Leicester Lions Season 1978
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Leicester Lions Season 1978 Compiled by Dave Allan First published March 2016 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This file was only made possible thanks to the invaluable contributions of the following: Steve Wilkes & Gary Done (Ellesmere Port & 1978 Speedway Mails) Stuart Staite-Aris & associates (Coventry) Mike Hunter (Edinburgh) Brian Collins (Internationals) Mark Aspinell (Rye House) Gary Weldon (Boston) Steve Ashley (Boston & Leicester) John (Hull) Colin Jewes & Phil Johnson (Cradley Heath) Arnie Gibbons (Reading) Mark Fellows (Wolverhampton) Matt Jackson (Sheffield) Neil Fife (Newcastle) David Housely (Various) Keith Corns (Various) The knowledgable members of the British Speedway Forum and the Easy, Tiger! Forum RACECARDS The following symbols are in use throughout this file: R/R Rider replacement N Rider replaced by reserve TS Rider replaced by tactical substitute R Rider did not finish for reason other than fall or exclusion EF Rider suffered engine failure and failed to finish F Rider fell and did not remount FX Rider fell and was excluded from race or rerun FN Rider fell and was unable to take his place in rerun E Rider excluded for starting offence (including tape touching & breaking, delaying start, etc.) M Rider excluded under two minute rule X Rider excluded for any other reason not E or M. Reason for exclusion noted where known. NS Rider failed to start but was not excluded or replaced NTR New track record ETR Equals track record Reruns are not assumed, they are only recorded where reported. (guest) Rider is making a ‘full and proper’ guest appearance (loanee) Rider has been borrowed from home track to make up the team Leicester Lions 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 18/03/1978 Coventry Leicester East Midlands Bowl L1 Cancelled Leicester no team 21/03/1978 Leicester East Midlands Open Championship Individual Steve Bastable 28/03/1978 Leicester Wolverhampton Challenge 43-35 04/04/1978 Leicester Coventry East Midlands Bowl L1 35-43 08/04/1978 Swindon Leicester Gulf British League 48-30 11/04/1978 Leicester Bristol Gulf British League 39-38 15/04/1978 Halifax Leicester Gulf British League 51-27 17/04/1978 Exeter Leicester Gulf British League 52-26 18/04/1978 Leicester England v English Lions Challenge 63-43 20/04/1978 Sheffield Leicester Gulf British League 44-34 25/04/1978 Leicester Belle Vue Gulf British League 32-46 29/04/1978 Cradley Heath Leicester Gulf British League 50-28 02/05/1978 Leicester Birmingham Gulf British League Rained Off 03/05/1978 Coventry Leicester East Midlands Bowl L2 45-32 06/05/1978 Belle Vue Leicester Gulf British League 43-35 09/05/1978 Leicester Wolverhampton Gulf British League 48-30 11/05/1978 Ipswich Leicester Gulf British League 50-28 12/05/1978 Wolverhampton Leicester Gulf British League 18-18 A Aban Ht 6 - rain 16/05/1978 Leicester VW Grand Prix/World Championship Qualifying Round Individual Scott Autrey 20/05/1978 King's Lynn Leicester Gulf British League 37-41 23/05/1978 Leicester Halifax Gulf British League 48-30 30/05/1978 Leicester Wimbledon Gulf British League 43-35 06/06/1978 Leicester Bristol Speedway Star KOC R2 L1 39-39 13/06/1978 Leicester Jubilee Trophy Individual Scott Autrey 16/06/1978 Hackney Leicester Gulf British League 40-38 20/06/1978 Leicester Exeter Gulf British League 41-36 23/06/1978 Bristol Leicester Speedway Star KOC R2 L2 35-43 27/06/1978 Leicester Coventry Gulf British League 37-41 28/06/1978 Coventry Coventry v Birmingham v Cradley Heath v Leicester Four Team (pairs) 28 v 28 v 23 v 16 Coventry win after run-off 04/07/1978 Leicester Swindon Midland Cup R1 L1 51-27 08/07/1978 Swindon Leicester Midland Cup R1 L2 16-26 A Aban Ht 7 - rain. Result stands. 