Kenny Carter - Hero to Villain 

Thanks Martyn for remembering brilliant sportsman as Kenny was. Best wishes from Poland. By the way it is full pleasure to watch great speedway history and have possibility to compare and observe evolution of the Fantastic discipline.

Fajnie że przypominasz dawnych zawodników tym bardzie tych którzy odeszli na zawsze. Pozdrawiam z Gdańska. 🇵🇱👍

Remember Kenny from his Newcastle days used to go with my old dad. Still have an autograph book with his signature in it. A truly tragic story.

A fantastic speedway rider just a sad ending to it all such a shame.

I paid my money to watch this great speedway rider at the Shay every Saturday. Thanks Martin, great memories.

Amazing videos ... please post more like this . Their spirits must do not perish from this world . God bless you 🙏🙏🙏

As a bv fan ive always admired king kenny .As a 13 i went to watch bv at the shay kenny comes walking towards me helmet in hand i said nice haircut ,he said piss off .Rip kenny .

Thanks Again For This EXELLENT COVERAGE OF KENNY CARTERS LIFE.HES TOP DRAWER RIDER PERIOD.GOD BLESS HIS WIFE AND CHILD AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS.GOD SAVE THE KING. AMEN FROM CLIFFORD BILBO JR USA RIDER.

brilliant speedway rider who had the courage of his convictions. I do miss those shay days.....

Hi martyn. Excellent video. Possibly a flawed genius. Wanted to win so much. Very passionate about England. I seem to remember Simmo guesting for Eastbourne and in heat one kidded kenny into going through the tapes he wasn’t happy !!! Tragic ending so very sad. Great insight you put together. Still can’t get my head round Nigel Pearson. Cruel world Thanks again Martyn keep up the good work

great gater,massive bottle ,amazing ,no nonsense star ,so glad i got to see him race!

Dear Martyn, I can't remember if ive already commented on this one as i work crazy shifts driving Lorries etc up at 0130 hrs etc. Kenny was amazing. I think the only time i saw him live was at 1981 World Final. He was electric. My Dad said he broke the track record at Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium on his first ride but i was probably away in the Army then. What a racer. I think they all have an edge but he had more than most. If he had seeked help he would have been a multiple World Champion. Really sad when i watch all his stuff on You Tube. Steve in Fife.

Superb upload Martyn and timely on his passing. Thanks.

Penhall responded when Carter bounced into him multiple times. As far as Bruce knocking him down l was to far away to tell. If he did l wonder why Kenny would stay outside after initiating contact a lap earlier. I read the book his road racing brother Alan wrote. It seems that Kenny was pretty scarred from his childhood and that ultimately led to his demise. Bruce Penhall also had to deal with the loss of a parent when both of his were killed in a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

One of the greats

Such a good rider, passionate and tough. As a side issue regarding Halifax speedway, I remember when Blue Peter did a feature on Ian Cartwright, part of it speedway the other looking at his carpentry/ furniture making, which as I recall always featured a mouse as part of the carving. Long time ago..... sorry about the useless info.

great compilation...kenny rode with more injuries than M.marquez .. .. .. .. tough little northerner.. .. ..

That was great .thank you 👍

He was a friend of mine when we were 15, It was unreal what happened, I still live today only a mile from where Mal Carter s farm is, dont think they own it now though., use to go up there and buy illegal CB radios of Mal in the 80s, Pharoah (sp?) garage still stands today but is a car showroom now.

A fantastic rider,I got his autograph at Ellesmere port when they played Newcastle, unforgivable what he done though ,just awful

Great video Martyn. My love of speedway was born while watching KC and The Dukes in 83 at the Shay as wide eyed 11 year old. Kenny was such a determined rider and a natural fully committed competitor. An absolute tragedy how it ended.

Thank you for the upload very good.

Love the fact that Mal got in there when it all kicked off in the US in 82

Thank you .

Domestic abuse too often ends in murder-suicide. There is no doubt that Kenny carter had some form of trauma that ultimately led to his abusive behaviour. However, no one in the public eye gets away with that stuff so it is strange to see someone mourned for their "tragic loss" which was part of domestic abuse

All those names I remember. I only realised today what a sad and violent end awaited his wife and eventually himself.

A talented rider with too many demons no doubt helped on by his father Mel who was tyrant , i read his brothers autobiography and by sounds of it the whole family was dysfunctional, such a tragic end .

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Where does time gu ? 36 year, thoughts are with you al,if you're watching or sen this,I know it's not easy,I or been easy, all the best,

Why was he a villian?

Why did this not start at 1600hrs?

bit of a strange ending??

RIP Kenny

Loved Kenny Carter before he went into the big league and became a big headed whinge.

Not knowing anything about kenny carter i watched the video..villain????

Won the World Pairs with Peter Collins...then 3 years later beat the shit out of him, sums him up really...good rider to watch but totally unstable personality unfortunately.

That's not Ok a few riders know about Jesus U heard Penhall saying word like God and Jesus!!!

And the winner is....... Bruce Penhall