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AMA National Speedway Championship
The AMA National Speedway Championship is an annual speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta *Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a motor raceway in Speedway, Indiana Types of races and race cours ... championship to decide the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) national speedway champion. This event is separate from the (SRA) United States National Championships. Roll of honour Medals classification (Since 1968) References {{International speedway Speedway in the United States National speedway championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorcycle Speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in Australia and New Zealand). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to . There are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries, including the Speedway World Cup, whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the Speedway Grand Prix events is pronounced the world champion. Speedway is popular in Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of track racing, speedway is adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Kaufman
Benjamin Kaufman known as Benny Kaufman (March 11, 1911 – August 31, 1998) was a speedway rider from the United States. Speedway career Kaufman was a leading speedway rider in the late 1930s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1938 Individual Speedway World Championship. He was the North American champion in 1937. and he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Wimbledon Dons. World Final Appearances * 1938 - London, Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ... - 9th - 12pts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaufman, Benny 1911 births 1988 deaths American speedway riders Wimbledon Dons riders Southampton Saints riders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 AMA National Speedway Championship
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Shaw (speedway Rider) (1899–1977), American football player and coach
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Larry or Lawrence Shaw may refer to: *Larry Shaw (politician), American politician *Larry Shaw (director), American film and television director *Larry Shaw (editor) (1924–1985), American writer * Larry Shaw (physicist) (1939–2017), American physicist and founder of Pi Day * Larry Shaw, physicist and inventor of Astrojax See also *Buck Shaw Lawrence Timothy "Buck" Shaw (March 28, 1899 – March 19, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach for Santa Clara Broncos football, Santa Clara University, the California Golden Bears football, University of Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Konle
Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documentaries Arts * Mike (miniseries), a 2022 Hulu limited series based on the life of American boxer Mike Tyson * Mike (2022 film), a Malayalam film produced by John Abraham * ''Mike'' (album), an album by Mike Mohede * ''Mike'' (1926 film), an American film * MIKE (musician), American rapper, songwriter and record * ''Mike'' (novel), a 1909 novel by P. G. Wodehouse * "Mike" (song), by Elvana Gjata and Ledri Vula featuring John Shahu * Mike (''Twin Peaks''), a character from ''Twin Peaks'' * "Mike", a song by Xiu Xiu from their 2004 album '' Fabulous Muscles'' Businesses * Mike (cellular network), a defunct Canadian cellular network * Mike and Ike, a candies brand Military * MIKE Force, a unit in the Vietnam War * Ivy Mike, the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 AMA National Speedway Championship
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclipse, February 10, and August 1971 lunar eclipse, August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured 1971 Ibrox disaster, during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Bast
Michael Joseph Alvin Bast (born 6 January 1953) is a former speedway rider from the United States. Speedway career Bast is a seven times North American champion, winning the AMA National Speedway Championship in 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979. Family His older brother Steve Bast was also a North American speedway champion and his cousin Bart Bast Bart "Simpson" Bast (born 4 June 1967) is a former speedway rider from the United States. Speedway career Bast became the United States champion in 1998 after winning the United States Individual Speedway Championship. He rode in the top tier ... was a US Champion. References 1953 births Living people American speedway riders Motorcycle racers from Los Angeles {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 AMA National Speedway Championship
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carter (speedway Rider)
John Carter may refer to: Business * John Carter (businessman) (born 1961/62), British businessman, CEO of Travis Perkins * John Carter (insurance executive) (born 1937), chairman of Commercial Union (1994–1998) * John W. Carter (died 1895), partner in Carter's Ink Company in Massachusetts Arts and entertainment * John Carter (actor) (1927–2015), American actor and director * Carter (artist), (born 1970), John Carter, American artist and film director * John Carter (author) (1905–1975), English author, book collector and bookseller * John Carter (film editor) (1922–2018), American film editor * John Carter (mouth artist) (1815–1850), disabled English artist * John Carter (sound engineer) (1907–1982), American film audio engineer * John Charles Carter, birth name of actor Charlton Heston Media * ''John Carter'' (film), a 2012 film about the Burroughs character on Mars * ''Princess of Mars'', a 2009 direct-to-DVD film retitled in 2012 to ''John Carter of Mars'' * ''Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Bast
Steven Roger Bast (1951–2007) was an international speedway rider from the United States. Speedway career Bast was a two times North American champion, winning the AMA National Speedway Championship in 1969 and 1974. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1970, riding for the Wembley Lions and gained seven US caps. Family His younger brother Mike Bast was a seven times North American speedway champion and his cousin Bart Bast Bart "Simpson" Bast (born 4 June 1967) is a former speedway rider from the United States. Speedway career Bast became the United States champion in 1998 after winning the United States Individual Speedway Championship. He rode in the top tier ... was a US Champion. References 1951 births 2007 deaths American speedway riders Wembley Lions riders Motorcycle racers from Los Angeles {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 AMA National Speedway Championship
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 ** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Israel. ** Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Woods (speedway Rider)
Rick Woods (June 11, 1948 – September 1, 2012) was an international speedway rider from the United States. Speedway career Woods was a three times North American champion, winning the AMA National Speedway Championship in 1968, 1970 and 1972. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1973, riding for Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ... References 1948 births 2012 deaths American speedway riders Newport Wasps riders Sportspeople from Newport Beach, California {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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