Robbie B

I just acquired the heat line-ups of the 1939 World Speedway Final, thank to Speedway News. But how do you work-out which number the riders were drawn at, as they are differnet to modern day speedway meetings. Here is the 1939 World Final draw (red, blue, white, yellow) From 'Speedway News' 2nd September 1939 edition Heat 1 Arthur Atkinson (red), Alec Statham (blue), Frank Varey (white), Eric Collins (yellow) Heat 2 Jack Parker (red), Wilbur Lamoreaux (blue), Ron Johnson (white), Jack Milne (yellow) Heat 3 Bill Kitchen (red), Eric Chitty (blue), Eric Langton (white), Lionel Van Praag (yellow) Heat 4 Benny Kaufman (red), Cordy Milne (blue), Vic Duggan (white), Aub Lawson (yellow) Heat 5 Alec Statham (red), Jack Parker (blue), Bill Kithcen (white), Benny Kaufman (yellow) Heat 6 Arthur Atkinson (red), Wilbur Lamoreaux (blue), Eric Chitty (white), Cordy Milne (yellow) Heat 7 Frank Varey (red), Ron Johnson (blue), Eric Langton (white), Vic Duggan (yellow) Heat 8 Eric Collins (red), Jack Milne (blue), Lionel Van Praag (white), Aub Lawson (yellow) Heat 9 Alec Statham (red), Wilbur Lamoreaux (blue), Eric Langton (white), Aub Lawson (yellow) Heat 10 Arthur Atkinson (red), Jack Parkrer (blue), Lionel Van Praag (white), Vic Duggan (yellow) Heat 11 Alec Statham (red), Ron Johnson (blue), Lionel Van Praag (white), Cordy Milne (yellow) Heat 12 Eric Collins (red), Ron Johnson (blue), Eric Chitty (white), Benny Kaufman (yellow) Heat 13 Frank Varey (red), Jack Milne (blue), Bill Kitchen (white), Cordy Milne (yellow) Heat 14 Arthur Atkinson (red), Jack Milne (blue), Eric Langton (white), Benny Kaufman (yellow) Heat 15 Frank Varey (red), Jack Parker (blue), Eric Chitty (white), Aub Lawson (yellow) Heat 16 Eric Collins (red), Wilbur Lamoreaux (blue), Bill Kitchen (white), Vic Duggan (yellow) Heat 17 Alec Statham (red), Jack Milne (blue), Eric Chitty (white), Vic Duggan (yellow) Heat 18 Arthur Atkinson (red), Ron Johnson (blue), Bill Kitchen (white), Aub Lawson (yellow) Heat 19 Frank Varey (red), Wilbur Lamoreaux (blue), Lionel Van Praag (white), Benny Kaufman (yellow) Heat 20 Eric Collins (red), Jack Parker (blue), Eric Langton (white), Cordy Milne (yellow)

From the meeting programme Heat 37 Jimmy Nilsen (Red), Heny Kroeze (Blue), Simon Cross (White), Jan O Pedersen (Yellow) Heat 38 Per Jonsson (Red), Antonin Kasper (Blue), Sam Ermolenko (White), John Cook (Yellow) Heat 39 Roman Matousek (Red), Erik Gundersen (Blue), Chris Morton (White), Roman Jankowsli (Yellow) Heat 40 Jeremy Doncaster (Red), Mitch Shirra (Blue), Hans Nielsen (White), Gerd Riss (Yellow) Hope that this helps.

Many thanks Steve, that's a briliant help.

Many thanks Ramsbottom, that is a great help to me.

These riders rode at reserve, in the 1972 British Zone World Championship Qualifying Rounds Can anyonr help me with their first names. Workington R.Young King's Lynn P.Taylor & J.Gosling Cradley Heath A.Hunt They were most likley the track mentioned junior riders.

Surley Indianerna must be one of the strongest EVER speedway league teams, in history. Looking forwrd to watching the meeting tonight.

You right Norbold I was asking which team that they represented in the 1929 Star Riders Championship. Many thanks for the link Speedwayguy

Many thanks for that. I just brought a copy of the book

Many thanks for all the information. Does anyone know where I can find a list of the pre-war World Championship, quailfiers.

These took part in the 1929 Star Riders Championship, in the British section. Can anyone tell which clubs, that they rode for, in 1929. Ivor Creek - West Ham Tommy Croombs Buster Frogley Roger Frogley Jimmy Hayes Jim Kempster - Wimbledon Gus Khan - Stamford Bridge Jack Parker Eric Spencer - White City (London) Colin Watson - White City (London)

I keep my fingers crossed for both Thomas & Smererna

awful crash

Many thanks, for the info Tony. Easy mistake to do when you put so much hard work into the magazine, most likely a case of information overload. I know I get it sometimes running, my local dart league.

Excellent issue Tony. The Golden Helmet feature makes for very interestiung reading. I'm still my way through it. But there are no win details for Christer Lofqvist, in 1972. Its got him winning against Jimmy McMillan, then the winning section goes to Ole Olsen. I know that it's just an oversight, but could you please put his winning details, if there is any (I ain't checked my Speedway Stars, yet), in the next issue, for everyone.

I couldn't agree more, Joonas being a current World Champion, should be picked, for either this Grand Prix or the Nordic one, I doubt that it will happen though.

I know it's in Sweden, but as it's the Scandinavian GP it's a shame that there's no room, for a rider from Finland or Norway, even at reseerve. I do hope that's the situation is different when the Nordic GP is raced, in Denmark.

Repeats are on: Wednesday 9pm, Friday 12am, Saturday 12.35am and Tuesday 4.43pm

MattK the subscription cost, in the UK is £7.99 per month. Premier Sports website

Yes, Ghostwalker they do know the line-ups, as I receive an email from them on Tuesday's before the meeting starts. I think their studio may be somewhere, in Ireland.

Heat 8 was a brilliant race between young Piotr Pawlicki and Piotr Protasiewicz, greta ovetake by him, going into bend three on the last lap. First time I've seen him ride, he did impress me. Even though he did fall twice, he was trying he's hardest all the time, which is all youi can ask of anyone. The TV broadcast on Premier Sports, last night didn't end until about 11.25pm, that's why all recordings would have failed to get the final heat.

Sky as now listed in their TV guide, that Premier Sports are now showing next weeks Swedish speedway Piraterna Vs Indianarna, as being on, at 10pm.

I did know manchesterpaul about the other thread, as I have posted on there. But I thouht that it deserve a thread, of it's own, as it was taking over, the other excellent comments about Swedish speedway, that Ghostwalker and Anders were posting on. I do hope that everyone is happy, with this.

Many thanks Mama

Just checked my Sky TV guide. And guess what? threre's no live Swedish speedway again next Tuesday night, due to them showing football again. Speedway is listed as being on, at 9pm (at the moment), so I will be cancelling my subscription, once the Swedish speedway season has finished. That's two weeks in a row now, that there's been no live Swedish speedway on your channel. Why did you advertise that 24 of live Swedish speedway coverage, if you weren't going to show it, a total disgrace I reckon. it's the only reason why I subscribed to your TV channel, I personally feel cheated. Anyone know of any live Swedish speedway feed, on the Internet, for next week?

Not just on their website Haza. Remember they also advertised 24 weeks, of live Swedish speedway, in the Speedway Star.