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The F.I.M. North America Final at Perris, California, on December 7 was rained-off ! The re-staging date is January 11, 2020

Totally irrelevant, these SGP qualifying practise sessions are worthless.

This appeared in the Auckland Star on Wednesday, March 31, 1920 : DEATHS FINN - on March 30, 1920, at Takapuna, as the result of a motor cycle accident, Hans Peter Finn, aged 37 years. The funeral will leave the mortuary of Messrs. C.Little and Sons, Hobson Street, to-morrow (Thursday), at 2 p.m., for Waikumete Cemetary. It appeared along with the report of the inquest: MOTOR CYCLE RACING. FATALITY AT TAKAPUNA. The death of Hans Peter Finn, as the result of an accident at the motor cycle races at Takapuna on Monday last, formed the subject of an inquest at the morgue this morning, before Mr. J. E. Wilson, S. M.. Evidence of identification was given by Julius Gotfred Jensen, who said that deceased was a native of Denmark, and was a stonemason in the employ of Messrs. Parkinson and Co. Dr. Maxwell Ramsay, medical officer in charge of the Narrow Neck Camp, gave evidence of the admission of the deceased to the hospital, where it was found that, in addition to his other injuries, he had sustained a fracture of the base of the skull. He gradually became worse and died yesterday morning. Percy R. Coleman, professional motor-cycle rider in the employ of Mr. E. S. Pees, Palmerston North, said he was one of the competitors at the motor-cycle sports held on the Takapuna racecourse. In reply to a question from the Coroner, as to what was the condition of the track, and whether any special preparations had been made for the races, witness said that there had been no special preparation. They rode on the ordinary track, which was in good order. The Coroner: Had the track not been prepared at all? - No, but it was in pretty good order. The Coroner: This is the second inquest at which I have had to move in connection with motor-cycle racing. This is the second man who has been killed. In reply to a further question, witness said they had been riding on the grass track for about eight years. This track was as good as any in New Zealand. The Coroner: If that is the case, it seems to me that this kind of sport will have to be barred so as to prevent these accidents. There are different tracks, are there not - tracks specially constructed for motor-cycling? Witness replied that there were none in New Zealand. He had ridden on motor-cycle tracks in America, and was of the opinion that the track at Takapuna compared very favourably with tracks of the same kind in that country. Continuing, witness said that he and deceased both rode in the President's Handicap. WItness was on the scratch mark, and gradually overhauled deceased. As witness was passing him, he suddenly swerved out, and witness brushed the latter's arm with his left. This caused witness' bicycle to skid about, but he did not know deceased had fallen until he had gone another lap, as it was against the rules of racing to look behind. As soon as he noticed the accident he pulled up and informed the stewards. At the time of the accident witness was travelling at about 80 miles an hour, and deceased at about 65 miles. Witness was on the right side of the track. Henry N. Anderson, member of the motor ambulance corps, said he drove the deceased to the Hospital at Narrow Neck. The latter was then quite conscious, and in reply to a query as to how the accident happened, said: "When I was going round the back of the course, the front wheel of my bike seemed to strike a rut. This caused me to swerve, and while recovering I seemed to get a tap on the arm. The next thing I knew, I was lying on the ground." The Coroner returned a verdict to the effect that deceased died as a result of a fracture of the skull and other injuries received from a fall from a motor-cycle while riding in a race on the Takapuna racecourse on March 29. He added: "If You gentlemen will engage in this kind of sport You will have to recognise what an extremly dangerous sport it is. This is the second inquest I have had in connection with motor-cycling during the past few months. I cannot stop You yet. I have no power to do it, but someone will have to stop You if this kind of thing continues. I can only find the cause of death, and say what I think of sport where men are liable to be killed in this manner." Subsequently Mr. R. E. Champtaloup, captain of the Auckland Provincial Motor-Cycle Racing Club, made a statement to the press. He pointed out that the previous accident, which occured at Alexandra Park, had nothing at all to do with the club. The track had been closed for the day, and the men were really on the ground without authority from the club. The track at Takapuna was considered one of the best of its kind, and was similar to the tracks used in America. He held that the proportion of deaths from motor-cycle racing was relatively small when compared with the deaths resulting from horse-racing.

