New Zealand National Speedway Team

	New Zealand National Speedway Team The New Zealand national speedway team are a national speedway team from New Zealand. They were winners of the World Team Cup in 1979 Honours World Championships Famous riders Ivan Mauger 6 time individual world champion, 1 time intercontinental champion, 4 times team world cup champion(3 won representing Great Britain), 2 times world pairs champion. Barry Briggs 4 time individual world champion, 2 times team world cup champion(1 won representing Great Britain). Ronnie Moore Ronald David Moore (born 29 January 1953) is an English football manager and former player. He has taken charge of several clubs including Rotherham United, Tranmere Rovers and Hartlepool United. He played for many different clubs in a care ... 2 time individual world champion, 1 time world pairs champion References National speedway teams National speedway team {{NewZealand-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
	1957 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 12th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The event was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and the attendance was 51,000. New Zealander Barry Briggs won the title after a ride off against defending champion Ove Fundin after the pair tied on 14 points after five rides each. In the ride off Fundin took the lead before Briggs forced his way to the front and with a lap to go Fundin lost control and crashed into the safety fence. Briggs duly won the £500 first prize with Fundin bruised but collecting £200. Peter Craven won the bronze and £100 after another ride off for third place. Nordic Final 7 June 1957 Oslo * First 8 to European final Continental Final 23 June 1957 Vienna * First 8 to European Final British/Commonwealth Round First qualifying final 24 August 1958 Hyde Road (Manchester) * First 5 to World final Second qualifying final 24 August 1958 Brandon Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1960 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 15th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The final was held on 17 September, in front of a 70,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium. In an extremely competitive final three riders tied for first place on 14 points before Ove Fundin won the ride off to claim his second world title. In the ride off Fundin defeated defending champion Ronnie Moore and former champion Peter Craven. Craven had earlier set a track record of 68.8 seconds in his first race. First round British & Commonwealth Qualifying – 64 riders to British First round Scandinavian Qualifying – 16 to Nordic Final Continental Qualifying – 16 to Continental Final British & Commonwealth Qualifying Scandinavian Qualifying Continental Qualifying Second round British & Commonwealth First Round – 32 to British & Commonwealth semi-finals Ove Fundin – seeded to European Final Scandinavian Final – 7 to European Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1956 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 11th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The World final was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and was televised live. Despite being televised a crowd of 65,000 saw the first Scandinavian winner in 23 year old Ove Fundin from Sweden. Nordic Final 8 June 1956 Linköping * First 7 to European final Continental Final Fritz Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the Continental final. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and the fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard. 10 June 1956 Oberhausen * First 7 to European Final Championship Round Venues 7 events in Great Britain ( Peter Craven seeded to World final) Scores First 11 to World final + 1 reserve European Final 8 July 1956 Oslo * First 4 to World final plus 1 reserve World final 22 September 1956 London, Wembley StadiumBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1955 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship was the tenth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. In a very competitive World final Peter Craven of England finished one point ahead of three other riders who had to ride off for the silver medal. The defending champion Ronnie Moore won the ride off to claim silver from fellow countryman Barry Briggs and Welshman Eric Williams who both crashed leaving Moore an easy victory, Briggs took third place from Williams who missed out on a medal. Nordic Final 8 June 1955 Trondheim * First 6 to European final Continental Final 13 June 1955 Abensberg * First 6 to European Final Championship Round Venues 7 events in Great Britain Scores First 12 to World final + 2 reserves European Final 4 July 1955 Oslo * First 4 to World final World final 15 September 1955 London, Wembley StadiumBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1979 Speedway Grand Prix Events January * January 1 United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's European operations, which are based in Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area along the Thai border, ending large-scale fighting. * January 8 – Whiddy Island Disaster: The French tanker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1977 Speedway Grand Prix Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1972 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 27th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The 1972 final attendance at Wembley Stadium was 75,000. New Zealander Ivan Mauger joined Barry Briggs on four title wins (2nd only behind Ove Fundin) by defeating Bernt Persson in a run-off after both riders finished on 13 points. In heat five, Briggs was involved in an accident which all but ended his speedway career. Going into the first turn his front wheel was hit by Bernt Persson's bike which caused him to fall. He was then hit by the Russian riders Grigory Khlinovsky and Valery Gordeev. Briggs suffered a severe hand injury and lost the index finger on his left hand which caused him to temporarily retire from racing. Briggs had been considered one of the pre-meeting favourites and his favouritism had been firmed when he had beaten fellow New Zealander Ivan Mauger in heat 2. To the boos of the 75,000 strong Wembley crowd, FIM referee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1970 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 25th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Ivan Mauger became the first rider to win the title in three consecutive years, his five ride 15 point maximum took him to third in the all time list behind Ove Fundin and Barry Briggs. The Poles Paweł Waloszek and Antoni Woryna took silver and bronze respectively in their home nation at the Olympic Stadium. Format changes The format of the Championship changed again for the 1970 event. This time the Polish riders were allowed six places in the World Final to be held in Poland. All other nations had