Speedway and Motorsport

Essential info about Somerset Rebels

The revised lineup for the 2007 season is:

1. Magnus Zetterstrom (10.46)
2. Emil Kramer (7.08)
3. Ritchie Hawkins (6.40)
4. Stephan Katt (6.00)
5. Simon Walker (3.77)
6. Jordan Frampton (3.00)
7. Danny Warwick (3.00)

1. Magnus Zetterstrom

• Nickname: Zorro
• Date of birth: 9 December 1971
• Place of birth: Eskilstuna, Sweden
• Family: partner: Annelia Dyplin; children: Kevin and Sandra
• Other sports: ice hockey - plays for Swedish team Farjestad
• UK speedway debut: 11 September 1996 for Poole (v Reading)
• 2007 starting average: 10.46

International speedway honours:

• Sweden Under 21 (7)

Individual speedway honours:

• 2006 Premier League Rider of the Year
• 2006 Premier League Riders' Champion
• 2005 Premier League Champions Chase Winner
• 2002 European Champion
• 2003 Third European Final
• Swedish Finals (9) - fourth in 2005

Team speedway honours:

• 2005 Premier League Fours Champions (Somerset)
• 2004 Elite League Champions (Poole)
• 2004 KO Cup Champions (Poole)
• 2002 Craven Shield Winners (Poole)
• 2003 British League Cup Winners (Poole)
• 2003 Polish Division Three Champions (Tarnow)
• 2001 Swedish Division Two Winners (Ornarna)

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2. Emil Kramer

• Date of birth: 14 November 1979
• Place of birth: Toreboda, Sweden
• Other sports: none
• UK speedway debut: 23 February 2002 for King's Lynn (v Wolverhampton)
• 2007 starting average: 7.08

Individual speedway honours:

• Swedish Finals (2)
• Swedish Under 21 Finals (4) - runner-up in 2002

Team speedway honours:

• 2004 Premier League Champion (Hull)
• 2004 Premier Trophy Winner (Hull)
• 2004 Premier League KO Cup Winner (Hull)
• 2001 and 2004 Swedish Division Two Champion (Ornarna)

Other:

• Emil was signed by Somerset in July 2006 as replacement for the injured Paul Fry.

3. Ritchie Hawkins

• Nickname: Big Ritch
• Date of birth: 9 November 1983
• Place of birth: Peterborough
• Family: single
• Other sports: motocross
• UK speedway debut: 8 October 2000 for Sheffield (v St Austell)
• 2007 starting average: 6.40

International speedway honours:

• Great Britain Under 21 Caps (4)
• Young Britain Caps (6)

Individual speedway honours:

• 2004 British Under 21 Champion

Team speedway honours:

• 2005 Premier League Fours Champion (Somerset)
• 2004 Conference League Champion (Mildenhall)
• 2001 Conference League Champion (Sheffield)
• 2000 Conference League Champion (Sheffield)
• 2004 Conference League KO Cup Winners (Mildenhall)
• 2004 Conference Trophy Champion (Mildenhall)

Other:

• Ritchie was 1998 South Midlands & Northants 100cc Motocross Champion.

Profile: Ritchie Hawkins > Audio and Video links on this page require Realplayer

4. Stephan Katt

• Nickname: The Catman
• Date of birth: 15 September 1979
• Place of birth: Kiel, Germany
• Family: single
• Other sports: grass track and motocross
• 2007 starting average: 6.00

Other:

• Stephan was named European grass track champion in 2006.

5. Simon Walker

• Nickname: Psycho
• Date of birth: 19 February 1980
• Place of birth: Bristol
• Family: single
• Other sports: motocross (three times British schoolboy champion)
• UK speedway debut: 16 July 2001 for Newport (v Sheffield)
• 2007 starting average: 3.77

Speedway honours:

• None to date

Other:

• Simon was named as Boston's Rider of the Year in 2005.

6. Jordan Frampton

• Nickname: none!
• Date of birth: 8 March 1985
• Place of birth: Poole, Dorset
• Family: single
• Other sports: none
• UK speedway debut: 14 May 2004 for Swindon Sprockets (v Oxford)
• 2007 starting average: 3.00

Speedway honours:

• None to date

Other:

• Jordan rode second-halves at Somerset in 2006 prior to being signed by Mildenhall to replace Barry Burchett at reserve.

7. Danny Warwick

• Nickname: Span
• Date of birth: 21 November 1983
• Place of birth: Poole, Dorset
• Family: single
• Other sports: motocross and snowboarding
• UK speedway debut: 1 April 2002 for Newport Mavericks (v Carmarthen)
• 2007 starting average: 3.00

Speedway honours:

• None to date

Other:

• Danny was a member of Poole's British League Cup-winning squad in 2003.
• He was named Berwick's Rider of the Year for 2006.
• He is an accomplished unicycle rider!