1999 Elite League speedway season

65th season of the British motorcycle speedway tier 1 league From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1999 Elite League speedway season was the 65th season of the top tier of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the third known as the Elite League and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]

Quick facts League, Champions ...
1999 Elite League speedway season
LeagueSky Sports Elite League
ChampionsPeterborough Panthers
Knockout CupPeterborough Panthers
Craven ShieldPeterborough Panthers
Riders ChampionshipJason Crump
Highest averageJason Crump
Division/s belowPremier League
Conference League
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Season summary

In 2000, the league increased to ten teams with the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers moving up from the Premier League, and the Swindon Robins dropping down. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.[2]

Despite coming up a division Peterborough completely rebuilt their team for the season. They brought in three Australians Jason Crump from Oxford Cheetahs, Ryan Sullivan from Poole Pirates and Craig Watson from Newport Wasps, in addition to recalling Zdeněk Tesař.[3] Poole ran Peterborough close, only losing the league by one point and losing in the cup final to them.

Final table

Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
1 Peterborough Panthers 18 12 2 4 889 734 26 8 34
2 Poole Pirates 18 12 0 6 899 724 24 9 33
3 King's Lynn Knights 18 11 1 6 823 804 23 6 29
4 Coventry Bees 18 11 1 6 821 804 23 5 28
5 Ipswich Witches 18 11 0 7 815 710 22 4 26
6 Belle Vue Aces 18 9 1 8 848 773 19 5 24
7 Hull Vikings 18 6 1 11 785 834 13 3 16
8 Oxford Cheetahs 18 5 0 13 754 869 10 3 13
9 Eastbourne Eagles 18 5 1 12 745 879 12 1 13
10 Wolverhampton Wolves 18 4 0 14 736 884 8 1 9

Fixtures and results

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Home \ Away BV COV EAS HV IPS KL OX PET PP WOL
Belle Vue Aces 44–45 58–32 56–33 55–35 48–42 57–35 53–37 46–44 60–30
Coventry Bees 45–45 49–41 49–41 42–48 44–46 51–39 47–44 49–41 48–42
Eastbourne Eagles 37–53 47–44 48–42 44–46 47–43 55–35 43–47 44–46 50–40
Hull Vikings 47–43 39–50 53–37 52–38 45–47 49–40 45–45 53–36 61–29
Ipswich Witches 46–44 46–47 58–32 51–39 46–44 48–41 48–42 50–43 51–39
King's Lynn Knights 54–36 57–33 55–35 47–43 48–45 47–43 45–45 48–44 43–47
Oxford Cheetahs 46–44 39–51 46–47 56–34 47–43 48–42 42–48 39–51 57–34
Peterborough Panthers 60–30 48–44 52–38 59–32 55–34 56–34 60–30 48–42 59–31
Poole Pirates 58–33 53–37 54–36 57–33 53–36 61–28 61–29 54–36 51–39
Wolverhampton Wolves 47–43 44–46 58–32 46–44 43–46 44–45 47–42 42–48 40–50
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Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 61st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.[5]

First round

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Date Team one Score Team two
26/06Eastbourne47-43Ipswich
17/06Ipswich51-39Eastbourne
28/05Belle Vue53-37Kings Lynn
26/05Kings Lynn55-35Belle Vue
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Second round

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Date Team one Score Team two
08/10Peterborough56-34Ipswich
03/09Poole59-31Kings Lynn
02/09Ipswich44-46Peterborough
13/08Kings Lynn46-44Poole
12/07Reading46-44Sheffield
30/06Hull49-41Wolverhampton
28/06Wolverhampton48-42Hull
19/06Coventry51-39Oxford
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Semi-finals

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Date Team one Score Team two
15/10Peterborough50-40Hull
13/10Hull47-42Peterborough
13/10Poole49-41Coventry
09/10Coventry40-49Poole
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Final The second leg of the final was due to be completed on 22 October but was abandoned after just two heats due to heavy rain.[6]

First leg

More information Poole PiratesMatej Ferjan 13, 49 - 41 ...
Poole Pirates
Matej Ferjan 13
49 - 41Peterborough Panthers
Jason Crump 13
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Second leg

