- Carl Wilkinson
Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Carl Wilkinson
nationality = flagicon|EnglandEngland
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1981|5|16
cityofbirth = Boston
countryofbirth =England
nickname =
website =
britishleague =Scunthorpe Scorpions &Ipswich Witches
career = Peterborough PumasKing's Lynn Stars Boston Barracudas Newcastle Diamonds
Glasgow TigersNewport Wasps Berwick Bandits Ipswich Witches Wolverhampton Wolves Scunthorpe Scorpions
years = 1997
1999
2000-2001, 2005
2000, 2007
2000
2002-2006
2005
2005-2006, 2008
2007
2008-
indivhonour = None
indivyear =
teamhonour = Conference League Champion
Conference KO Cup Winner
teamyear = 1997
2000Carl Adam Wilkinson (born
16 May 1981 in Boston,England ) [Oakes, P.(2005 ). "British Speedway Who's Who". ISBN 0-948882-30-1] , is a speedway rider in theUnited Kingdom , riding with theScunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League and theWolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League.cite book
last = Bamford
first = Robert
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007
publisher = NPI Media Group
date =2007-03-01
location =
pages =
url =
doi =
id =
isbn = 0752442503 ]Wilkinson has ridden for Great Britain at Under-21 level. He won the Conference League with the Peterborough Pumas in 1997 and the Conference League KO Cup with the
Boston Barracudas in 2000.cite book
last = Oakes
first = P
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Speedway Star Almanac
publisher = Pinegen Ltd
date =2006
location =
pages =
url =
doi =
id =
isbn = 0-9552376-1-0] Carl started his career with the Peterborough Panthers in the Conference League in 1997 a week before his sixteenth birthday. It took another two seasons before he was awarded a regular Conference League ride when he was signed by his local club, the Boston Barracudas in 2000. That same season he made his Premier League debut, riding as a guest for the Newcastle Diamonds. He was retained by Boston for 2001, but 2002 saw him signed up by the Newport Wasps for their Premier league team, where he recorded a very respectable 4.35 average in his first season. He improved that figure to 4.95 in 2003. He recorded a 4.82 average in 2004 but was forced out of their line-up in 2005 due to the points limit.No other Premier League signed him up at the start of the 2005 season so Carl rejoined the Barracudas in the Conference League. His form did not go unnoticed by the Berwick Bandits and in June was signed up to ride for the rest of the season. He also made his top flight debut as a guest for the Ipswich Witches in the Craven Shield.
2006 saw Carl return his parent club Newport and finished second in their team averages on 6.99. He was snapped up by the Newcastle Diamonds in 2007 and finished the season with an average of 6.32. He also made nine Elite League appearances for the Wolverhampton Wolves, recording an average of just over three.
The Scorpions signed Carl on a full transfer from Newport for their maiden Premier League season and are certain he has the ability to improve on his average in 2008.
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