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1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the tenth FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Vojens, Denmark. The championship was won by host Denmark (25 points) who beat England (24 points) and Poland (20 points). Preliminary round * Targoviste * May 13 Semifinal 1 * Landshut * June 9 Semifinal 2 * Ljubljana * June 10 World final * Vojens, Speedway Center * June 26 ---- * American Kelly Moran did not start, because he was injured at official practice. His replacement Steve Gresham failed to show up to the meeting and another replacement Ron Preston was stuck in England forcing Penhall to ride alone. See also * 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship * 1979 Speedway World Team Cup * motorcycle speedway * 1979 in sports References {{International speedway 1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fédération Internationale De Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM; en, International Motorcycling Federation) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. It represents 116 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions. There are seven motorcycle-racing disciplines that FIM covers, encompassing 82 world championships as well as hundreds of secondary championships: enduro, trial, circuit racing, motocross and supermoto, cross-country, e-bike, and track racing. FIM is also involved in many non-racing activities that promote the sport, its safety, and support relevant public policy. The FIM is also the first international sporting federation to publish an Environmental Code, in 1994. In 2007, a Commission for Women in Motorcycling was created by the FIM in order to promote the use of powered two-wheelers and the motorcycle sport among women. History The FIM was born from the ''Fédération Internationale des Clubs Motocyclistes'' (FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Kennett
Gordon William Kennett (born 2 September 1953) is a former motorcycle speedway rider. In 1978 he won the World Pairs Championship with Malcolm Simmons. He also finished runner-up to Ole Olsen in the 1978 Speedway World Championship at Wembley. Gordon's career spanned twenty four years including spells with Oxford Rebels, and moved with them to form the White City RebelsLawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. and then a return to Eastbourne Eagles. With Oxford he was a member of the Midland Cup winning team (1975) in a dramatic competition that saw home and away draws with Swindon Robins requiring reruns and a home and away victory over Wolverhampton Wolves to secure the trophy. In 1977, he rode with the White City Rebels to top the British League Tables. Since retiring in 1995, he worked as a car mechanic and was not involved with speedway, although he would watch matches and support family members. Gordon lives in Brighton with his wife, Susan. Family Brothers D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Ross (speedway Rider)
Larry Ross (born 15 June 1954 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a former speedway rider who rode with the Wimbledon Dons, Belle Vue Aces, Halifax Dukes and the Bradford Dukes in the British League. Career summary Ross began riding at the Ruapuna track in Christchurch in 1972. He moved to England in 1975 and joined the Wimbledon Dons. He won the London Riders' Championship. In 1979 he was a member of the New Zealand team which won the World Team Cup. He was also a non-riding reserve for the 1979 World Final (won for a record 6th time by fellow Kiwi rider Ivan Mauger). In 1980 he was third in the British League Riders' Championship and the following year he rode in the World Championship final at Wembley. From 1977 to 1986 he rode in eight finals of the World Pairs Championship with Ivan Mauger and Mitch Shirra. Riding with Mauger he was runnerup in 1978 and in 1981. During his long career, Larry Ross won the New Zealand Championship a record nine times. In 2006 he came out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Mauger
Ivan Gerald Mauger (4 October 1939 – 16 April 2018) was a New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider. He won a record six Speedway World Championship, World Championships (Finals), a feat equalled only with the inclusion of the Speedway GP Championships by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden who won one World Final and five GP Championships. Mauger rode for several British teams – Wimbledon Dons, Newcastle Diamonds, Belle Vue Aces, Exeter Falcons, and the Hull Vikings. In 2010, Mauger was named an Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements. Mauger and his wife of over 60 years, Raye, lived on Australia's Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. He was an active supporter of speedway, attending many meetings throughout the Australian season, as well as the Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand, held at the Western Springs Stadium in Auckland. Career Wimbledon Mauger first arrived in the UK as a 17-year-old aboard the SS ''Rangitoto'', which docked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenon Plech
Zenon Plech (1 January 1953 – 25 November 2020) was a Polish international motorcycle speedway rider. He finished third in the Speedway World Championship in 1973 and as the runner-up in 1979. Career summary Plech won the Polish National Championship five times (1972, 1975, 1979, 1985 and 1986) and runner-up twice (1981 and 1983). He also was a member of the Poland team to take third place in the World Team Cup in 1972 and 1981. Zenon Plech's third place in the 1973 World Final at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland was controversial. On the last lap of Heat 19, Soviet rider Grigory Khlinovsky had attempted to pass Plech for the lead going into the back straight. As he was passed by the Russian, Plech lost control of his bike and fell. Despite protests from riders and the Soviet officials, and taking no other eyewitness account into consideration, the referee assigned to the meeting by the FIM simply took Plech's word that Khlynovski had knocked him off his bike. Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Jancarz