11/07/1978 Leicester Cradley Heath Speedway Star KOC R3 L1 39-39 12/07/1978 Hull Leicester Gulf British League 48-29 18/07/1978 Leicester Reading Gulf British League 40-38 25/07/1978 Leicester King's Lynn Gulf British League 42-36 28/07/1978 Poole Leicester Gulf British League 45-33 Leicester Lions 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 29/07/1978 Cradley Heath Leicester Speedway Star KOC R3 L2 48-30 01/08/1978 Leicester Poole Gulf British League 43-35 03/08/1978 Wimbledon Leicester Gulf British League 51-27 08/08/1978 Leicester Ipswich Gulf British League Cancelled Due to British Final 09/08/1978 White City Leicester Gulf British League 29-49 11/08/1978 Leicester Ipswich Gulf British League 46-32 15/08/1978 Leicester Hackney Gulf British League 48-30 15/08/1978 Leicester Cradley Heath Midland Cup SF L1 52-26 22/08/1978 Leicester Golden Gauntlets Individual Aban Ht 2 - rain 28/08/1978 Coventry Leicester Gulf British League 45-31 29/08/1978 Leicester White City Gulf British League 42-36 29/08/1978 Leicester Birmingham Gulf British League 43-35 04/09/1978 Reading Leicester Gulf British League 43-35 05/09/1978 Leicester Cradley Heath Gulf British League Rained Off 09/09/1978 Cradley Heath Leicester Midland Cup SF L2 44-34 12/09/1978 Leicester Sheffield Gulf British League 51-27 15/09/1978 Peterborough Peterborough v King's Lynn v Leicester Three Team 33 v 42 v 33 16/09/1978 King's Lynn King's Lynn v Ipswich v Leicester Three Team 27 v 25 v 20 18/09/1978 Birmingham Leicester Gulf British League 43-35 19/09/1978 Leicester Golden Gauntlets Individual Scott Autrey 22/09/1978 Hull Cradley Heath v Hull v Leicester v Halifax Four Team 13 v 42 v 25 v 16 26/09/1978 Leicester Swindon Gulf British League 46-32 26/09/1978 Leicester Hull Gulf British League 55-23 29/09/1978 Bristol Leicester Gulf British League 54-24 30/09/1978 Cradley Heath Cradley Heath v Wimbledon v Leicester v Wolverhampton Four Team Rained Off 03/10/1978 Leicester Coventry Midland Cup Final L1 37-41 08/10/1978 Wolverhampton Leicester Gulf British League 40-37 10/10/1978 Leicester Cradley Heath Gulf British League 37-41 11/10/1978 Cradley Heath Cradley Heath v Wimbledon v Leicester v Wolverhampton Four Team 39 v 20 v 16 v 21 14/10/1978 Coventry Leicester Midland Cup Final L2 52-26 17/10/1978 Leicester Belle Vue Challenge 49-29 19/10/1978 Sheffield Sheffield v Halifax v Hull v Leicester Four Team (pairs) 35 v 18 v 26 v 17 Coventry Bees v Leicester Lions Saturday 18th March 1978 (East Midlands Bowl, 1st Leg) Meeting cancelled - Leicester were unable to raise a team Leicester: East Midlands Open Championship Tuesday 21st March 1978 TOT POS 1. Keith White (Hackney) 2 3 0 3 3 11 3rd (3 race wins) 2. Alf Busk (Coventry) 1 0 1 0 1 3 3. Alan Molyneux (Coventry) 0 0 1 0 1 2 4. Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 3 2 3 3 2 13 2nd 5. Ila Teromaa (Leicester) 1 1 0 1 1 4 6. Phil Herne (Birmingham) 3 3 2 R 0 8 7. Eric Broadbelt (Halifax) 2 1 0 0 R 3 8. Jerzy Rembas (Leicester) 0 0 0 1 0 1 9. Reg Wilson (Sheffield) 1 2 2 1 2 8 10. John Titman (Leicester) 2 2 2 2 1 9 11. Mitch Shirra (Coventry) 0 2 1 3 3 9 12. Jim McMillan (Wolverhampton) 3 1 2 1 2 9 13. Dave Morton (Wolverhampton) 3 R 1 2 3 9 14. John Davis (Reading) 0 1 3 2 0 6 15. Terry Betts (King's Lynn) 1 3 3 2 2 11 4th (2 race wins) 16. Steve Bastable (Cradley Heath) 2 3 3 3 3 14 1st 17. John McNeill (Leicester) (reserve) Did not ride 18. Chris Robins (Workington) (reserve) Did not ride Ht. 01: Lee, White, Busk, Molyneux, 65.7 Ht. 02: Herne, Broadbelt, Teromaa, Rembas, 66.9 Ht. 03: McMillan, Titman, Wilson, Shirra, 66.9 Ht. 04: Morton, Bastable, Betts, Davis, 65.3 Ht. 05: White, Wilson, Teromaa, Morton (ret), 65.8 Ht. 06: Herne, Titman, Davis, Busk, 65.8 Ht. 07: Betts, Shirra, Broadbelt, Molyneux, 65.4 Ht. 08: Bastable, Lee, McMillan, Rembas, 64.8 Ht. 09: Bastable, Herne, Shirra, White, 65.0 Ht. 10: Betts, McMillan, Busk, Teromaa, 65.4 Ht. 11: Davis, Wilson, Molyneux, Rembas, 66.1 Ht. 12: Lee, Titman, Morton, Broadbelt, 65.4 Ht. 13: White, Davis, McMillan, Broadbelt, 66.2 Ht. 14: Shirra, Morton, Rembas, Busk, 65.6 Ht. 15: Bastable, Titman, Teromaa, Molyneux, 66.0 Ht. 16: Lee, Betts, Wilson, Herne (ret), 65.4 Ht. 17: White, Betts, Titman, Rembas, 65.9 Ht. 18: Bastable, Wilson, Busk, Broadbelt (ret), 66.2 Ht. 19: Morton, McMillan, Molyneux, Herne, 66.6 Ht. 20: Shirra, Lee, Teromaa, Davis, 65.4 Leicester Lions v Wolverhampton Wolves Tuesday 28th March 1978 (Challenge) Leicester Lions 43 TOT BP 1. John Boulger 3 3 2 R 8 0 2. Klaus Lohmann 1 1 2* 1* 5 2 3. Ila Teromaa 2 2 2 1 7 0 4. Jerzy Rembas 1 1* 1 1 4 1 5. John Titman 3 2 3 3 11 0 6. Lars Ericson 2* 0 0 2 1 7. John McNeill 3 3 X 6 0 Wolverhampton Wolves 35 TOT BP 1. Dave Morton 2 3 3 2 10 0 2. Rob Hollingworth 0 0 1 1 2 0 3. Jim McMillan 3 2 2 2* 9 1 4. Knud Ellegaard 0 1 0 0 1 0 5. Hans Nielsen 2 3 3 3 11 0 6.