2008 British Speedway Championship

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The 2008 British Speedway Championship was the 48th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The Final took place on 29 May at the Abbey Stadium in Swindon, England. The Championship was won by Scott Nicholls, who beat Edward Kennett, Tai Woffinden and Chris Harris in the final heat.

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British Final

Qualifying

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Chris Harris 14(2,3,3,3,3)
2 Scott Nicholls 12(3,3,D,3,3)
3 James Wright 11(0,2,3,3,3)
4 Tai Woffinden 11(1,3,3,1,3)
5 Simon Stead 10(3,1,2,2,2)
6 Edward Kennett 9(3,2,2,1,1)
7 Leigh Lanham 8(2,3,0,2,1)
8 Lewis Bridger 8(2,1,U,3,2)
9 Adam Roynon 6(2,0,2,1,1)
10 Daniel King 6(1,2,1,1,1)
11 David Howe 5(3,D,2,0,0)
12 William Lawson 5(0,1,0,2,2)
13 Chris Neath 4(1,0,1,2,0)
14 Richard Hall 4(1,2,1,0,0)
15 Ricky Ashworth 3(0,0,3,0,0)
16 Ben Barker 3(U,D,1,0,2)

Semi-final

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Edward Kennett 3
2 Tai Woffinden 2
3 Simon Stead 1
4 James Wright 0

Final heat

Pos.RiderPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Scott Nicholls 3
Silver medal icon.svg Edward Kennett 2
Bronze medal icon.svg Tai Woffinden 1
4 Chris Harris 0

British Under 21 final

Tai Woffinden won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship The final was held at Arena Essex Raceway on 25 April. [3]

Pos.RiderPointsSFFinal
1 Tai Woffinden 14x3
2 Adam Roynon 1322
3 Ben Barker 1131
4 Lewis Bridger 13x0
5 William Lawson 111
6 Steve Boxall 100
7 Joe Haines 9
8 Jack Roberts 8
9 Josh Auty 8
10 Lee Smart 6
11 Sean Stoddart 5
12 Charles Wright 5
13 Daniel Halsey 3
14 Harland Cook 2
15 Andrew Tully (res)2
16 Lee Strudwick 1
17 Danny Betson 0
18 Kyle Hughes (res)0

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References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ↑ "2008 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  3. ↑ "BRITISH SPEEDWAY WEEKLY ROUND-UP". Birmingham Brummies. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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