1985 British Speedway Championship

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The 1985 British Speedway Championship was the 25th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] [2] The Final took place on 12 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Kenny Carter, who scored a 15-point maximum. John Davis was second, while Kelvin Tatum completed the rostrum in third place. [3]

Contents

British Championship

Qualifying

Qualification Round 1

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Trevor Banks 13
2 Dave Perks 13
3 Louis Carr 11
4 Joe Owen 10
5 Colin Cook 10
6 Steve Schofield 9
7 Julian Parr 9
8 David Tyler 8
9 Kevin Smart 7
10 Nigel Sparshott 6
11 Chris Pidcock 5
12 David Biles 5
13 Graham Drury 4
14 Nigel Flatman 4
15 Colin Richardson 2
16 John Proctor 1
17 Pete Smith 0

Qualification Round 2

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Steve Wilcock 14
2 Geoff Pusey 12
3 Mike Spink 11
4 Andy Buck 10
5 Andy Reid 10
6 Phil White 9
7 Martin Dixon 8
8 Robert Henry 8
9 Paul Bosley 7
10 Steve Lawson 6
11 Paul Clarke 6
12 Dave Morton 6
13 Derek Harrison 5
14 Derek Richardson 4
15 Gary Havelock 4
16 Paul Stead 0
17 Roland Tebbs 0

Qualification Round 3

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 David Blackburn 14
2 Bruce Cribb ( Flag of New Zealand.svg )12
3 Paul Thorp 12
4 Bobby Beaton ( Flag of Scotland.svg )12
5 Eric Monaghan 10
6 Martin Hagon 10
7 Charlie McKinna ( Flag of Scotland.svg )10
8 Jim McMillan 10
9 Dave Trownson 5
10 Sean Courtney 5
11Billy Burton4
12 Eric Broadbelt 4
13 Steve Collins 4
14 Mark Crang 3
15 Barrie Dixon 3
16 Steve Cook 2
17 Martin Scarisbrick 0

Qualification Round 4

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Carl Blackbird 14
2 Tim Hunt 13
3 Kevin Hawkins 12
4 Keith White 10
5 Martin Goodwin 10
6 Malcolm Holloway 9
7 Ian Clark 8
8 Gordon Kennett 8
9 Ian Barney 7
10 Gerald Short 6
11 Andy Hines 6
12 Dave Allan 6
13 Keith Teager 5
14 Carl Baldwin 4
15 Alan Sage 2
16 Alan Farmer 0

Quarter-final

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Carl Blackbird 13
2 Melvyn Taylor 13
3 Tim Hunt 12
4 Bruce Cribb ( Flag of New Zealand.svg )11
5 Mike Spink 10
6 Louis Carr 9
7 David Blackburn 9
8 Jamie Luckhurst 8
9 Kevin Hawkins 7
10 Dave Perks 7
11 Trevor Banks 7
12 Andrew Silver 5
13 Mike Ferreira ( Flag of Zimbabwe.svg )3
14 Paul Thorp 3
15 Steve Wilcock 3
16 Geoff Pusey 0
17 Peter Chapman 0

Semi finals

Semi Final 1

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Kenny Carter 14
2 John Davis 14
3 Neil Collins 12
4 Phil Collins 10
5 Neil Evitts 9
6 Tim Hunt 9
7 Peter Collins 9
8 Andy Campbell 8
9 Mark Courtney 7
10 Sean Willmott 7
11 Peter Carr 5
12 Richard Knight 5
13 Louis Carr 4
14 Kevin Jolly 3
15 Carl Blackbird 2
16 Kenny McKinna ( Flag of Scotland.svg )2
17 Ian Sutcliffe 0

Semi Final 2

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Andy Grahame 14
2 Kelvin Tatum 13
3 Simon Cross 12
4 Chris Morton 12
5 Andy Smith 11
6 Les Collins 9
7 Alan Grahame 7
8 Dave Jessup 7
9 Steve Bastable 7
10 Jamie Luckhurst 6
11 Mike Spink 5
12 Jeremy Doncaster 5
13 Melvyn Taylor 5
14 David Blackburn 2
15 Paul Woods 2
16 Bruce Cribb ( Flag of New Zealand.svg )0
17 Nigel Leaver 0
18 John Bostin 0

Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (2) Kenny Carter 1533333151
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (12) John Davis 1433233142
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg (8) Kelvin Tatum 1231323123
4 Flag of England.svg (9) Phil Collins 1113232114
5 Flag of England.svg (6) Chris Morton 91232195
6 Flag of England.svg (16) Neil Collins 91223196
7 Flag of England.svg (3) Andy Smith 72102277
8 Flag of England.svg (5) Les Collins 620013683
9 Flag of England.svg (13) Simon Cross 602310692
10 Flag of England.svg (14) Neil Evitts 6301026101
11 Flag of England.svg (10) Peter Collins 5211E1511
12 Flag of England.svg (15) Tim Hunt 52F102512
13 Flag of England.svg (11) Andy Grahame 403001413
14 Flag of England.svg (1) Dave Jessup 411110414
15 Flag of England.svg (7) Andy Campbell 402020415
16 Flag of England.svg (4) Alan Grahame 30F21E316
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Steve Bastable 00R1
R2 Flag of England.svg (R2) Mark Courtney 00R2
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

British Under 21 final

Carl Blackbird won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 15 June. [4]

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Carl Blackbird 15
2 Dave Mullett 12+3
3 Andy Smith 12+2
4 Jamie Luckhurst 10
5 Nigel De'Ath 10
6 Gary Havelock 9
7 Simon Cross 9
8 Andy Galvin 7
9Paul Whittaker7
10 Andrew Silver 6
11Paul Clarke6
12Carl Baldwin4
13David Smart4
14Kevin Price3
15 Neville Tatum 2
16Lawrie Bloomfield (res)2
17Jeremy Luckhurst1
18Mark Terry (res)1

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