Kelvin Martin Tatum MBE was born on 8 February 1964 and is a former British international motorcycle speedway and grasstrack rider.
14 Facts About Kelvin Tatum
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Kelvin Tatum earned 65 international caps for the England national speedway team.
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Kelvin Tatum was given his first team place at Hackney's London rivals, Wimbledon Dons, riding in the top flight British League in 1983.
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Kelvin Tatum finished the season with an average of over six points per meeting.
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Kelvin Tatum helped Coventry win back to back league titles during the 1987 British League season and 1988 British League seasons.
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In 1990, Kelvin Tatum was the highest placed British rider in the World Final at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, finishing in 7th place with 9 points from his 5 rides.
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Kelvin Tatum would add a fourth Commonwealth crown to his trophy cabinet in 1992.
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Kelvin Tatum won the World Long Track Championship three times, in 1995,1998 and 2000, and missed out on a fourth title in 2004 when his bike broke down whilst leading the final.
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Kelvin Tatum was the European Grasstrack Champion in 1995 and British Grasstrack Champion four times: in 1996,1999,2000 and jointly in 2001, and was almost unbeatable in domestic grasstrack events in the latter stage of his career, winning 4 British Masters Championships.
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Fittingly, Kelvin Tatum won his last grasstrack event, the Bonfire Burnup in 2006 at Collier Street in Kent.
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Kelvin Tatum won the Australian Long track Grand Prix in 1991 at the 800 metres Bathurst Showground, and again in 1999 at the Tamworth Showground.
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Kelvin Tatum coached the Lakeside Hammers in 2016 before becoming a television presenter, appearing on BT Sport speedway programmes as a presenter and commentator and is currently the lead expert commentator for Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup broadcasts.
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Kelvin Tatum began commentating when taking a break from the sport, but continued when he returned to ride for the Arena Essex Hammers in 2002.
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Kelvin Tatum was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2003 New Year Honours for services to speedway.