1937 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1937 Individual Speedway World Championship was the second edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

An attendance of 85,000 (a record for speedway in the United Kingdom at the time) saw Jack Milne win all five races to head an all USA top three on the podium. The track was criticised and was described as being too deep with cinders. [8]

The 1937 Speedway World Final programme. Speedway 1937 final cover.jpg
The 1937 Speedway World Final programme.

Qualifying round

DateVenueWinner
24 May Wimbledon Stadium Wilbur Lamoreaux
29 May Harringay Stadium Lionel Van Praag
2 June New Cross Stadium Jack Parker
5 June Hyde Road Eric Langton
18 June Hackney Wick Stadium Cordy Milne
22 June West Ham Stadium George Newton

Championship round

DateVenueWinner
7 JulyNew Cross StadiumJack Milne
10 JulyHarringay StadiumJack Milne
19 JulyWimbledon StadiumJack Milne & Ginger Lees
24 JulyHyde RoadJack Milne
29 JulyWembley StadiumLionel Van Praag & Wilbur Lamoreaux
3 AugustWest Ham StadiumEric Langton
13 AugustHackney Wick StadiumArthur Atkinson

Top 16 qualifiers (2 reserves)

World final

Pos.Riderc/f PointsFinal PointsFinal HeatsTotal Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Milne 1315(3,3,3,3,3)28
2 Flag of the United States.svg Wilbur Lamoreaux 1213(3,3,3,1,3)25
3 Flag of the United States.svg Cordy Milne 1112(2,3,2,3,2)23
4 Flag of England.svg Jack Parker 1110(2,3,1,2,2)21
5 Flag of England.svg Ginger Lees 109(1,1,2,2,3)19
6 Flag of England.svg Frank Charles 107(0,0,1,3,3)17
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lionel Van Praag 116(3,0,-,3,0)17
8 Flag of England.svg Bill Kitchen 79(1,2,2,2,2)16
9 Flag of England.svg George Newton 115(3,0,0,0,2)16
10 Flag of England.svg Eric Langton 124(1,0,0,3,0)16
11 Flag of Denmark.svg Morian Hansen 78(1,2,3,1,1)15
12 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Eric Chitty 114(0,2,0,1,1)15
13 Flag of England.svg Joe Abbott 86(2,1,1,2,0)14
14 Flag of England.svg Arthur Atkinson 86(2,0,2,1,1)14
15 Flag of England.svg Frank Varey 83(0,1,1,0,1)11
16 Flag of England.svg Tommy Croombs (res)62(0,2,0,0,0)8
17 Flag of England.svg Bob Harrison 7--7
18 Flag of England.svg Alec Statham (res)60(0)6

References

  1. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  2. "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 13. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  8. "World Speedway Championship" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 3 September 1937. Retrieved 5 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.