More information Peterborough PanthersJason Crump 15Ryan Sullivan 11Zdeněk Tesař 8Nigel Sadler 6Jan Andersen 5Marián Jirout 4David Howe 2, 51 - 39 ...
Peterborough Panthers
Jason Crump 15
Ryan Sullivan 11
Zdeněk Tesař 8
Nigel Sadler 6
Jan Andersen 5
Marián Jirout 4
David Howe 2
51 - 39Poole Pirates
Lee Richardson 13
Mark Loram 11
Gary Havelock 7
Bohumil Brhel (guest) 6
Oliver Allen 2
Matej Ferjan 0
Magnus Zetterström R/R
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Peterborough Panthers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.

Craven Shield

Pos M W D L Tot
1 Oxford 17 13 1 3 27
2 Coventry 18 12 0 6 24
3 Peterborough 18 10 2 6 22
4 Poole 18 8 3 7 19
5 Wolverhampton 18 9 0 9 18
6 Ipswich 18 8 0 10 16
7 Hull 18 7 0 11 14
8 Eastbourne 18 7 0 11 14
9 King's Lynn 18 5 3 10 13
10 Belle Vue 17 5 1 11 11
More information Home \ Away, BV ...
Home \ Away BV COV EAS HV IPS KL OX PET PP WOL
Belle Vue 43–47 56–34 52–38 46–44 47–43 n–h 51–39 45–45 45–46
Coventry 48–42 49–41 46–44 56–34 49–41 34–54 50–43 46–44 55–35
Eastbourne 49–41 51–39 49–41 50–41 50–40 44–48 47–42 41–49 47–42
Hull 65–24 44–46 49–41 50–39 46–44 44–46 43–47 47–43 46–44
Ipswich 52–38 52–38 53–40 42–46 49–41 52–38 43–47 44–45 52–38
King's Lynn 59–30 44–45 57–34 54–38 37–53 53–37 45–45 53–40 43–47
Oxford 50.5–39.5 55–35 52–32 48–42 59–30 45–45 48–42 46–44 47–43
Peterborough 53–37 55–35 65–25 57–33 56–34 59–31 51–39 45–45 58–32
Poole 57–33 58–31 57–34 56–34 44–46 45–45 43–48 52–38 54–33
Wolverhampton 49–41 43–47 57–35 47–43 57–33 48–42 41–52 54–35 46–44
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Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semi-final

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Team one Team two Score
CoventryOxford55–35, 45–45
PoolePeterborough47–43, 38–52
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Final

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Team one Team two Score
CoventryPeterborough55–37, 35–55
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Riders' Championship

Jason Crump won the Elite League Riders' Championship, held at the Brandon Stadium on 23 October.[9][10]

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Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1Australia Jason Crump3 2 1 3 312x3
2Australia Todd Wiltshire3 1 3 1 31132
3Australia Jason Lyons3 3 1 2 11021
4England Mark Loram3 2 3 1 312x0
5Sweden Peter Karlsson1 1 3 2 291
6Sweden Mikael Karlsson2 3 2 0 290
7United States Billy Hamill0 3 1 1 38
8Australia Ryan Sullivan1 0 3 3 18
9England Joe Screen1 1 2 2 28
10Australia Leigh Adams1 3 0 3 07
11England Chris Louis2 0 2 3 07
12Denmark Brian Andersen2 0 1 1 26
13United States Ronnie Correy0 2 0 2 15
14Australia Craig Boyce2 0 2 0 04
15England Gary Havelock0 2 0 0 13
16England Dean Barker0 1 0 0 01
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Leading averages

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Rider Team Average
Australia Jason CrumpPeterborough10.67
England Mark LoramPoole9.80
Sweden Tony RickardssonKings Lynn9.64
Australia Leigh AdamsKings Lynn9.47
United States Greg HancockCoventry9.31
Poland Tomasz GollobIpswich9.24
Australia Ryan SullivanPeterborough9.05
England Chris LouisIpswich8.96
United States Billy HamillCoventry8.91
England Joe ScreenHull8.76
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Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Coventry

Eastbourne

Hull

Ipswich

King's Lynn

Oxford

Peterborough

Poole

Wolverhampton

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