Scottish Open (speedway)

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Scottish Open
Sport Speedway
Founded1928
CountryScotland

The Scottish Open Championship is a motorcycle speedway championship held annually in Scotland. [1] [2]

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History

The Championship has been run almost every year since 1928. That inaugural year saw two events, one for 350 cc bikes and another for 500 cc bikes. From 1929 the event was only open to those riding the 500 cc bikes.

Run as the Scottish Championship from 1928-1945, it became the Scottish Riders Championship from 1949-1954 before a third and final name change in 1960 to the Scottish Open Championship.

Since 1988, the winner of the Scottish Open has been presented with the Jack Young Memorial Trophy in honour of the three time winner and former Edinburgh Monarchs rider from Australia who won the Speedway World Championship in 1951 and 1952. Young won the World Championship in 1951 while riding for the Monarchs, thus becoming the first second division rider to win the World crown. Young died from Emphysema in his home town of Adelaide, South Australia on 28 August 1987.

Winners (since 1928)

YearCityVenueWinners
1928 Edinburgh Marine Gardens Flag of Scotland.svg Drew McQueen (350 cc)
Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Valentine (500 cc)
1929 Edinburgh Marine Gardens Flag of Scotland.svg Drew McQueen
1930 Edinburgh Marine Gardens Flag of England.svg Harry Whitfield
1931-1937Not held
1938 Edinburgh Marine Gardens Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bluey Wilkinson
1939 Edinburgh Marine Gardens Flag of the United States.svg Wilbur Lamoreaux
1940-1944Not held due to (World War II restrictions)
1945 Glasgow White City Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Johnson
1946-1948Not held
1949 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Young
1950 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Young
1951 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Young
1952 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of New Zealand.svg Dick Campbell
1953 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of Scotland.svg Tommy Miller
1954 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of Scotland.svg Tommy Miller
1955-1959Not held
1960 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of Scotland.svg Douglas Templeton
1961 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of New Zealand.svg Trevor Redmond
1962 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of Scotland.svg Douglas Templeton
1963 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of England.svg Maurice Mattingley
1964 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of Scotland.svg George Hunter
1965 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of Denmark.svg Arne Pander
1966 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of Scotland.svg Bill Landels
1967 Edinburgh Old Meadowbank Flag of New Zealand.svg Barry Briggs
1968 Coatbridge Cliftonhill Flag of England.svg Martin Ashby
1969 Coatbridge Cliftonhill Flag of Norway.svg Reidar Eide
1970 Glasgow Hampden Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Ivan Mauger
1971 Glasgow Hampden Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Ivan Mauger
1972 Glasgow Hampden Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Ivan Mauger
1973 Coatbridge Cliftonhill Flag of New Zealand.svg Ivan Mauger
1974Not held
1975 Coatbridge Cliftonhill Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Collins
1976 Coatbridge Cliftonhill Flag of England.svg Peter Collins
1977 Blantyre Saracen Park Flag of Scotland.svg Bert Harkins
1978-1980Not held
1981 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of New Zealand.svg Wayne Brown
1982Not held
1983 Glasgow Craighead Park Flag of England.svg Steve Lawson
1984 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Shirra
1985 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of England.svg Jamie Luckhurst
1986 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of England.svg Les Collins
1987 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of England.svg Neville Tatum
1988 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of England.svg Steve Lawson
1989 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Wiltshire
1990Not held
1991 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock
1992 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock
1993 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of England.svg Michael Coles
1994 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of England.svg Ben Howe
1995 Edinburgh Powderhall Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Ott
1996 Glasgow Shawfield Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Parker
1997 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of England.svg Peter Carr
1998 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of Denmark.svg Frede Schott
1999 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of England.svg Peter Carr
2000 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of England.svg Peter Carr
2001 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of England.svg Andre Compton
2002 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of England.svg Peter Carr
2003 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Sam Ermolenko
2004 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rory Schlein
2005 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of England.svg David Howe
2006 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of Poland.svg Stanisław Burza
2007Not held
2008 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rory Schlein
2009 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of England.svg James Wright
2010 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Franc
2011 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rory Schlein
2012 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of England.svg Andrew Tully
2013 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of England.svg Craig Cook
2014 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Masters
2015-2016Not held
2017 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Sedgmen
2018 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rory Schlein
2019 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of England.svg Richie Worrall
2020-2021Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
2022 Armadale Armadale Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Masters [4]

References

  1. Speedway Champions - Regional Championships
  2. "Three former champions in Scottish Open field". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. "FIXTURES & RESULTS 2020". British Speedway. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. "FAREWELL TO ARMADALE SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP". British Speedway. Retrieved 27 November 2022.