Kent - Kent Laurels 1/7/13

[cityrebel 2,960]

this coming monday sees the kent laurels being staged at central park. ironically the laurels was the first meeting i ever went to at wimbledon in 1968 and also the last in 2005. the kent variety will be the first meeting i've missed at central park this season. my days of going to individual meetings are long gone, apart from special one off events like the british gp or the rico memorial.

[Guest]

The once famous London classic, as staged at Wimbledon for many years and won by many of speedway's greatest stars, gets a new National League look in Sittingbourne.

Edited July 1, 2013 by Guest

[TMW 533]

The once famous London classic, as staged at Wimbledon for many years and won by many of speedway's greatest stars, gets a new National League look in Sittingbourne.

 

Someone's brave ...........

[cityrebel 2,960]

there is already a thread for this event in the individual meeting section.

[Guest]

there is already a thread for this event in the individual meeting section.

 

 

 

I have found the Kent Kings Laurels link as suggested at

 

 

Speedway Testimonials & Individual and Shared Events

 

Including the Super 7s - Info, discussions and results.

Edited June 30, 2013 by Guest

[Guest]

The Laurels started at Wimbledon in 1939 when it was won by Wilbur Lamoreaux. It resumed in 1946 as a pairs event when the winners were Tommy Price and Bob Wells, but reverted to individual status in 1947 when Vic Duggan was the winner. In that time some of the sport's greatest names of the post-war era won the event.

It carried on regularly until Wimbledon's closure in 1991 and resumed again at Conference League level between 2002-05 when Wayne Barrett and Mark Burrows were winners.

Edited July 1, 2013 by Guest

[blueherb777 571]

Weather great for `Re-Launch`of the Laurels.Come on down to Central Park.

[Parsloes 1928 nearly 495]

For details of the competition from 1953 onwards (when it became the Laurels/WJ Cearns Trophy) see:

http://www.kentkings.co/news/2013/june/20130625.html

[Guest]

For details of the competition from 1953 onwards (when it became the Laurels/WJ Cearns Trophy) see:

http://www.kentkings...e/20130625.html

 

Here's details of the prestige Wimbledon Stadium event winners prior to 1953:

1939 Wilbur Lamoreaux

1946 Tommy Price & Bob Wells (best pairs event)

1947 Vic Duggan

1948 Jack Parker

1949 - 1950 not held

1951 Aub Lawson

1952 Ronnie Moore

The names in bold indicate they were Wimbledon riders.

[Guest]

The line-up for The Laurels revival meeting?

 

Steve Worrall (King's Lynn Young Stars), Chris Schramm (Newcastle Diamonds), Adam Kirby (Kent Kings), Sam Woods (Kent Kings), Ben Morley (Kent Kings), Benji Compton (Kent Kings), Steve Boxall (Kent Kings), Ben Hopwood (Isle of Wight Islanders), Kasper Lykke (Rye House Rockets), Connor Coles (Kent Kings), Jack Kingston (Kent Kings), Simon Lambert (Rye House Rockets).

Edited July 1, 2013 by Guest

[Modd 17]

Result of the Kent Laurels is: 1st Simon Lambert, 2nd Steve Boxall, 3rd Kasper Lykke

[blueherb777 571]

Well done Simon Lambert,a right royal tussle in the Grand Final with Steve Boxall.Boxall fastest rider on the night but could not find a way past Simon in Final.Kasper Lykke and Chris Schramm (when his bike didn`t let him down)looked good all evening.

[spinkox 37]

And - Does that fantastic original trophy from the Wimbledon days still exist??

[Shadders 4,137]

Sounds like a good meeting and a fitting finale. Hard on Boxall after being unbeaten in the qualifiers, but thems the rules. I'm not a fan of these qualifying/semi meetings. The best rider on the night doesn't always win.

Congratulations to Simon Lambert

Edited July 2, 2013 by Shadders

[Parsloes 1928 nearly 495]

And - Does that fantastic original trophy from the Wimbledon days still exist??

 

Well I suppose somewhere but its whereabouts sadly not known...