Southern Riders' Championship

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Southern Riders' Championship
Terry Betts.jpg
Terry Betts, twice winner
Sport motorcycle speedway
Founded1958
Ceased1992
CountryUnited Kingdom

The Southern Riders' Championship was an individual motorcycle speedway competition inaugurated in 1958 for top riders of teams from the South of Great Britain and staged intermittently until 1992. [1] [2]

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Past winners

YearWinnerTeamVenueRef
1958( Flag of New Zealand.svg ) Barry Briggs Wimbledon Dons Wimbledon Stadium
1959( Flag of England.svg ) Ron How Wimbledon Dons Poole Stadium
1960( Flag of Sweden.svg ) Ove Fundin Norwich Stars New Cross Stadium
1961 Not staged
1962*( Flag of Australia (converted).svg ) Geoff Mudge Poole Pirates County Ground Stadium
1963 Not staged
1964*( Flag of England.svg ) Tommy Sweetman Wolverhampton Wolves Monmore Green Stadium
1965-1968 Not staged
1969( Flag of England.svg ) Colin Pratt Hackney Hawks King's Lynn Stadium
1970( Flag of England.svg ) Terry Betts King's Lynn Stars Wimbledon Stadium
1971( Flag of England.svg ) Terry Betts King's Lynn Stars Wimbledon Stadium
1972-1974 Not staged
1975( Flag of Sweden.svg ) Tommy Jansson Wimbledon Dons Wimbledon Stadium
1976( Flag of England.svg ) John Louis Ipswich Witches Reading Stadium
1977-1983 Not staged
1984( Flag of England.svg ) Jamie Luckhurst Canterbury Crusaders Arena Essex Raceway [3]
1985( Flag of England.svg ) Jamie Luckhurst Wimbledon Dons Arena Essex Raceway [4]
1986( Flag of England.svg ) Martn Dugard Eastbourne Eagles Wimborne Road [5]
1987( Flag of England.svg ) Andy Buck Eastbourne Eagles Wimborne Road [6]
1988( Flag of England.svg ) Andy Galvin Hackney Kestrels Hackney Wick Stadium [7]
1989( Flag of England.svg ) Andy Galvin Hackney Kestrels Hackney Wick Stadium [8]
1990( Flag of England.svg ) Steve Schofield Hackney Kestrels Hackney Wick Stadium [9]
1991( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Brian Karger Arena Essex Hammers Rye House Stadium [10]

* 1962 and 1964 - Provincial League Southern Riders Championship

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References

  1. ↑ "Southern Riders Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "1984 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Speedway" . Daily Mirror. 27 September 1985. Retrieved 27 March 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Mullett sixth in Southern event" . Kentish Gazette. 29 August 1986. Retrieved 27 March 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Double dose of bad luck" . Western Gazette. 4 September 1987. Retrieved 27 March 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "1988 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "1989 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "1990 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Speedway results" . Newcastle Journal. 7 October 1991. Retrieved 27 March 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
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