Robbie Kessler

Robert Kessler (born 5 April 1973 in Neuwied, West Germany)^[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider, from Germany.^[2] He earned 5 international caps for the German national speedway team.^[3]

Robbie Kessler

Born	(1973-04-05) 5 April 1973 (age 52) Neuwied, West Germany
Nationality	German
Career history
Germany
1991–1992, 1997, 1999, 2006	Diedenbergen
2000–2001	Landshut
2003–2004, 2009–2010	Parchim/Wolfslake
Great Britain
1994, 1996–1997, 2000–2001	Sheffield Tigers
1999	King's Lynn Stars
2002	Hull Vikings
2003–2007	Stoke Potters
2007, 2010	Rye House Rockets
2007, 2009	Redcar Bears
2008	Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2008	Coventry Bees
Individual honours
1992, 1993	German Under-21 Champion
Team honours
2001	Premier Trophy Winner
2000	Premier League Fours Winner
2000, 2002	Premiership Winner
1994, 1996, 2000, 2004	German League Champion

Career

Kessler represented Germany at the Speedway World Team Cup. He was the German under-21 champion in 1992 and 1993.

He started his British league career with Sheffield Tigers in 1994. He spent five seasons with them from 1994 to 2001,^[4] although in between he had a season with King's Lynn Stars.^[5][2] He then moved to Hull Vikings in 2002 before switching to Stoke Potters in 2003.

His last season before retirement was in Britain, riding with the Rye House Rockets in 2010.^[6]

Personal life

A mechanical engineer by trade, Robbie founded ROK Racing a speedway motor-cycle building and engine tuning business, in 2010.