Edward 'Ed' Jancarz (20 August 1946 – 11 January 1992) was a Polish international Motorcycle speedway, speedway rider.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. Career Jancarz rode in the UK for the Wimbledon Dons between 1977–1982 winning the Internationale at Wimbledon in his first season, and in Poland for Stal Gorzów. He participated in ten Speedway World Championship finals, his highest placing being in his first final when he finished on the rostrum in third place after a run-off with Russian rider Gennady Kurilenko. He was also a member of the Polish Speedway World Team Cup, World Team Cup winning team of 1969 Speedway World Team Cup, 1969. He won the prestigious Embassy Internationale, at Wimbledon in 1977. After his riding career ended he was a speedway coach. He was trainer in Stal Gorzów, KKŻ Krosno and Poland national speedway team, Polish national team. Death On 11 January 1992 he was fatal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area. Ljubljana itself was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. Situated at the middle of a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, it was the historical capital of Carniola, one of the Slovene-inhabited parts of the Habsburg monarchy. It was under Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The city retained this status until Slovenia became independent in 1991 and Ljubljana became the capital of the newly formed state. Name The origin of the name ''Ljubljana'' is unclear. In the Middle Ages, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reidar Eide
Reidar Eide (6 November 1940 – February 1999) was a Norwegian motorcycle speedway rider who was champion of Norway on five occasions. Biography Born in Høyland, Eide took up speedway in 1957.Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) ''Who's Who of World Speedway'', Studio Publications, , p. 185-6 He rode for Stavanger in 1960 and made his British League debut in 1966 for Edinburgh Monarchs, and during his career also rode in several other countries including Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, West Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. In 1967 he averaged 8.99 points per match, scoring seven full maximum scores and averaged just over 9 in 1968. In 1969, for Coatbridge Monarchs, he averaged over 10. Gaining a reputation for being difficult to deal with, over the next three seasons he moved on to Wembley Lions, Poole Pirates, and Sheffield Tigers, before signing for Newport Wasps in 1973.Radford, Bob (2009) "Top Reidar", ''Backtrack'', Issue 32 (May–June 2009), p. 24-5 He maintaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tormod Langli
Tormod Langli (born 25 June 1952) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Norway. Career Langli made his British leagues debut in 1976, when he joined the Newport Wasps for the 1976 British League season. The following season he moved to ride for the Bristol Bulldogs. Also in 1977, he represented the Norway national speedway team during the 1977 Speedway World Pairs Championship and the 1977 Speedway World Team Cup. He established himself as a heat leader for Bristol and rode for them in 1978. He spent the 1979 and 1980 seasons with Halifax Dukes, by which time he was one of the leading riders in Norway and represented them in 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship and 1979 Speedway World Team Cup. Further World Cup appearances arrived in 1983 Speedway World Team Cup and 1984 Speedway World Team Cup, in addition to riding for Norway in the 1983 Speedway World Pairs Championship and 1984 Speedway World Pairs Championship. He also won two medals at the Norwegian Individual Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Koppe
Frits Koppe (born 1 February 1953) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Netherlands. Career Koppe came to prominence in 1977 after he became the Dutch champion, when winning the national title. This led to him being signed by the King's Lynn Stars for the 1978 British League season. Despite only spending the one season in the British leagues, Koppe represented the Netherlands national team for 12 years of World Cups from 1975 to 1981 and 1984 to 1986. He also rode for the Netherlands in the Speedway World Pairs Championship The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual speedway (motorcycling) event held each year in different countries. The first competition was held in 1968 and the final competition was held in 1993. From 1994 it was merged with the World Team ... and would ride for them 21 times in total. He would also capture a second national title in 1985. References Living people 1953 births Dutch speedway riders King's Lynn Stars riders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudi Muts
Frederik Rudolph Muts (born 10 April 1956) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Netherlands. Career Muts came to prominence after reaching the final of the Speedway Under-21 World Championship in 1977. Muts made his British leagues debut in 1977, when he joined Wimbledon Dons for the 1977 British League season. In 1978, he continued to ride for Wimbledon and improved his average considerably. The following season in 1979, he spent another season with the London club during the 1979 British League season and became the champion of the Netherlands, when winning the national individual title. He had two more seasons with Wimbledon (1980 and 1981) but his average dropped off. He represented the Netherlands national team for six editions of the World Cup from 1977 to 1982. He also rode for the Netherlands in the Speedway World Pairs Championship The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual speedway (motorcycling) event held each year in different countries. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldemar Bacik
Waldemar, Valdemar or Woldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements ''wald-'' "power", "brightness" and ''-mar'' "fame". The name is considered the equivalent of the Slavic name Vladimir, Volodymyr, Uladzimir or Włodzimierz. The Old Norse form ''Valdamarr'' (also ''Valdarr'') occurs in the Guðrúnarkviða II as the name of a king of the Danes. The Old Norse form is also used in Heimskringla, in the story of Harald Hardrada, as the name of a ruler of Holmgard (Veliky Novgorod), in this case as a translation of the Slavic name ''Volodimer''.Alison Finlay (2004). ''Fagrskinna: A Catalogue of the Kings of Norway''. Brillp. 236 The ''Fagrskinna'' kings' sagas also have ''Valdamarr'' as the translation of Slavic ''Volodimer''/''Vladimir'', in reference to both Vladimir the Great and Vladimir Yaroslavovich. The German form was introduced to Scandinavia as ''Valdemar'' in the 12th century, with king Valdemar I of Denmark. People with the name Royalty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
