2006) also known as Toni Kasper during his racing career, was a Czech motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in four Speedway World Championship finals and featured in four Speedway Grand Prix series.[1] He earned 42 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team and 15 caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team.[2]

Career

Kasper won the 1982 European Under-21 Championship at the Rottalstadion in Pocking, West Germany. He won the title, after finishing on 14 points.[3]

On 25 July 1998, he won the Continental Final, which formed part of the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification.[4]

Kasper rode in the United Kingdom for the Hackney Hawks from 1982 until their closure the following season at the end of 1983.[5] He rode for Karlstad in Sweden in 1991.

In 2005 Kasper was diagnosed with cancer, and he died in 2006.[6]

As a child actor he appeared in two Czech films.

Family

His father Antonín Kasper Sr. also appeared in Speedway World Championship finals.

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

World Pairs Championship

Speedway Grand Prix results

Year Position Points Best finish Notes
12th 50 5th 5th in Danish GP
15th 39 5th 5th Polish GP
17th 32 12th
23rd 11 17th Rode in only 3 GPs

Notes and References

  1. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 29 March 2024.
  3. News: Courtney second after run-off . Leicester Daily Mercury . 19 July 1982 . 9 March 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  4. Web site: Individual Championship . Speedway.org . 9 January 2023.
  5. Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight.
  6. http://hackneyreunion.com/Tony-Kasper-1962-2006-a-tribute-by-his-former-mechanic-and-friend-Chris-Callaghan Tribute to Toni Kasper