The following report was published in the Auckland Star on Tuesday, March 30, 1920 : MOTOR SPORTS FATALITY. INJURED CYCLIST DIES. AFTERMATH OF COLLISION. An untoward incident, resulting in the death of one of the competitors, Mr. Hans Finn, marred the motor cycle sports held at the Takapuna Racecourse yesterday afternoon. The unfortunate man was contesting the President's Handicap, and when a few laps had been covered was observed to come to grief. An ambulance was soon in attendance, and conveyed Finn, who had obviously suffered severe injuries, to the Narrow Neck Military Hospital. Here examination revealed that he had sustained injuries to the head in addition to a fracture of each thigh. An anaesthetic was administered and the limbs set, but the injured man fell into a comatose state, from which he failed to rally, and he died soon after nine o'clock this morning. Deceased lived at Brixton Road, and it is understood had no relatives in New Zealand. The origin of the mishap was a slight collision. One of the competitors in passing Finn touched him with his arm, and the Impact was sufficient to upset the machine. It dashed through the outer rails, and over a ditch, where it lay for some minutes, issuing a volume of smoke. The machine, which was considerably damaged, had been ridden in two previous races by H Blyth. An inquest will be conducted at the morgue at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

NO, not at all. I see he was killed in a grass track accident in New Zealand. His name certainly sounds very German, but I have never come across this name before. 1920 was very early for motorcycle track racing though.

This website may be of interest IN MEMORIAM it does not only list the fatal accidents in speedway, but in any form of motorcycle oval track racing since the beginning of the sport.

The meeting in Perth featuring Tai Woffinden and the Team GB riders against the Westaustralians was an INDIVIDUAL event. Here is the result of the six riders main final: Final A 1 GB108 Tai Woffinden 01:15.229 2 GB118 Drew Kemp 01:16.086 3 WA6 Daniel Winchester 01:18.433 4 WA7 Matt Marson 01:21.542 5 GB24 Jack Smith 01:24.482 6 WA199 Bryan Miller 01:28.786

Sure enough. Instead of takign the SGP to a junior speedway venue in the outback of Queensland (Ipswich), this one in Perth would so much better. I seem to remeber that Ole Olsen already had taken a look at this venue for the SGP several years ago? I would be all for it, even though the spectators are quite far away from the Action, but Motorplex is a splendid sports venue, and Perth is a great town to visit. It would make sense for the SGP to run not just one, but two, or even three rounds in Australasia. One on the West Coast and one on the East Coast of Australia and another one in New Zealand.

Now live The F.I.M. Awards in Monte Carlo

What a great venue for speedway, the Perth Motorplex at Kwinana Beach http://www.motorplex.com.au/the-venu/

Seems that some sort of Test Match (Western Australia v Great Britain) does go ahead next Saturday ! TAI WOFFINDEN TO RACE AT PERTH MOTORPLEX. Two times British Champion, three times World Champion, twice winner of The Rob Woffinden Classic and current Western ...Australian Speedway Solo Champion Tai Woffinden is in town and booked to race at the fabulous Perth Motorplex on Saturday 7th December. Marshall McDiarmid, President of the Speedway Motorcycle Club of WA and Perth Motorplex Manager Gavin Migro teamed together to ensure they secured this huge event for WA speedway fans. Tai Woffinden will also race the following week at the Pinjar Park Motorcycle Speedway in Neerubup in Perths northern suburbs the following Saturday night for the running of the Rob Woffinden Classic. He has previously won the title twice and is the defending RWC Champion. Joining Tai Woffinden at Perth Motorplex will be three other British riders who together form a British Team who will contest a series of events against a strong West Australian side. Team GB include, Jack Smith, son of former British Champ, Andy Smith. Leon Flint, the 16 year old Berwick Bandits flyer Drew Kemp 2019 British under 19 CHAMPION. Headlining the Team WA will be former International rider, Frank Smart, the in form Dan Winchester and Matt Marson. Tai is down under in the Southern hemisphere for some R & R to recover from a bruising European season and his World Grand Prix commitments. He will head back to the UK in the new year, however while in Perth he gives of his time to perform in a couple of shows for his WA fans, much to our delight. Tai set the Pinjar Park track on fire last January winning the RWC and the WA State Championship and was responsible for some of the largest crowds the new track has seen in its relatively short existence. This is a great opportunity to see Tai Woffinden and his fellow British team mates perform, an opportunity we don't get to see often in Perth, and I urge you not to miss either of these two huge speedway Meetings. Graeme Sinden

