Antonín Kasper Jr.

Antonín Kasper Jr.
	Toni as the 1991 Golden Helmet of Pardubice winner
Born	5 December 1962; Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died	31 July 2006 (aged 43)
Nationality	Czech
Career history
Great Britain
1982–1983	Hackney Hawks
Poland
1990–1991	Motor Lublin
1992–1996, 2000–2002	Start Gniezno
1997-1999	Stal Rzeszów
Denmark
2001	Brovst
Individual honours
1998	Continental Champion
1982	European Junior Champion
1991	Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE)

Antonín 'Toni' Kasper (5 December 1962 in Prague, Czechoslovakia – 31 July 2006) was an international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in four Speedway World Championship finals and featured in four Speedway Grand Prix series.[1]

Career

Kasper won the 1982 European Under-21 Championship at the Rottalstadion in Pocking, West Germany. On 25 July 1998 he won the Continental Final, which formed part of the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification.[2]

Kasper rode in the UK for the Hackney Hawks from 1982 until their closure the following season at the end of 1983.[3] He rode for Karlstad in Sweden in 1991.

In 2005 Toni was diagnosed with cancer, and he died in 2006.[4]

As a child actor he appeared in two Czech films.[5]

Family

His father Antonín Kasper Sr. also appeared in Speedway World Championship finals.

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

1983 – Norden, Motodrom Halbemond – 14th – 3 points
1986 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium – 14th – 2 pts
1987 – Amsterdam Olympic Stadium – 12th – 9 pts
1990 – Bradford, Odsal Stadium – 15th – 2 pts

World Team Cup

1982 – London, White City Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner / Petr Ondrašík) – 4th – 17 pts (0)
1983 – Vojens, Speedway Center (with Jiří Štancl / Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner / Petr Ondrašík) – 4th – 3 pts (0)
1987 - Fredericia, Fredericia Speedway, Coventry, Brandon Stadium, Prague, Markéta Stadium (with Roman Matoušek / Petr Vandirek / Lubomir Jedek / Zdenek Schneiderwind) - 4th - 36pts (10)

World Pairs Championship

1986 - Pocking, Rottalstadion (with Roman Matoušek) - 3rd - 32pts
1987 - Pardubice, Svítkov Stadion (with Roman Matoušek) - 5th - 30 pts

Speedway Grand Prix results

Year	Position	Points	Best finish	Notes
1998	12th	50	5th	5th in Danish GP
1999	15th	39	5th	5th Polish GP
2000	17th	32	12th
2001	23rd	11	17th	Rode in only 3 GPs

References

Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
"Individual Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
Tribute to Toni Kasper Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
Antonín Kasper Jr. at IMDb

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[1] Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5

[2] "Individual Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[3] Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7

[4] Tribute to Toni Kasper Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Antonín Kasper Jr. at IMDb