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1938 Individual Speedway World Championship

Third edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship

Third edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship

The 1938 Individual Speedway World Championship was the third edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.

The Championship was won by the 28 year-old Australian Arthur 'Bluey' Wilkinson, in front of a new record crowd for speedway of 95,000. The newspapers reported that despite extra police one of the worst traffic jams of the year resulted after the meeting was over and that the air was thick with petrol fumes.

Qualifying round

  • The top 28 riders over the 13 qualifying rounds would qualify for the Championship round.
DateVenueWinner
11 MayPerry Barry StadiumTiger Hart
18 MayBanister Court StadiumFrank Goulden
24 MayWhite City NottinghamTiger Hart
26 MayOwlerton StadiumBilly Lamont & Tommy Allott
4 JuneThe Firs StadiumWal Morton
7 JuneBrough Park StadiumDoug Wells
11 JuneHackney Wick StadiumDoug Wells
21 JuneWest Ham StadiumBluey Wilkinson
23 JuneKnowle StadiumCordy Milne
9 JulyHarringay StadiumTommy Croombs
16 JulyHyde RoadJack Milne
18 JulyWimbledon StadiumWilbur Lamoreaux
20 JulyNew Cross StadiumJack Milne

Championship round

DateVenueWinner
30 JulyHyde RoadWilbur Lamoreaux
5 AugustKnowle StadiumCordy Milne
8 AugustWimbledon StadiumGeoff Pymar
17 AugustNew Cross StadiumBluey Wilkinson
18 AugustWembley StadiumJack Milne & Wilbur Lamoreaux
20 AugustHarringay StadiumLionel Van Praag
23 AugustWest Ham StadiumBluey Wilkinson & Jack Milne

Points

The top 16 riders and 1 reserve, over the 7 Championship rounds would qualify for the World final.

Pos.RiderQual Pointsc/f
1AUS Bluey Wilkinson538
2USA Wilbur Lamoreaux527
3USA Cordy Milne507
4USA Jack Milne497
5AUS Lionel Van Praag497
6ENG Bill Kitchen406
7ENG Eric Langton375
8ENG Alec Statham375
9USA Benny Kaufman365
10ENG Geoff Pymar355
11ENG Arthur Atkinson345
12ENG George Newton345
13ENG Jack Parker314
14ENG Tommy Croombs294
15ENG Frank Varey294
16ENG Tommy Price274
Pos.RiderQual Pointsc/f
17ENG Jack Ormston264
18AUS Vic Duggan25
19AUS Ron Johnson25
20CAN Jimmie Gibb24
21ENG Les Wotton17
22ENG Wally Lloyd16
23ENG Eric Gregory16
24DEN Morian Hansen13
25AUS Clem Mitchell12
26ENG George Wilks12
27AUS Bert Spencer7
28AUS Charlie Spinks4

World final

  • 1 September 1938
  • ENG Wembley Stadium, London
  • Attendance: 95,000 (all-time Wembley speedway attendance record)
Pos.Riderc/fFinal PointsFinal HeatsTotal Points
1AUS Bluey Wilkinson814(3,3,3,3,2)22
2USA Jack Milne714(3,3,2,3,3)21
3USA Wilbur Lamoreaux713(3,1,3,3,3)20
4AUS Lionel Van Praag711(3,2,2,1,3)18
5ENG Bill Kitchen692,2,1,2,2)15
6USA Cordy Milne78(1,3,3,0,1)15
7ENG Alec Statham58(2,3,0,0,3)13
8ENG Eric Langton58(1,2,2,3,0)13
9USA Benny Kaufman57(2,1,0,2,2)12
10ENG Jack Parker46(2,2,2,0,0)10
11ENG Arthur Atkinson55(1,0,2,1,1)10
12ENG Jack Ormston (res)45(3,2)9
13ENG Tommy Price44(1,0,1,2,0)8
14ENG Tommy Croombs44(0,1,1,1,1)8
15ENG George Newton52(0,1,0,1,0)7
16ENG Geoff Pymar52(0,0,1,0,1)7
17ENG Frank Varey40(0,0,0,-,-)4

References

References

  1. Oakes, Peter. (1981). "1981 Speedway Yearbook". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
  2. "World Championship 1936-1994".
  3. "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994".
  4. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK".
  5. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX".
  6. "Speedway riders, history and results".
  7. Oakes, Peter. (1990). "Speedway Yearbook 1990". Front Page Books.
  8. (2 September 1938). "World Speedway Championship". Dundee Evening Telegraph.
  9. "1938 season results".
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