TAI WOFFINDEN TO RACE AT PERTH MOTORPLEX. Two times British Champion, three times World Champion, twice winner of The Rob Woffinden Classic and current Western Australian Solo Speedway Champion Tai Woffinden is in town and booked to race at the fabulous Perth Motorplex on Saturday 7th December (2019). Marshall McDiarmid, President of the Speedway Motorcycle Club of WA and Perth Motorplex Manager Gavin Migro teamed together to ensure they secured this huge event for WA speedway fans. Tai Woffinden will also race the following week at the Pinjar Park Motorcycle Speedway in Neerabup in Perths northern suburbs the following Saturday night for the running of the Rob Woffinden Classic. He has previously won the title twice and is the defending RWC Champion. Joining Tai Woffinden at Perth Motorplex will be three other British riders who together form a British Team who will contest a series of events against a strong West Australian side. Team GB include, Jack Smith, son of former British Champ, Andy Smith. Leon Flint, the 16 year old Berwick Bandits flyer. Drew Kemp 2019 British under 19 Champion. Headlining the Team WA will be former International rider, Frank Smart, the in-form Dan Winchester and Matt Marson. Tai is down under in the Southern hemisphere for some R & R to recover from a bruising European season and his World Grand Prix commitments. He will head back to the UK in the new year, however while in Perth he gives of his time to perform in a couple of shows for his WA fans, much to our delight. Tai set the Pinjar Park track on fire last January winning the RWC and the WA State Championship and was responsible for some of the largest crowds the new track has seen in its relatively short existence. This is a great opportunity to see Tai Woffinden and his fellow British team mates perform, an opportunity we don't get to see often in Perth, and I urge you not to miss either of these two huge speedway meetings. Graeme Sinden http://www.motorplex.com.au/team-great-britain-set-for-john-day-classic/

Is Indianerna really running a team in each of the three divisions (Elitserien, Allsvenskan, and Div.1) next year?

This is was Sportowefakty reports today (Google translation) https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&rurl=translate.google.de&sl=pl&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/857276/zuzel-bsi-dostalo-kopniaka-discvery-nowym-promotorem-cyklu-grand-prix&xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259,15700262,15700265,15700271,15700283&usg=ALkJrhjh5DLDtO-06p4uAK9-wvnmckSkYQ

Sidecar speedway at Mildura

Biggest event for the sidecars in New Zealand this season is the Australasian Sidecar Speedway Championship staged over two rounds at Christchurch and at Ivercargill early next year. The competitors are already nominated, there are six of the best from Australia and ten of the best from New Zealand from AUSTRALIA: 1 Warren Monson/Andrew Summerhayes (VIC) 2 Darren Treloar/Blake Cox (NSW) 3 Brodie Cohen/Simon Coors (QLD) 4 Mark Mitchell/Tony Carter (SA) 5 Rick Howse/Adam Commons (NSW) 6 Hayden Bond/Brady Cox (NSW) from NEW ZEALAND: 1 Dave Gannon/Daryl Pearce 2 Jaime Moohan/Bailey Ogilvie 3 James Douglas/Harley Biddle 4 Andrew Buchanan/Denny Cox 5 Paul Humphrey/Chris Chatfield 6 Luke Thwaites/Neville Chalmers 7 Bradley Sharpe/Lance Jefcoate 8 Dylan Moohan/Sean Mason 9 Jason Kennedy/Johnny Casey 10 Aiden Thwaites/Shane Twiss Reserve 1 Bryce Rose/Aaron Rose Reserve 2 Pete Stephens/Dylan Fox Reserve 3 Wayne Bryce/Stefan Burrows

The return of Nicki Pedersen to the British League is a much more positive signal for speedway in the Uk than any of the decisions taken at this year's AGM of the BSPA.

THE 2019 American Flat Track season Grand Finale at the Meadowlands Mile in East Rutherford, NJ

Mildura-based English Solo riders Dan Bewley, Kyle Bickley and Tom Brennan made their Australian season debuts in Adelaide on Saturday night, in the opening meeting of the Gillman Speedway summer season, and it was Bewley who took the major honours, clean-sheeting his races to take out the Jack Young Cup. [...] https://www.gillmanspeedway.com/news/2019/opening-night-honours-go-to-dan-bewley-shane-rudloff-damian-egan-and-ashley-jans

THE North American Continental speedway championship final takes place at the Perris track in Southern California, on Saturday, December 7, 2019

News from Down Under of the official draw for the inaugural FIM Oceania Solo Speedway Championship on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at the Gillman track in Adelaide, South Australia. https://www.australianspeedwaychampionships.com.au/speedway/2019-fim-oceania-speedway-championship-draw-announced/ Several British riders are in the line-up for this Continental Championship event.

Here is the complete Ray Tarrant Sidecar Memorial meeting of November 2, 2019, at Palmerston North.

THE scheduled for October 11, 2019, Australia v New Zealand sidecar teams event at Tamworth unfortunately had to be called off, due to not enough Kiwis being available to form a complete test team.

Quite a big sidecar event coming up next Saturday, November 16, at the Newcastle (N.S.W.) Showground https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JGHHibKPDAXQbW1ryUBMmuATkC1Zu8Zm/view It's round three of four of the EAST COAST SIDECAR SHOOTOUT (ECSS) Series, and this meeting at Newcastle is also for the Jack Bond Cup New Zealanders Paul Humphrey/Chris Chatfield are current series leader on 96 points from the first two rounds. Quite an impressive line-up for Saturdays main Event, with the 11-tiem Australian Champion Darrin Treloar coming up from Sydney to have a skid in preparation for his trip across the ditch to contest the Australasian Championship in New Zealand in January.