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 World Individual Speedway ChampionshipAll programmes shown in this section are from the collection of Canada's Roger Stevens, also known as Rusty Staples to his Internet friends. Thanks go to Rusty for being willing to show the covers of his world championship programmes. The cover art is very appealing, I am sure you will agree.
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1934 World Final
Can anyone say who won this meeting and the 2nd and 3rd placed riders John
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1933 World Final
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UNOFFICIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Staged in France & Australia)
Pre War Speedway World Finals 1929-1935 Star Riders Championship 1929 Overseas riders 1.Frank Arthur AUS 2.Vic Huxley AUS 3.Billy Lamont AUS & Sprouts Elder USA 5.Max Grosskreutz AUS & Ron Johnson AUS & Art Pechar USA & Billy Galloway AUS Stan Catlett AUS ES Alf Chick AUS ES Brirish riders 1.Roger Frogley GB 2.Jack Parker GB 3.Colin Watson GB 4.Ivor Creek GB & Buster Frogley GB 6.Jim Kempster GB & Tommy Croombs GB & Jimmy Hayes GB & Eric Spencer GB & Gus Kuhn GB Knock-out competition on different tracks. Star Riders Championship 1930 Wembley 12/9. 1.Vic Huxley AUS 12 2.Frank Arthur AUS 10 3.Jack Ormstron GB 5 4.Geoff Taylor GB 4 5.Harry Taft GB 3 6.Colin Watson GB 2 7.Squib Burton GB 0 8.Roger Frogley GB 0 9.Jim Kempster GB 0 10.Tiger Stevenson GB 0 11.Syd Jackson GB 0 12.Tom Farndon GB 0 Triss Sharp ES Knock-out competition over 8 heat. Star Riders Championship 1931 Wembley 18/9. 1.Ray Tauser USA 8 2.Vic Huxley AUS 7 3.Tommy Croombs GB 6 4.Jack Parker GB 6 5.Frank Arthur AUS 5 6.Ernie Rickman GB 4 7.Colin Watson GB 4 8.Arthur Warwick GB 3 9.Charlie Spinks AUS 2 10.Harry Shepherd GB 1 & Syd Jackson GB 1 & Norman Kendrick GB 1 & Les Patrick GB 1 14.Phil Bishop GB 0 & Ron Johnson AUS 0 & Fred Strecker GB 0 & Colin Stewart AUS 0 & Sid Edmonds GB 0 & Harold Hastings AUS 0 Bluey Wilkinson AUS 0 Squib Burton GB ES Billy Ellmore GB ES Knock-out competition over 9 heat. Star Riders Championship 1932 Wembley 22/9. 1.Eric Langton GB 8 2.Vic Huxley AUS 8 3.Dicky Case AUS 6 4.Gordon Byers GB 5 5.Jack Parker GB 4 6.Ginger Lees GB 3 7.Les Wotton GB 2 & Bert Spencer AUS 2 & Roy Dook GB 2 & Frank Varey GB 2 & Tom Farndon GB 2 12.Frank Arthur AUS 1 & Wal Phillips GB 1 & Tommy Croombs GB 1 Bill Clibbett GB 1 16.Norman Parker GB 0 & Ron Johnson AUS 0 & Syd Jackson GB 0 Joe Francis GB ES Eric Collins AUS ES Bluey Wilkinson AUS ES Knock-out competition over 9 heat. Star Riders Championship 1933 Wembley 14/9. 1.Tom Farndon GB 9 2.Ron Johnson AUS 8 3.Bluey Wilkinson AUS 7 4.Les Wotton GB 5 5.Syd Jackson GB 4 6.Phil Bishop GB 3 7.Harry Whitfield 3 & Chun Moore 3 9.Eric Blain GB 3 10.Dicky Case AUS 2 & Eric Langton GB 2 12.Vic Huxley AUS 1 & Frank Varey GB 1 & Jack Chapman AUS 1 & Frank Goulden GB 1 16.Tommy Croombs GB 0 & Norman Parker GB 0 & Stan Greatrex GB 0 & Jack Sharp AUS 0 & Colin Watson GB 0 Knock-out competition over 9 heat. Star Riders Championship 1934 Wembley 23/8. 1.Jack Parker GB 7 2.Eric Langton GB 8 3.Ginger Lees GB 7 4.Tommy Croombs GB 5 & Syd Jackson GB 5 6.Ron Johnson AUS 4 7.George Newton GB 4 8.Dicky Case AUS 3 9.Bob Harrison GB 2 10.Bluey Wilkinson AUS 2 & Jack Chapman AUS 2 & Dusty Haigh GB 2 13.Frank Arthur AUS 1 & Claude Rye GB 1 & Mick Murphy 1 16.Jack Sharp AUS 0 & Colin Watson GB 0 Joe Francis GB ES Knock-out competition over 9 heat. Star Riders Championship 1935 Wembley 29/8. 