Kevin Roy Hawkins (born 21 July 1954) is a former
motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...
rider from England.
Career
Hawkins started his British leagues career during the
1976 National League season
The 1976 National League was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom having been renamed from the previous season's moniker of New National League.
Summary
The league was reduced from 20 teams down to 18, following the ...
, where he rode for
Peterborough Panthers
The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England. They are three times champions of the United Kingdom, winning the highest level league in 1999, 2006 and 2021.
History 1970–1994
The Panthers inaugural sea ...
.
[ The following season he improved his average and helped Peterborough win the Fours Championship during the 1977 season.
After another season with Peterborough in 1978, he signed for Nottingham Outlaws and doubled up in the highest division with ]Coventry Bees
Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England.
History
A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Southern ...
in the 1979 British League season
The 1979 Gulf British League season was the 45th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 15th season known as the British League.
Summary
The league was sponsored by Gulf Oil for a fifth season. It comprised 18 teams - on ...
. He continued to ride for Coventry for seven years and was with them when Coventry won the 1981 League Cup and 1985 League Cup[
He returned to Peterborough in 1985 and was their leading rider for two seasons. After finishing runner-up in the 1987 league pairs he rode for one more season in 1988. His career ended on a high when he helped the Peterborough win another Fours Championship during the ]1988 National League season
In 1988 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom.
Summary
The league champions that year were Hackney Kestrels.
Final table
National League Knockout Cup
The 19 ...
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Family
His son Ritchie Hawkins
Ritchie Mark Hawkins (born 9 November 1983 in Peterborough, England), is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom, who in 2013 rode with the Ipswich Witches in the Premier League.
Career
In 2004, he became British Under 21 Champion and has rep ...
is a former professional speedway rider and team manager.[
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References
Living people
1954 births
British speedway riders
Coventry Bees riders
Nottingham Outlaws riders
Peterborough Panthers riders
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