1985 British Speedway Championship

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]

British Championship

Qualifying

Qualification Round 1 17 April 1985 Long Eaton Pos. Rider Points Details 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 18 April 1985 Middlesbrough Pos. Rider Points Details 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 19 April 1985 Edinburgh Pos. Rider Points Details 1 David Blackburn 14 2 Bruce Cribb ( ) 12 3 Paul Thorp 12 4 Bobby Beaton ( ) 12 5 Eric Monaghan 10 6 Martin Hagon 10 7 Charlie McKinna ( ) 10 8 Jim McMillan 10 9 Dave Trownson 5 10 Sean Courtney 5 11 Billy Burton 4 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 19 April 1985 Peterborough Pos. Rider Points Details 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

28 April 1985 King's Lynn Pos. Rider Points Details 1 Carl Blackbird 13 2 Melvyn Taylor 13 3 Tim Hunt 12 4 Bruce Cribb ( ) 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 ( ) 3 14 Paul Thorp 3 15 Steve Wilcock 3 16 Geoff Pusey 0 17 Peter Chapman 0

Semi finals

Semi Final 1 19 May 1985 Halifax Pos. Rider Points Details 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 ( ) 2 17 Ian Sutcliffe 0	Semi Final 2 22 May 1985 Cradley Heath Pos. Rider Points Details 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 ( ) 0 17 Nigel Leaver 0 18 John Bostin 0

Final

• 12 June 1985
• Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21
	(2) Kenny Carter	15	3					3				3				3				3			15	1
	(12) John Davis	14			3					3		2			3						3		14	2
	(8) Kelvin Tatum	12		3						1			3			2			3				12	3
4	(9) Phil Collins	11			1		3						2					3		2			11	4
5	(6) Chris Morton	9		1				2			3							2			1		9	5
6	(16) Neil Collins	9				1				2	2						3			1			9	6
7	(3) Andy Smith	7	2						1				0				2				2		7	7
8	(5) Les Collins	6		2			0					0					1					3	6	8	3
9	(13) Simon Cross	6				0	2							3		1					0		6	9	2
10	(14) Neil Evitts	6				3		0					1		0							2	6	10	1
11	(10) Peter Collins	5			2			1						1			E		1				5	11
12	(15) Tim Hunt	5				2			F			1						0	2				5	12
13	(11) Andy Grahame	4			0				3		0					0						1	4	13
14	(1) Dave Jessup	4	1				1				1				1				0				4	14
15	(7) Andy Campbell	4		0					2					0	2					0			4	15
16	(4) Alan Grahame	3	0							F				2				1				E	3	16
R1	(R1) Steve Bastable	0																					0	R1
R2	(R2) Mark Courtney	0																					0	R2
Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21

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 - inside

gate B

gate C

gate 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.	Rider	Points
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
9	Paul Whittaker	7
10	Andrew Silver	6
11	Paul Clarke	6
12	Carl Baldwin	4
13	David Smart	4
14	Kevin Price	3
15	Neville Tatum	2
16	Lawrie Bloomfield (res)	2
17	Jeremy Luckhurst	1
18	Mark Terry (res)	1

See also

• British Speedway Championship
• 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship

References

1. "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
2. "1985 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
3. "1985". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
4. "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.