British Riders' Championship

The British Riders Championship was an individual motorcycle speedway competition held in the United Kingdom for three years from 1946 until 1948. The competition was introduced after the Second World War in the absence of the World Championship and existed for three seasons. In 1949, the World Championship was re-introduced and so the competition was no longer run. After some pre-qualifying meetings, the final in each season was held at Wembley Stadium.[1]

Not to be confused with British League Riders' Championship.
British Riders' Championship
Sportmotorcycle speedway
Founded1946
CountryUnited Kingdom
Notes
replaced by
British League Riders' Championship

History

The first winner was Tommy Price, who won the final held at Empire Stadium on 12 September 1946, in front of 85,000 spectators.[2][3] There were no less than 23 qualifying rounds, where riders from National and Northern League tracks respectively, competed in six meetings each.[2]

Jack Parker won the 1947 final held at Empire Stadium on 11 September. Parker won the title after a run off and also broke the halfway (2 laps) track record (37.6 secs) in heat 2.[4][5] There were three qualifying rounds, with 28 riders progressing to the Championship round, held over seven meetings.[4]

Vic Duggan won the 1948 Championship final held again at Empire Stadium on 16 September, in front of nearly 90,000 spectators.[6][7]

Results
Year Winner Team 2nd Team 3rd Team
1946 Tommy Price Wembley Lions Jack Parker Belle Vue Aces Bill Kitchen Wembley Lions
1947 Jack Parker Belle Vue Aces Bill Kitchen Wembley Lions Bill Longley New Cross Rangers
1948 Vic Duggan Harringay Racers Ron Johnson New Cross Rangers Alec Statham Wimbledon Dons

See also

References
  1. http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/docs/1948/brc.pdf%5B%5D
  2. "1946 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. "Tommy Price wins Speedway Championship". Daily Herald. 13 September 1946. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "1947 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. "Speedway title for Jack Parker". Bradford Observer. 12 September 1947. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "1948 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  7. "Speedway title for Jack Parker". Daily News (London). 17 September 1948. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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