Kozza Smith

{{short description|Australian motorcycle speedway rider (born 1988)}}

{{Infobox Speedway rider

| name= Kozza Smith

| image =

| nationality = Australian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|03|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cessnock, New South Wales

| years1 = 2008–2011, 2013

| career1 = King's Lynn

| years2 = 2009-2010

| career2 = Ipswich

| years3 = 2011, 2013

| career3 = Berwick

| years4 = 2015

| career4 = Glasgow

| indivyear1 = 2012

| indivhonour1 = Australian Long Track Champion

}}

Kozza Smith (born Korey Williams on 20 March 1988 in Cessnock, New South Wales) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.{{cite book | last = Bamford | first = Robert | title = Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008 | publisher = Methanol Press | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-9553103-5-5 }}

Career history

Smith began racing at the age of 14 in Australian junior speedway and in 2006, he won the Queensland under-21 state championship."[http://speedwaygb.co/riderindex11_s.html Rider Index]", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 21 February 2014

He moved to the United Kingdom and joined his first senior club, King's Lynn Stars, for the 2008 Premier League season.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Rider_Index_2008.pdf |title=2008 Rider index |website=British Speedway |access-date=4 April 2023}} The Stars reached the final of the Premier League play-offs but lost to the Edinburgh Monarchs. He was announced in the King's Lynn 2009 team and signed for Elite League team the Ipswich Witches{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/mobile/motorsport/8837301.stm |title=Ipswich Witches sign Chris Slabon and Kozza Smith |website=BBC Sport |access-date=2 September 2024 }} as a doubling up rider with Carl Wilkinson.{{cite web | url=http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/stars/New-look-for-Lynn-Stars.4741067.jp | title=New look for Lynn Stars side | year=2008 | publisher=Lynn News | accessdate=2009-01-03}}

In 2011 he doubled up in the Premier League with Berwick Bandits, going on to ride with the team for three seasons. He signed for King's Lynn and Redcar Bears for 2014, but was refused a visa to ride in the UK."[http://www.speedway365.com/smith-refused-visa/ Smith Refused Visa]", speedway365.com, 18 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014Frame, Scott (2014) "[http://www.speedway365.com/kozza-confirms-visa-dissapointment/ Kozza Confirms Visa Disappointment]", speedway365.com, 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014

Smith won the Australian Longtrack Championship in 2012.