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Peter Moore (speedway Rider)
Peter John Moore (28 April 1929 – 14 May 1996) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. He earned 22 international caps for the Australia national speedway team and 3 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team. Speedway career Moore was a leading rider throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on five occasions in 1956, 1958, 1963, 1959, 1960 and 1963. He gained 22 Australian caps and three British caps (when riders from Oceania were allowed to represent Britain). He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950-1974, riding for various clubs. His time riding in Britain included winning three consecutive league titles from 1954 to 1956, with the famous Wimbledon Dons team of the 1950s. World Final Appearances Individual World Championship * 1956 - London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 8pts * 1958 - London, Wembley Stadium - 11th - 5pts * 1959 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 3pts * 1960 - L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Austell Gulls
The St Austell Gulls were a speedway team which operated from 1949 until their closure in 1964 at the Cornish Stadium at Par, St Austell in Cornwall. In 1997 the team rode at the Clay Country Moto Parc until the club finally closed in 2000. Early years 1949–1954 The Cornish Stadium took two years to build but once in place works started on the track which was designed by famous riders Jack Parker, Vic Duggan and Bill Kitchen.Jackson, J. (2006) ''St Austell Speedway'', Stroud: Tempus Publishing. In 1949 the track operated under an open licence but ran a series of meetings under the team names, the St Austell Pixies and St Austell Badgers before finally settling on the Gulls nickname. In 1950 the Gulls entered National League Division Three and competed again in 1951. In 1952 they entered the Southern League, finishing bottom and again the following season but rising just the one place. Former West Ham Hammers and Harringay Racers star George Newton managed the team, hav ... [...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] |
1996 Deaths
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Births
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Barry Briggs
Barry Briggs (born 30 December 1934) is a New Zealand former speedway rider. Career He won the World Individual Championship title four times – in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. He appeared in a record 17 consecutive World Individual finals (1954–70), and a record 18 in all, during which he scored a record 201 points. He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1955 whilst riding for the Wimbledon Dons.Jacobs, Norman (2001). ''Speedway in London''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing He is also a six-time winner of the British Championship. He won the first final in 1961 and then dominated the sixties titles by winning in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1969.Belton, Brian (2003). ''Hammerin' Round''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Briggs also twice won his home title, the New Zealand Championship, winning in 1959 and again in 1963. Briggs also created a domestic record by winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Fisher (speedway Rider)
Richard Metcalfe Fisher known as Dick Fisher (13 January 1933 – 30 November 1986) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England. Speedway career Fisher reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1953 to 1966, riding for Belle Vue Aces. Fisher was capped by the England national speedway team once and Great Britain four times. He was the Belle Vue captain for three seasons and rode for them for 14 consecutive seasons in 264 National League matches and scored 1797 points. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1963 – London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 5pts * 1964 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 16th – 1pt World Team Cup * 1963 - Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Barry Briggs / Peter Craven Peter Theodore Craven [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Craven
Peter Theodore Craven , fansite biography by Jim Blanchard. (accessed 12 July 2006). (21 June 1934 – 24 September 1963) by Trevor James on official Belle Vue site (accessed 12 July 2006). was an English . He was a finalist in each |
Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Ernst-Happel-Stadion (), known as Praterstadion until 1992, sometimes also called Wiener-Stadion, is a football stadium in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna. With 50,865 seats, it is the largest stadium in Austria. It was built between 1929 and 1931 for the second Workers' Olympiad to the design of German architect Otto Ernst Schweizer. The stadium was renamed in honour of Austrian footballer Ernst Happel following his death in 1992. The stadium hosted seven games in UEFA Euro 2008, including the final which saw Spain triumph over Germany. The stadium is owned by the City of Vienna (Municipal Department 51 – Sports of the City of Vienna). It is managed by the ''Wiener Stadthalle Betriebs und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H.'', a subsidiary of ''Wien Holding''. It is a UEFA Category 4 stadium, and as such, it is the home of the Austria national football team. It also hosts the Viennese clubs' matches in UEFA competitions. The stadium is served by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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1963 Speedway World Team Cup
1963 Speedway World Team Cup was the fourth edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place in Vienna, Austria. The World Champion title was won by Sweden (37 pts) who beat Czechoslovakia (27 pts), Great Britain (25 pts) and Poland (7 pts). Format Qualification Nordic Round * 23 May * Målilla Motorbana, Målilla British Round The British Round was cancelled. Great Britain was seeded to the Final. Central European Round * 13 June * Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn East European Round * 4 August * Ufa World final * 31 August * Vienna, Stadion Wien See also * 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship * motorcycle speedway References {{Speedway World Cup seasons 1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 18th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Ove Fundin extended his record by winning a fourth world crown. Fellow Sweden Björn Knutsson finished second and Barry Briggs took the bronze medal. First round *British & Commonwealth Qualifying - 56 riders to British & Commonwealth 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 - 16 to British & Commonwealth finals *Scandinavian Final - 8 to European Final *Continental Final - 8 to European Final British & Commonwealth first round Nordic Final *June 9, 1963 * Växjö * First 8 to European Final Continental Final * June 23, 1963 * Wroclaw * First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve Third round *British & Commonwealth Finals - 8 to Wo ... [...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] |
