NOBODY 538 Posted January 26, 2015 Can anyone help with the winners & years from the following events please................ Second City Trophy (Birmingham) Brandonapolis (Coventry) Star of Anglia (Ipswich) 16 Lap Classic (Ipswich) Teesside Silver Helmet (Middlesbrough / Redcar) Yorkshire Open (Sheffield) Silver Plume (Swindon) Ladbroke Olympique (Wolves) Pride of the Potteries (Stoke) Yorkshire TV Trophy (Hull) Manpower Trophy (Reading) KRC Trophy (Peterborough) Warners Superama (Hackney) Dews Trophy (Halifax) Bordernapolis (Berwick) Golden Gauntlets (Leicester) Fen Trophy (Mildenhall) The Laurels (Wimbledon) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiheke1 4,295 Posted January 26, 2015 I think those would all be detailed in the peter oakes history of the bl ( at least up to 90). If you're still awaiting a response next week I'll try to find time to dig them out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted January 26, 2015 Cheekyboys2 - you forgot the: Northern Star Championship (Sunderland) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOBODY 538 Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) I have the results of other top events but strangely not the ones listed above. the Northern Star Championship from Sunderland.....? That was a rare one. Can't think what Newcastle, Workington, Oxford & Scunthorpe have staged! I don't have any books on speedway any longer only Speedway Stars from 1964 and it would take years to trawl through that lot to get the info I need. There were so many local individuals from the past especially the 70's. Almost every club held its own. Perhaps there are others anyone can think of? The following I have..... Blue Riband, Northern, Midland, Southern, London & Scottish Riders Champs, Peter Craven & other Memorials, all FIM & BSPA shared events. Edited January 28, 2015 by cheekyboys2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted January 28, 2015 As well as the 2 you have listed Ipswich also used to run the Golden Sovereign. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted January 28, 2015 Can't think what Newcastle, Workington, Oxford & Scunthorpe have staged! Workington have had the Cumberland Classic in the past. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiseguy 214 Posted January 28, 2015 Westernapolis ? at Exeter, not sure if it was held at Plymouth before that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,098 Posted January 28, 2015 Wiseguy, you beat me to it with the Westernapolis! Others not listed include : Daily Express Spring Classic (Wimbledon) Wessex Rosebowl (Weymouth) Champions Chase (Hackney) Marlboro Race of Champions (Belle Vue) Itex 100 Trophy (White City) Pride of the East (King's Lynn) Players No 6 Classic (Belle Vue) Plus a bunch of others, most of which weren't around for too long. Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveallan81 330 Posted January 28, 2015 Have a look here http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.co.uk/p/individual.html and here http://www.speedwaychampions.com if you haven't already done so. Can you use Microsoft Excel? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longlivefrankie 458 Posted January 28, 2015 Welsh open & prince of Wales trophy at newport Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser McHuge 589 Posted January 28, 2015 They were really prestigious these open meetings and really competitive.........it was the Daily Express Spring Classic in 1978 that got me into going to speedway with my family when I was young.....I watched that on World of Sport and Scott Autrey won......I mithered my parents to go to Belle Vue as a lad I knew at school went there and so we went early 1978.....seeing it live was much better than the Spring Classic on TV ! My fave was the Golden Hammer...that was like a world final...and Cradley was probably my favourite track...and I remember the Golden Hammer actually getting back page news in the Daily Mirror.....those were the days ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveallan81 330 Posted January 29, 2015 Using the excel results sheets I have, I extracted every post-war meeting that was tagged as an individual and stuck them in a big list. Nearly 5000 entries! A bit of tidying up later and I've come up with this https://www.dropbox.com/s/7qt6cbr69az38lq/SundryIndWinners.pdf?dl=0 I didn't do much with the entries but copy and paste, there are a couple of results missing as well, but it should give you somewhere to start. The Fen Trophy was a team affair as far as I can see. A couple of other meetings mentioned were only staged a couple of times, the Itex 100 for one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
britmet 233 Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) .On the Speedway Champions website you can find all the regionals, likePride o' East, Po'Midlands, Po'South, Westernapolis, Welsh Open, Irish Open, etc, (on UK Regional Champs page,)as well asBrandonapolis, Teesside SH, Olympique, The Laurels, The Internationale, Golden Hammer, etc, and many more, such as already mentioned,also Staffs Silver Helmet, Sussex Chmpshp, Bronze Helmet, Silver Sash, etc. etc.SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONS . Edited January 29, 2015 by britmet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOBODY 538 Posted January 30, 2015 Wiseguy, you beat me to it with the Westernapolis! Others not listed include : Daily Express Spring Classic (Wimbledon) Wessex Rosebowl (Weymouth) Champions Chase (Hackney) Marlboro Race of Champions (Belle Vue) Itex 100 Trophy (White City) Pride of the East (King's Lynn) Players No 6 Classic (Belle Vue) Plus a bunch of others, most of which weren't around for too long. Steve Thanks for these.........& the Golden Soveriegn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sotonian 610 Posted January 30, 2015 I thought some of the listed events were stretching the term 'Major Event' but the Wessex Rosebowl?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
