Carpanese rode in the United Kingdom for the Workington Comets during the 2007 Premier League,[2] and for the Birmingham Brummies in 2008.
[3] Carpanese finished runner-up in the Italian Championship in 2005.
He was selected as a wild card for the 2006 and 2007 Italian Speedway Grand Prix.
He quit the Comets after a string of injuries on 30 August 2007.
[4] On 20 April 2008 it was announced that Carpanese had been signed by Birmingham Brummies as a short term replacement for injured rider James Birkinshaw but was released after twenty eight days.