Handle with Kerr, King’s Lynn Star ready for GB debut

The King’s Lynn star was left fighting for his life following a dreadful crash in the Fours at Peterborough on August 2, 2015. Kerr was put in an induced coma having sustained a bleed on the brain and his hopes of survival seemed very bleak. But this plucky star has made a quite incredible recovery to now be a solid performer in both UK divisions. Kerr admitted: “It’s a huge moment for me, no doubt about that. My wife Jessie and I have been through some very tough times over the past few years. I don’t know how she’s put up with me to be honest, it’s been a real strain on her the crash in 2015 and then another bad one in 2018. But when you get a call to race for your country, that makes it feel a bit more worthwhile. It’s obviously a very proud moment for me and the family. I’m delighted that Jessie, my son Cooper and daughter Elodie will see me race for my country.”

Kerr is one of Great Britain’s unlikely heroes. He has been a fantastic servant to UK racing, a never-say-die 100 per cent racer, always a hugely-popular rider at all his clubs. He has already signed for Eastbourne in 2020 and will naturally want to be back in the top flight with his local club Poultec Stars. But British success is also now on his agenda. He added: “I guess an aim for 2020 would be to hold down a test match place in the Great Britain side. I know I have the ability to also make a bigger impact in the British Final. But from where I was a few years ago, I’m so happy to be at this level and racing for my country.”