to go through the European Final route to provide the remaining 10 riders for the World Final. First round British/Commonwealth Qualifying - 16 to British/Commonwealth Final Scandinavian Qualifying - 16 to Nordic Final Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final British/Commonwealth Qualifying Swedish Qualifying Continental Qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1969 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 24th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The final was sponsored by the Sunday Mirror and held at Wembley. Ivan Mauger retained his title and won £1,000 in prize money. Barry Briggs finished second again after beating Sören Sjösten in a run-off for silver. Format changes The format of the Championship changed again for the 1969 event. This time the Swedish riders were pooled with the Continental and European sections that would provide 10 riders for the World Final, while the British and Commonwealth riders would supply 6 riders for the World Final to be held at Wembley Stadium in London. First round British/Commonwealth Qualifying - 16 to British/Commonwealth Final Scandinavian Qualifying - 16 to Nordic Final Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final British Qualifying Scandinavian Qualifying Continental Qualifying Second round Nordic Final - 8 to European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1968 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 23rd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Ivan Mauger won his first World title. Fellow countryman Barry Briggs finished second and Pole Edward Jancarz took the bronze medal. Format changes The format of the Championship changed again for the 1968 event. It reverted back to the 1966 system whereby six riders from the Swedish section would qualify for the World Final direct to be held in Sweden. All other nations had to go through various events to establish the other ten riders to qualify for the final. First Round British/Commonwealth Qualifying - 16 to British/Commonwealth Final British/Commonwealth Qualifying Second Round British/Commonwealth Final - 10 to British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final Nordic Final - 6 to British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final British/Commonwealth Final * July 11, 1968 * Wimbledon * First 10 to British-Nord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1966 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 21st edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. In the final in Göteborg New Zealander Barry Briggs equalled the record of Ove Fundin by winning his fourth World title. Norwegian Sverre Harrfeldt took silver and Pole Antoni Woryna took bronze. Ivan Mauger, a 26-year-old New Zealander who had won the European Final qualifier finished fourth. Format changes The format of the Championship changed for the 1966 event. With the final to be held in Sweden, six riders from Sweden would be eligible for the World Final by finishing in the top six of the Swedish finals. The remaining Scandinavian riders were pooled in with the British and Commonwealth riders and then the Continental riders, who ultimately would have only 10 places for the World Final. Two Swedish finals were held during 1966, the three race qualifying for the World Final and another held on 7 October that was separate from the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	New Zealand National Speedway Team The New Zealand national speedway team are a national speedway team from New Zealand. They were winners of the World Team Cup in 1979 Honours World Championships Famous riders Ivan Mauger 6 time individual world champion, 1 time intercontinental champion, 4 times team world cup champion(3 won representing Great Britain), 2 times world pairs champion. Barry Briggs 4 time individual world champion, 2 times team world cup champion(1 won representing Great Britain). Ronnie Moore Ronald David Moore (born 29 January 1953) is an English football manager and former player. He has taken charge of several clubs including Rotherham United, Tranmere Rovers and Hartlepool United. He played for many different clubs in a care ... 2 time individual world champion, 1 time world pairs champion References National speedway teams National speedway team {{NewZealand-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
	1957 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 12th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The event was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and the attendance was 51,000. New Zealander Barry Briggs won the title after a ride off against defending champion Ove Fundin after the pair tied on 14 points after five rides each. In the ride off Fundin took the lead before Briggs forced his way to the front and with a lap to go Fundin lost control and crashed into the safety fence. Briggs duly won the £500 first prize with Fundin bruised but collecting £200. Peter Craven won the bronze and £100 after another ride off for third place. Nordic Final 7 June 1957 Oslo * First 8 to European final Continental Final 23 June 1957 Vienna * First 8 to European Final British/Commonwealth Round First qualifying final 24 August 1958 Hyde Road (Manchester) * First 5 to World final Second qualifying final 24 August 1958 Brandon Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1960 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 15th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The final was held on 17 September, in front of a 70,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium. In an extremely competitive final three riders tied for first place on 14 points before Ove Fundin won the ride off to claim his second world title. In the ride off Fundin defeated defending champion Ronnie Moore and former champion Peter Craven. Craven had earlier set a track record of 68.8 seconds in his first race. First round British & Commonwealth Qualifying – 64 riders to British First round Scandinavian Qualifying – 16 to Nordic Final Continental Qualifying – 16 to Continental Final British & Commonwealth Qualifying Scandinavian Qualifying Continental Qualifying Second round British & Commonwealth First Round – 32 to British & Commonwealth semi-finals Ove Fundin – seeded to European Final Scandinavian Final – 7 to European Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1956 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 11th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The World final was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and was televised live. Despite being televised a crowd of 65,000 saw the first Scandinavian winner in 23 year old Ove Fundin from Sweden. Nordic Final 8 June 1956 Linköping * First 7 to European final Continental Final Fritz Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the Continental final. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and the fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard. 10 June 1956 Oberhausen * First 7 to European Final Championship Round Venues 7 events in Great Britain ( Peter Craven seeded to World final) Scores First 11 to World final + 1 reserve European Final 8 July 1956 Oslo * First 4 to World final plus 1 reserve World final 22 September 1956 London, Wembley StadiumBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1955 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship was the tenth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. In a very competitive World final Peter Craven of England finished one point ahead of three other riders who had to ride off for the silver medal. The defending champion Ronnie Moore won the ride off to claim silver from fellow countryman Barry Briggs and Welshman Eric Williams who both crashed leaving Moore an easy victory, Briggs took third place from Williams who missed out on a medal. Nordic Final 8 June 1955 Trondheim * First 6 to European final Continental Final 13 June 1955 Abensberg * First 6 to European Final Championship Round Venues 7 events in Great Britain Scores First 12 to World final + 2 reserves European Final 4 July 1955 Oslo * First 4 to World final World final 15 September 1955 London, Wembley StadiumBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1979 Speedway Grand Prix Events January * January 1 United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's European operations, which are based in Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area along the Thai border, ending large-scale fighting. * January 8 – Whiddy Island Disaster: The French tanker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1977 Speedway Grand Prix Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1972 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 27th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The 1972 final attendance at Wembley Stadium was 75,000. New Zealander Ivan Mauger joined Barry Briggs on four title wins (2nd only behind Ove Fundin) by defeating Bernt Persson in a run-off after both riders finished on 13 points. In heat five, Briggs was involved in an accident which all but ended his speedway career. Going into the first turn his front wheel was hit by Bernt Persson's bike which caused him to fall. He was then hit by the Russian riders Grigory Khlinovsky and Valery Gordeev. Briggs suffered a severe hand injury and lost the index finger on his left hand which caused him to temporarily retire from racing. Briggs had been considered one of the pre-meeting favourites and his favouritism had been firmed when he had beaten fellow New Zealander Ivan Mauger in heat 2. To the boos of the 75,000 strong Wembley crowd, FIM referee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1970 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1970 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 25th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Ivan Mauger became the first rider to win the title in three consecutive years, his five ride 15 point maximum took him to third in the all time list behind Ove Fundin and Barry Briggs. The Poles Paweł Waloszek and Antoni Woryna took silver and bronze respectively in their home nation at the Olympic Stadium. Format changes The format of the Championship changed again for the 1970 event. This time the Polish riders were allowed six places in the World Final to be held in Poland. All other nations had to go through the European Final route to provide the remaining 10 riders for the World Final. First round British/Commonwealth Qualifying - 16 to British/Commonwealth Final Scandinavian Qualifying - 16 to Nordic Final Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final British/Commonwealth Qualifying Swedish Qualifying Continental Qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1969 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1969 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 24th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The final was sponsored by the Sunday Mirror and held at Wembley. Ivan Mauger retained his title and won £1,000 in prize money. Barry Briggs finished second again after beating Sören Sjösten in a run-off for silver. Format changes The format of the Championship changed again for the 1969 event. This time the Swedish riders were pooled with the Continental and European sections that would provide 10 riders for the World Final, while the British and Commonwealth riders would supply 6 riders for the World Final to be held at Wembley Stadium in London. First round British/Commonwealth Qualifying - 16 to British/Commonwealth Final Scandinavian Qualifying - 16 to Nordic Final Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final British Qualifying Scandinavian Qualifying Continental Qualifying Second round Nordic Final - 8 to European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1968 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 23rd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Ivan Mauger won his first World title. Fellow countryman Barry Briggs finished second and Pole Edward Jancarz took the bronze medal. Format changes The format of the Championship changed again for the 1968 event. It reverted back to the 1966 system whereby six riders from the Swedish section would qualify for the World Final direct to be held in Sweden. All other nations had to go through various events to establish the other ten riders to qualify for the final. First Round British/Commonwealth Qualifying - 16 to British/Commonwealth Final British/Commonwealth Qualifying Second Round British/Commonwealth Final - 10 to British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final Nordic Final - 6 to British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final British/Commonwealth Final * July 11, 1968 * Wimbledon * First 10 to British-Nord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1966 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 21st edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. In the final in Göteborg New Zealander Barry Briggs equalled the record of Ove Fundin by winning his fourth World title. Norwegian Sverre Harrfeldt took silver and Pole Antoni Woryna took bronze. Ivan Mauger, a 26-year-old New Zealander who had won the European Final qualifier finished fourth. Format changes The format of the Championship changed for the 1966 event. With the final to be held in Sweden, six riders from Sweden would be eligible for the World Final by finishing in the top six of the Swedish finals. The remaining Scandinavian riders were pooled in with the British and Commonwealth riders and then the Continental riders, who ultimately would have only 10 places for the World Final. Two Swedish finals were held during 1966, the three race qualifying for the World Final and another held on 7 October that was separate from the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]