1934 Star Riders' Championship
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The 1934 Star Riders' Championship was decided on a knockout basis over nine heats.
Heat 2 : Jackson, Wilkinson, Arthur, Watson
Heat 3 : Lees, Case, Rye, Wotton
Heat 4 : Newton, Haigh, Harrison
Heat 5 : Croombs, Chapman, Murphy
Semi-final 1: Langton, Jackson, Case
Semi-final 2: Lees, Johnson, Newton
Semi-final 3: Parker, Croombs, Harrison
Final : Parker, Langton, Lees
Final
- August 23, 1934 Wembley, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Pos. | Rider | Total |
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1 | Jack Parker Jack Parker (speedway rider) Jack Parker was an international speedway rider who made his debut at the Whitsun meeting at High Beech in 1928. He was born in Birmingham England.-Brief career summary:... |
9 |
2 | Eric Langton Eric Langton Eric Langton was a motorcycle speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1932, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship. He also finished runner-up in 1934... |
8 |
3 | Ginger Lees Ginger Lees Harry Riley Lees was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the first ever Speedway World Championship final in 1936. He was born in Bury, England.- Career summary :... |
7 |
=4 | Tommy Croombs | 5 |
=4 | Syd Jackson | 5 |
6 | Ron Johnson Ron Johnson (speedway rider) Ron Johnson was a speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1945 and in 1946 whilst with the New Cross Rangers.... |
4 |
7 | George Newton George Newton (speedway rider) George Newton is a former international speedway rider who featured in the first Speedway World Championship in final in 1936.-Career summary:... |
4 |
8 | Dicky Case Dicky Case Roy George Arthur 'Dicky' Case was an international speedway rider who finished sixth in the 1936 Speedway World Championship, the first ever final.-Career:... |
3 |
9 | Bob Harrison Bob Harrison (speedway rider) Robert Edwin Harrison was a former international speedway rider who featured in the first Speedway World Championship in final in 1936.-Career summary:... |
2 |
=10 | Bluey Wilkinson Bluey Wilkinson Arther George "Bluey" Wilkinson was an international speedway rider. Wilkinson was Speedway World Champion in 1938 after narrowly missing out on winning the inaugural Championship in 1936.-Early life:Wilkinson was nicknamed "Bluey" because of his red hair... |
2 |
=10 | Jack Chapman | 2 |
=10 | Dusty Haigh | 2 |
=13 | Frank Arthur Frank Arthur Harold Frank Milton Arthur was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who won the first Star Riders' Championship the forerunner of the Speedway World Championship, in 1929.-Career:Arthur was one of the pioneers of speedway in the UK... |
1 |
=13 | Claude Rye | 1 |
=13 | Mick Murphy | 1 |
=16 | Jack Sharp | 0 |
=16 | Colin Watson | 0 |
=16 | Joe Francis | 0 |
Heat Details
Heat 1 : Langton, Johnson, Parker, SharpHeat 2 : Jackson, Wilkinson, Arthur, Watson
Heat 3 : Lees, Case, Rye, Wotton
Heat 4 : Newton, Haigh, Harrison
Heat 5 : Croombs, Chapman, Murphy
Semi-final 1: Langton, Jackson, Case
Semi-final 2: Lees, Johnson, Newton
Semi-final 3: Parker, Croombs, Harrison
Final : Parker, Langton, Lees