1948 British Speedway Riders Championship Third Division Qualifying Round (Hull 17/05/1948)

1948 British Speedway Riders Championship
Third Division Qualifying Round		 17 May 1948
British Riders Championship
Hedon Stadium, Hull, England
Final | Qualifying Rounds
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      1 2 3 4 5 Pts  
1. Eric Irons Great Britain 2 2 3 2 2 11  
2. Stan Beardsall Great Britain 1 3 1 3 2 10  
3. Ivan Kessell Great Britain 0 3 2 0 2 7  
4. Jack Freeman Great Britain 3 1 2 3 3 12 3rd
5. Mick Mitchell Great Britain 0 0       0  
6. Basil Harris Great Britain 3 1 2 2 3 11  
7. Red Hamley Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0 3  
8. Eric Salmon Great Britain 1 2 3 3 1 10  
9. Len Tupling Great Britain 1 2 0 0 0 3  
10. Alf Bottom Great Britain 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st
11. Alec Gray Great Britain 2 2 0 1   5  
12. Vic Pitcher Great Britain 0 0 1 1 0 2  
13. Cyril Cooper Great Britain 3 1 1 0 1 6  
14. Les Beaumont Great Britain 0 0 2 1 2 5  
15. Jimmy Coy Australia 2 3 0 2 3 10  
16. Bill Harris Australia 2 3 3 2 3 13 2nd
R1. George Craig Great Britain 2 1       3  
R2. Norman Johnson Great Britain 1         1  
Heat by Heat
Heat 01 Freeman, Irons, Beardsall, Kessell 87.6
Heat 02 Ba. Harris, Hamley, Salmon, Mitchell 87.8
Heat 03 Bottoms, Gray, Tupling, Pitcher 86.8
Heat 04 Cooper, Bi.Harris, Coy, Beaumont 88.8
Heat 05 Beardsall, Tupling, Cooper, Mitchell 89.4
Heat 06 Bottoms, Irons, Ba.Harris, Beaumont 87.4
Heat 07 Kessell, Gray, Coy, Hamley 90.6
Heat 08 Bi.Harris, Salmon, Freeman, Pitcher 87.8
Heat 09 Bi.Harris, Ba.Harris, Beardsall, Gary 87.2
Heat 10 Irons, Craig, Pitcher, Coy 88.6
Heat 11 Beardsdall, Beaumont, Pitcher, Hamley 90.0
Heat 12 Bottoms, Freeman, Cooper, Hamley 88.2
Heat 13 Salmon, Kessell, Beaumont, Tupling, 88.6
Heat 14 Salmon, Irons, Gray, Cooper, 88.4
Heat 15 Bottoms, Bill Harris, Craig, Kessell, 87.8
Heat 16 Freeman, Basil Harris, Coy, Tupling, 90.0
Heat 17 Bottoms, Beardsall, Salmon, Coy, 87.4
Heat 18 Bill Harris, Irons, Johnson, Tupling, 88.4
Heat 19 Basil Harris, Kessell, Cooper, Pitcher, 89.6
Heat 20 Freeman, Beaumont, 89.2 (only two riders)
 
 
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts
1. Eric Irons Great Britain 2   2   3   2   2 11
2. Stan Beardsall Great Britain 1 3   1   3   2   10
3. Ivan Kessell Great Britain 0 3   2 0 2 7
4. Jack Freeman Great Britain 3 1 2 3 3 12
5. Mick Mitchell Great Britain 0 0 ns ns ns 0
6. Basil Harris Great Britain 3 1 2 2 3 11
7. Red Hamley Great Britain 2 0 0 0   ns 3
8. Eric Salmon Great Britain 1 2   3 3 1 10
9. Len Tupling Great Britain 1 2   0 0 0 3
10. Alf Bottom Great Britain 3 3 3 3 3 15
11. Alec Gray Great Britain 2 2 0 1 ns 5
12. Vic Pitcher Great Britain 0 0 1 1   0 2
13. Cyril Cooper Great Britain 3 1 1 0 1 6
14. Les Beaumont Great Britain 0 0 2 1 2 5
15. Jimmy Coy Australia 2 3 0   2 3 13
16. Bill Harris Great Britain 2 3 2 1 3 3
R1. George Craig Great Britain                   2         1           3
R2. Norman Johnson Great Britain                                   1     1