1.Frank Charles GB 15 2.Jack Ormston GB 14 3.Max Grosskreutz AUS 13 4.Eric Langton GB 10 5.Jack Parker GB 10 6.Bluey Wilkinson AUS 10 7.Vic Huxley AUS 9 8.Dicky Case AUS 8 9.Tommy Croombs GB 7 10.Norman Parker GB 6R 11.Bill Kitchen GB 4 12.Tiger Stevenson GB 4 13.Lionel van Praag AUS 3 14.Geoff Pymar GB 3R 15.Jack Sharp AUS 1 16.Wally Kilmister NZ 0 Tom Farndon GB ES Ron Johnson AUS ES 1936-1939
World championship 1936
WORLD FINAL. Wembley GB 10/9. 1.Lionel van Praag AUS 12 3 3 3 2 3 26+ 2.Eric Langton GB 13 3 3 3 2 2 26+ 3.Bluey Wilkinson AUS 10 3 3 3 3 3 25 4.Cordy Milne USA 11 2 2 1 3 3 20 5.Frank Charles GB 12 3 3 0 2 0 20 6.Dicky Case AUS 9 2 0 3 1 2 17 7.Jack Ormston GB 9 1 1 2 3 1 17 8.Vic Huxley AUS 10 1 2 0 2 2 17 9.George Newton GB 12 0 0 3 1 0 16 10.Jack Milne USA 9 1 2 1 0 2 15 11.Morian Hansen DK 10 2 1 2 0 0 15 12.Bob Harrison GB 10 0 0 2 0 3 15 13.Wal Phillips GB 7 1 1 0 2 1 12 14.Jack Parker GB 12 qns 12 15.Ginger Lees GB 7 2 0 1 0 1 11 16.Arthur Atkinson GB 6 0 2 1 0 0 9 17.Bill Pitcher GB 6 0 1 0 1 8 18.Norman Parker GB 6 1 7R First column indicates bonuspoints carried forward from qualifying rounds.
World championship 1937
WORLD FINAL. Wembley GB 2/9. 1.Jack Milne USA 13 3 3 3 3 3 28 2.Wilbur Lamoreaux USA 12 3 3 3 1 3 25 3.Cordy Milne USA 11 2 3 2 3 2 23 4.Jack Parker GB 11 2 3 1 2 2 21 5.Ginger Lees GB 10 1 1 2 2 3 19 6.Frank Charles GB 10 0 0 1 3 3 17 7.Lionel van Praag AUS 11 3 0 3 0 17 8.Bill Kitchen GB 7 1 2 2 2 2 16 9.George Newton GB 11 3 0 0 0 2 16 10.Eric Langton GB 12 1 0 0 3 0 16 11.Morian Hansen DK 7 1 2 3 1 1 15 12.Eric Chitty CAN 11 0 2 0 1 1 15 13.Joe Abbott GB 8 2 1 1 2 0 14 14.Arthur Atkinson GB 8 2 0 2 1 1 14 15.Frank Varey GB 8 0 1 1 0 1 11 16.Bob Harrison GB 7 qns 7 17.Tommy Croombs GB - 0 2 0 0 0 2 18.Alec Statham GB - 0 0R First column indicates bonuspoints carried forward from qualifying rounds. Reserves were not allowed to carry forward bonuspoints.
World championship 1938
WORLD FINAL. Wembley GB 1/9. 1.Bluey Wilkinson AUS 8 3 3 3 3 2 22 2.Jack Milne USA 7 3 3 2 3 3 21 3.Wilbur Lamoreaux USA 7 3 1 3 3 3 20 4.Lionel van Praag AUS 7 3 2 2 1 3 18 5.Bill Kitchen GB 6 2 2 1 2 2 15 6.Cordy Milne USA 7 1 3 3 0 1 15 7.Alec Statham GB 5 2 3 0 0 3 13 8.Eric Langton GB 5 1 2 2 3 0 13 9.Benny Kaufman USA 5 2 1 0 2 2 12 10.Jack Parker GB 4 2 2 2 0 0 10 11.Arthur Atkinson GB 5 1 0 2 1 1 10 12.Tommy Price GB 4 1 0 1 2 0 8 13.Tommy Croombs GB 4 0 1 1 1 1 8 14.George Newton GB 5 0 1 0 1 0 7 15.Geoff Pymar GB 5 0 0 1 0 1 7 16.Jack Ormston GB - 3 2 5R 17.Frank Varey GB 4 0 0 0 4 First column indicates bonuspoints carried forward from qualifying rounds. Reserves were not allowed to carry forward bonuspoints.
World championship 1939
Cordy Milne USA 8 Bill Kitchen GB 7 Wilbur Lamoreaux USA 7 Eric Langton GB 7 Jack Milne USA 6 Arthur Atkinson GB 6 Vic Duggan AUS 6 Lionel van Praag AUS 6 Alec Statham GB 5 Jack Parker GB 5 Benny Kaufman USA 5 Ron Johnson AUS 5 Eric Chitty CAN 5 Frank Varey GB 4 Eric Collins GB 4 Aub Lawson AUS 4 Malcolm Crawen GB R Frank Goulden GB R The final was cancelled due to world war II. Qualifiers and bonuspoints are listed.
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