American Kensei Matsudaira to Represent USA at FIM Speedway World Championship SGP4 Race at Malilla, Sweden Japanese-American road racer Kensei Matsudaira will make his international speedway racing debut on July 15, 2023 at the FIM Speedway GP of Sweden - Malilla. Kensei, age 12, was selected to represent the US in the FIM Speedway World Championship in the launch of the SGP4 youth category on a new entry-level world championship bike for 11 to 13 year old racers. 18 riders from around the world have been invited to race in this special one-time event at one of World Speedway's most famous venues. I've always wanted to race speedway in Europe, so I'm very excited to have this opportunity to race at a FIM Speedway World Championship race, Kensei said. I'm proud to represent the US and American speedway, and hoping to do as well as I can to make Team USA Speedway proud. Team USA Speedway manager Steve Evans added,