1999 Elite League speedway season

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1999 Elite League speedway season
League Sky Sports Elite League
Champions Peterborough Panthers
Knockout Cup Peterborough Panthers
Craven Shield Peterborough Panthers
Riders Championship Jason Crump
Highest average Jason Crump
Division/s below Premier League
Conference League

The 1999 Elite League speedway season was the 65th season of the top tier of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the third known as the Elite League and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). [1]

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Season summary

In 2000, the league increased to ten teams with the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers moving up from the Premier League, and the Swindon Robins dropping down. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs. [2]

Despite coming up a division Peterbrough completely rebuilt their team for the season. They brought in three Australians Jason Crump from Oxford Cheetahs, Ryan Sullivan from Poole Pirates and Craig Watson from Newport Wasps, in addition to recalling Zdeněk Tesař. [3] Poole ran Peterborough close, only losing the league by one point and losing in the cup final to them.

Final table

PosMWDLFAPtsBonTot
1 Peterborough Panthers 18122488973426834
2 Poole Pirates 18120689972424933
3 King's Lynn Knights 18111682380423629
4 Coventry Bees 18111682180423528
5 Ipswich Witches 18110781571022426
6 Belle Vue Aces 1891884877319524
7 Hull Vikings 18611178583413316
8 Oxford Cheetahs 18501375486910313
9 Eastbourne Eagles 18511274587912113
10 Wolverhampton Wolves 184014736884819

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 61st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition. [4]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
26/06Eastbourne47-43Ipswich
17/06Ipswich51-39Eastbourne
28/05Belle Vue53-37Kings Lynn
26/05Kings Lynn55-35Belle Vue

Second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
08/10Peterborough56-34Ipswich
03/09Poole59-31Kings Lynn
02/09Ipswich44-46Peterborough
13/08Kings Lynn46-44Poole
12/07Reading46-44Sheffield
30/06Hull49-41Wolverhampton
28/06Wolverhampton48-42Hull
19/06Coventry51-39Oxford

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
15/10Peterborough50-40Hull
13/10Hull47-42Peterborough
13/10Poole49-41Coventry
09/10Coventry40-49Poole

Final

The second leg of the final was due to be completed on 22 October but was abandoned after just two heats due to heavy rain. [5]

First leg

Second leg

Peterborough Panthers
Jason Crump 15
Ryan Sullivan 11
Zdeněk Tesař 8
Nigel Sadler 6
Jan Andersen 5
Marián Jirout 4
David Howe 2		51 - 39 Poole Pirates
Lee Richardson 13
Mark Loram 11
Gary Havelock 7
Bohumil Brhel (guest) 6
Oliver Allen 2
Matej Ferjan 0
Magnus Zetterström R/R
East of England Showground

Peterborough Panthers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.

Riders' Championship

Jason Crump won the Elite League Riders' Championship, held at the Brandon Stadium on 23 October. [6] [7]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Crump 3 2 1 3 312x3
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Wiltshire 3 1 3 1 31132
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Lyons 3 3 1 2 11021
4 Flag of England.svg Mark Loram 3 2 3 1 312x0
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Karlsson 1 1 3 2 291
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Karlsson 2 3 2 0 290
7 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Hamill 0 3 1 1 38
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Sullivan 1 0 3 3 18
9 Flag of England.svg Joe Screen 1 1 2 2 28
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh Adams 1 3 0 3 07
11 Flag of England.svg Chris Louis 2 0 2 3 07
12 Flag of Denmark.svg Brian Andersen 2 0 1 1 26
13 Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Correy 0 2 0 2 15
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Boyce 2 0 2 0 04
15 Flag of England.svg Gary Havelock 0 2 0 0 13
16 Flag of England.svg Dean Barker 0 1 0 0 01

Leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Crump Peterborough10.67
Flag of England.svg Mark Loram Poole9.80
Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Rickardsson Kings Lynn9.64
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh Adams Kings Lynn9.47
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock Coventry9.31
Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Gollob Ipswich9.24
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Sullivan Peterborough9.05
Flag of England.svg Chris Louis Ipswich8.96
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Hamill Coventry8.91
Flag of England.svg Joe Screen Hull8.76

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Coventry

Eastbourne

Hull

Ipswich

King's Lynn

Oxford

Peterborough

Poole

Wolverhampton

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1999 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ "HISTORY ARCHIVE". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "1999 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. ↑ "1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup final". Speedway Star. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "1999 Elite League Riders Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Super second for Wiltshire". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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