Jack Kitchen

Christopher John Kitchen (2 August 1938 – 21 July 1990) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.^[1][2][3] He earned two international caps for the Great Britain national speedway team.^[1]

Kitchen started his British leagues career in 1958 as he captained the Bradford Boomerangs junior side^[4] and in the 1958 Speedway National League he rode for Belle Vue Aces, where he helped the team win the National Trophy.^[1][5] He would ride for the Manchester club for six years until the end of 1963. He also had spells with Bradford Panthers and Sheffield Tigers in the Provincial League.^[1]

From 1963 he rode for Sheffield and in 1965 topped the team's averages, which led him to represent Sheffield in the British League Riders' Championship.^[6]

His last season was in 1966 and he retired aged just 28. He was involved in a crash that resulted in the death of Ivor Hughes in 1966, which seemed instrumental in his decision to retire.

His uncle Bill Kitchen was a speedway rider.^[7]