Kurt W. Petersen
Kurt Wæde Petersen is a former Motorcycle speedway rider who was a four times champion of Denmark and the 1964 world longtrack champion.
Speedway career
Petersen was a four times champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Championship in 1960 to 1963.He competed in nine World Longtrack Championship Finals and became a world champion after winning the 1964. He was the Denmark Longtrack Champion eleven times, in 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969.
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1961, riding for Norwich Stars.
Speedway World Final appearances
World Longtrack Championship
- 1963 Malmö 16pts
- 1964 Scheeßel 15pts
- 1965 Seinajoki 8pts
- 1966 Mühldorf 16pts
- 1967 Scheeßel 10pts
- 1968 Mühldorf 12pts
- 1969 Oslo 11pts
- 1970 Scheeßel 7pts
- 1971 Oslo 7pts
Nordic Final
- 1961 Malmö 6pts