1947 Speedway Riders Championship First Round (Bristol 06/06/1947)

1947 Speedway Riders Championship First Round 6 June 1947
Speedway Riders Championship
Knowle Stadium, Bristol
Final | Qualifying Rounds
      1 2 3 4 5 Pts  
1. Bert Spencer Australia 2 3 0 1 1 7  
2. Tommy Bateman Great Britain 3 3 2 2 3 13 3rd
3. Frank Evans Great Britain 0 0 1 1 0 2  
4. Bat Byrnes Australia 1 1 ef f 0 2  
5. Billy Hole Great Britain 3 0 1 2 3 9  
6. Doug McLachlan Great Britain 1 f f 2 2 5  
7. Cyril Quick Great Britain 2 2 1 1 0 6  
8. Laurie Parker Great Britain 0 0 f 0 0 0  
9. Jack Mountford Great Britain EF 2 3 3 2 10  
10. Eric Salmon Great Britain 2 1 3 0 1 7  
11. Don Houghton Great Britain 1 1 1 3 2 8  
12. Dick Geary Great Britain 3 2 3 3 3 14 2nd
13. Stan Dell Great Britain 0 1 2 2 1 6  
14. Paddy Mills Great Britain 2 2 0 2 1 7  
15. Roger Wise Great Britain 1 3 2 1 2 9  
16. Kid Curtis Great Britain 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st
R1. reserve                
R2. reserve                
Heat by Heat
Heat 01 Bateman, Spencer, Byrnes, Evans 72.0
Heat 02 Hole, Quick, McLachlan, Packer 71.0
Heat 03 Geary, Salmon, Houghton, Mountford (r) 70.0
Heat 04 Curtis, Mills, Wise, Dell 69.0
Heat 05 Bateman, Mountford, Dell, Hole 70.0
Heat 06 Spencer, Mills, Salmon, McLachlan (f) 67.2
Heat 07 Wise, Quick, Houghton, Evans 71.4
Heat 08 Curtis, Geary, Byrnes, Packer 67.8
Heat 09 Curtis, Bateman, Houghton, McLachlan (f) 69.4
Heat 10 Geary, Wise, Hole, Spencer 68.4
Heat 11 Geary, Bateman, Quick, Mills 68.8
Heat 12 Salmon, Dell, Quick, Byrnes (ef) 70.6
Heat 13 Mountford, Mills, Evans, Packer 71.0
Heat 14 Houghton, Dell, Spencer (frmtd), Packer (f) 71.2
Heat 15 Curtis, Hole, Evans, Salmon (f) 70.0
Heat 16 Mountford, McLachlan, Wise, Byrnes (f) 70.2
Heat 17 Bateman, Wise, Salmon, Packer 70.4
Heat 18 Curtis, Mountford, Spencer, Quick 70.0
Heat 19 Geary, Mclachlan, Dell, Evans 69.6
Heat 20 Hole, Houghton, Mills, Byrnes 71.4

 
 
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts
1 Bert Spencer Australia 2 3 0 1 1 7
2 Tommy Bateman Great Britain 3 3 2 2 3 13
3 Frank Evans Great Britain 0 0 1 1 0 2
4 Bat Byrnes Australia 1 f f 2 2 5
5 Billy Hole Great Britain 3 0 1 2 3 9
6 Doug McLachlan Great Britain 1 f f 2 2 5
7 Cyril Quick Great Britain 2 2 1 1 0 6
8 Laurie Parker Great Britain 0 0 f 0 0 0
9 Jack Mountford Great Britain ef 2 3 3 2 10
10 Eric Salmon Great Britain 2 1 3 0 1 7
11 Don Houghton Great Britain 1 1 1 3 2 8
12 Dick Geary Great Britain 3 2 3 3 3 14
13 Stan Dell Great Britain 0 1 2 2 1 6
14 Paddy Mills Great Britain 2 2 0 2 1 7
15 Roger Wise Great Britain 1 3 2 1 2 9
16 Kid Curtis Great Britain 3 3 3 3 3 15
R1. reserve      
R2. reserve  

1947 British Speedway Riders Championship

1947 British Speedway Riders Championship
The eliminating rounds for the riders championship was run in three sections. The Qualifying Round held on Third Didision Tracts, the First Round, held on Second Division Tracks, and the Championship Round on First Division Tracks. The Championship Round was limited to 28 riders 24 of them being First Division riders and 4 of them the riders scoring the highest aggregate of points in the First Round. Seven meetings were held in the Championship Round one at each of the First Division Tracks and each rider rode at four meetings.

Qualifying Riders - Les Wotton George Wilks Geoff Pymar Norman Parker Frank Dolan Eric Chitty Bill Longley Jack Parker Ron Johnson Lionel Van Praag Tommy Price Vic Duggan Bill Kitchen Eric Langton Ernie Price Bill Pitcher Aub Lawson Dent Oliver
Riders Championship Final
11/09/1947
Wembley, London
Championship Rounds
30/08/1947 Bradford Odsal
23/08/1947 Belle Vue
19/08/1947 West Ham
06/08/1947 New Cross
31/07/1947 Wembley
25/07/1947 Harringay
21/07/1947 Wimbledon
Belle Vue blank
30/08/1947
Bradford
23/08/1947
Belle Vue
19/08/1947
West Ham
06/08/1947
New Cross
31/07/1947
Wembley
blank      
25/07/1947
Harringay
21/07/1947
Wimbledon
     
First Rounds
2nd division tracks
21/06/1947 Birmingham
19/06/1947 Middlesbrough
19/06/1947 Sheffield
14/06/1947 Wigan
11/06/1947 Glasgow White City
09/06/1947 Newcastle
06/06/1947 Bristol
blank blank blank Glasgow
21/06/1947
Birmingham
19/06/1947
Middlesbrough
19/06/1947
Sheffield
14/06/1947
Wigan
11/06/1947
Glasgow White City
blank blank      
09/06/1947
Newcastle
06/06/1947
Bristol
     
Qualifying Rounds
3rd division tracks
31/05/1947 Eastbourne
29/05/1947 Plymouth
27/05/1947 Southampton
26/05/1947 Exeter
24/05/1947 Norwich
23/05/1947 Wombwell
22/05/1947 Stoke Hanley
21/05/47 Tamworth
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31/05/1947
Eastbourne
29/05/1947
Plymouth
27/05/1947
Southampton
26/05/1947
Exeter
24/05/1947
Norwich
blank blank blank    
23/05/1947
Wombwell
22/05/1947
Stoke Hanley
21/05/47
Tamworth