1960 Southern Area Riders' Championship

The 1960 Southern Area Riders' Championship was the final edition of the Southern Area League Riders' Championship, which was a motorcycle speedway competition.[1]

1960 Southern Area Riders' Championship
Start date25 September 1960

History

From 1954 until 1959 the Southern Area League held a competition for its leading riders called the Southern Area League Riders' Championship. It was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams.[2]

However, in 1960, British speedway underwent a major revamp with the introduction of the 1960 Provincial Speedway League, which would act as the new second tier of speedway in Britain.[3][4][5]

The five teams that previously formed the Southern League were forced to decide what direction they would take. Ipswich Witches joined the National League (the top division) and Yarmouth Bloaters joined the Provincial League. The remaining three teams Eastbourne Eagles, Aldershot Shots and Rye House Rockets were without a league, so they ran a series of challenge matches throughout 1960. The riders of the three teams competed in the Riders' Championship, which continued into 1960.

Result

Ross Gilbertson won the Southern Area Riders' Championship. The final was held at Arlington Stadium on 25 September.[6][7]

Pos.RiderClubPts
1Ross GilbertsonEastbourne15
2Stan StevensRye House14
3Ken AdamsStoke13
4Eric HockadayAldershot12
5John DugardEastbourne10
6Tommy SweetmanRye House9
7Geoff MudgePoole8
8Jim HeardEastbourne7
9Bob DugardEastbourne6
10Bill OsborneAldershot5
11Pete SampsonRye House4
12Clive HitchRye House4
13Jimmy GleedRye House4
14Colin GooddyEastbourne3
15Dave StillEastbourne3
16John EdwardsAldershot3
17Bob Warner (res)Eastbourne0
18Geoff Pennikett (res)Eastbourne0

See also

References
  1. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  5. "Speedway thrills return". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 7 February 1960. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Gilbertson wins Southern Area speedway crown". Sussex Agricultural Express. 30 September 1960. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Southern Area League Riders Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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