2026 KING'S LYNN STARS


   
CASTAGNA, Michele (Paco)
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 March 1994, Arzignano, Italy.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Sheffield; (2016) Ipswich; (2019) Birmingham; (2021) Birmingham; (2022-24) Edinburgh; (2025) Birmingham, Edinburgh; (2026) King's Lynn, Edinburgh.
MAJOR HONOURS: Italian Under-21 Champion: 2011, 2012, 2014; Italian Champion: 2018.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 4 meetings, 27 points.
SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 5 meetings, 48 points.
RIDER LINK: Son of Armando Castagna (born: 22 September 1963, Italy).
 COOK, Benjamin (Ben)
DATE OF BIRTH: 27 October 1997, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2021-22) Poole; (2023) Peterborough, Poole; (2024) Belle Vue, Poole; (2025-26) King's Lynn.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2021 [Poole], 2022 [Poole], 2024 [Poole]; League Championship winner: 2021 [Poole], 2022 [Poole], 2024 [Belle Vue], 2024 [Poole]; BSN Series winner: 2023 [Poole], 2024 [Poole].
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Zach Cook (born: 15 July 1999, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia).
 FRICKE, Max
DATE OF BIRTH: 29 March 1996, Mansfield, Vic, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2013-14) Edinburgh; (2015-19) Belle Vue; (2022) Belle Vue; (2023-25) Leicester; (2025) King's Lynn.
MAJOR HONOURS: Australian Under-21 Champion: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017; World Under-21 Champion: 2016; Australian Champion: 2019, 2020, 2022.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2014 [Edinburgh], 2022 [Belle Vue]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh]; League Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh]; 2025 [Leicester]; Pairs Championship winner: 2014 [Edinburgh].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 65 GPs ridden, 5 GP Finals, 2 GP wins, 488 GP points.
GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHTS: Torun GP winner: 2020; Warsaw GP winner: 2022.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 10 meetings, 68 points, 1 Bronze medal.
SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 10 meetings, 108 points, 1 Gold medal.
         
   
HARRIS, Christopher (Chris) Calvin
DATE OF BIRTH: 28 November 1982, Truro, Cornwall.
BRITISH CAREER: (1998) St Austell; (1999-2000) Exeter; (2001) Trelawny; (2002-03) Trelawny, Peterborough; (2004-10) Coventry; (2011) Belle Vue; (2012) Coventry; (2013) Birmingham; (2014-16) Coventry; (2017) Rye House, Peterborough; (2018) Poole, Rye House, Glasgow; (2019) Ipswich, Somerset; (2021) Peterborough, Birmingham; (2022) Peterborough, Berwick; (2023) Leicester, Peterborough, Glasgow; (2024) Oxford, Glasgow; (2025-26) King's Lynn, Glasgow.
MAJOR HONOURS: British Champion: 2007, 2009, 2010.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 1998 [St Austell], 2000 [Exeter], 2005 [Coventry], 2007 [Coventry], 2010 [Coventry], 2018 [Poole], 2021 [Peterborough], 2023 [Glasgow]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 1998 [St Austell], 2006 [Coventry], 2007 [Coventry], 2017 [Peterborough]; Premier Trophy winner: 2002 [Trelawny]; Elite Shield winner: 2006 [Coventry]; Craven Shield winner: 2007, 2008 [both Coventry]; Pairs Championship winner: 2008, 2010 [both Coventry], 2023 [Glasgow]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2017 [Peterborough], 2019 [Somerset].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 103 GPs ridden, 9 GP finals, 1 GP win, 608 GP points.
GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHT: British GP Champion: 2007.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 25 meetings, 248.5 points, 1 Bronze medal.
SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 2 meetings, 4 points.
 KVECH, Jan
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 October 2001, Strakonice, Czech Republic.
BRITISH CAREER: (2024-26) King's Lynn.
MAJOR HONOURS: European Under-19 Champion: 2019, 2020; Czech Republic Champion: 2024.
GRAND PRIX RECORD:  26 GPs ridden, 118 GP points.
SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD:  2 meetings, 39 points.
 RUSHEN, Cooper
DATE OF BIRTH: 29 March 2010, Colchester.
BRITISH CAREER: (2025) Leicester II, King's Lynn II; (2026) King's Lynn, Poole.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2025 [King's Lynn II].
MAJOR HONOURS: 125cc British Youth Champion: 2021, 2022; 250cc British Youth Champion: 2024.
         
       
SCOTT, Jody
DATE OF BIRTH: 14 February 2007, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2022-23) Oxford II; (2024) Oxford III: (2025) King's Lynn, Redcar, Oxford III, King's Lynn II; (2026) King's Lynn, Redcar.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2023 [Oxford II], 2025 [King's Lynn II]; 2025 [Oxford III]; BSN Series winner: 2025 [Redcar].