Wembley Arena Lada Indoor Internationals 1979-1983

Compiled by Dave Allan First published August 2019 WEMBLEY ARENA RESULTS SUMMARY

1979 Lada Indoor International:

1980 Great Britain Select 40 - 38 Rest Of The World Select King Of The Concrete Wembley Arena Match Race Knock-Out: Devil Take The Hindmost: Colin Richardson

1981 Peter Collins' Lions 32 - 45 's World Select King Of The Concrete Wembley Arena Match Race Knock-Out: Jan Andersson Devil Take The Hindmost:

1982 Kenny Carter's Lions 37 - 40 World Champions Select Lada World Champions Speedway Series Indoor Championship: Jan Andersson Queen Of Wembley International Match Race Series: Bobbi Hunter

1983 Kenny Carter's Lions 38 - 40 Egon Muller's World Select Lada World Champions Speedway Series Indoor Championship: Jan Andersson Wembley Arena: Lada Indoor International Sunday 2nd December 1979

TOT POS 1. () 3 2 F FN N 5 2. (U.S.A.) 1 F N N N 1 3. Roger Johns () 0 1 F N N 1 4. () 2 2 2 1 1 8 5. (U.S.A.) F 1 2 1 2 6 6. Joe Owen (England) 3 2 1 3 1 10 7. (England) 2 2 1 1 X 6 8. (Poland) 1 3 1 2 1 8 9. Kenny Carter (England) 0 0 3 F FN 3 10. Jim McMillan (Scotland) 3 1 3 3 2 12 2nd 11. Ivan Mauger () 2 3 2 3 3 13 1st 12. Kelly Moran (U.S.A.) 1 F 3 2 N 6 13. Bruce Penhall (U.S.A.) 0 3 0 F 0 3 14. John Davis (England) 3 3 2 3 FX 11 3rd 15. Frank Auffret (England) 1 0 X 2 R 3 16. Finn Thomsen () 2 1 3 0 2 8 17. (res.) (New Zealand) X 1 1 2 4 18. Colin Richardson (res.) (England) F 2 3 3 3 11

Heat details on next page... Wembley Arena: Lada Indoor International Sunday 2nd December 1979 (continued)

Ht. 01: Michanek, Plech, Sigalos (f, rem), Johns (f, rem), 40.2 (NTR) Ht. 02: Owen, Kennett, Jancarz, Schwartz (fell), 39.3 (NTR) Ht. 03: (rerun) McMillan, Mauger, Moran, Carter, 39.6 Ht. 04: Davis, Thomsen, Auffret, Penhall, 38.4 (NTR) Ht. 05: (rerun) Penhall, Michanek, Schwartz, Carter, 35.8 (NTR) Ht. 06: Davis, Owen, McMillan (f, rem), Sigalos (f, rem, fell), 37.2 Ht. 07: Mauger, Kennett, Johns, Auffret (f, rem), 38.8 Ht. 08: Jancarz, Plech (f, rem), Thomsen, Moran (fell), 40.3 Ht. 09: Thomsen, Mauger, Owen, Michanek (fell), 35.5 (NTR) Ht. 10: Moran, Schwartz, Auffret (exc, lapped), Cribb (f, rem, exc, lapped), 39.9 Ht. 11: Carter, Davis, Jancarz, Johns (fell), 36.8 Ht. 12: McMillan, Plech, Kennett, Penhall, 38.8 Ht. 13: (rerun) Davis, Moran, Kennett, Richardson (fell), Michanek (f, ns), 37.1 Ht. 14: Mauger, Jancarz, Cribb (f, rem), Penhall (fell), 40.4 Ht. 15: McMillan, Richardson, Schwartz (f, rem), Thomsen, 39.4 Ht. 16: Owen, Auffret, Plech, Carter (fell), 38.6 Ht. 17: Richardson, McMillan, Jancarz, Auffret (f, rem, ret), 36.9 Ht. 18: (rerun) Richardson, Thomsen, Cribb, Carter (f, ns), Kennett (exc), 38.6 Ht. 19: Richardson, Cribb, Owen, Penhall, 35.6 Ht. 20: (rerun) Mauger, Schwartz, Plech, Davis (f, exc), 38.2 Results compiled from video footage, marked programme & Speedway Star. Wembley Arena: Great Britain Select v Rest Of The World Select Sunday 14th December 1980 (Lada Indoor International)

Great Britain Select 40 TOT BP 1. (capt.) 3 F 2' 1' 6 2 2.Joe Owen 1 2 0 3 6 0 3.Kenny Carter 2 1 1 3 7 0 4.Malcolm Simmons 2 0 2 2 6 0 5.Jim McMillan X 2 1' 1 4 1 6.Bobby Beaton 3 F 3 6 0 7.Colin Richardson 1 1 3 5 0

Rest Of The World Select 38 TOT BP 1.Ivan Mauger (capt.) 2 1 2 2 7 0 2.Tony Briggs 0 3 3 X 6 0 3.Jan Andersson 3 3 3 3 12 0 (F) 4.Finn Thomsen 3 2 0 0 5 0 5. 1 0 1 N 2 0 6. F 1 0 1 0 7.Brad Oxley 2 1 2' X 5 1

Ht. 01: Morton, Mauger, Owen, Briggs, 37.0 4 2 04 02 Ht. 02: (rerun) Beaton, Oxley, Richardson (f, rem), Gundersen (fell), 38.9 4 2 08 04 Ht. 03: Thomsen, Simmons, Petersen (f, rem), McMillan (exc, silencer), 40.3 2 4 10 08 Ht. 04: Andersson, Carter, Oxley, Beaton (fell), 35.6 2 4 12 12 Ht. 05: Briggs, McMillan, Mauger, Simmons, 38.5 2 4 14 16 Ht. 06: Andersson, Owen, Gundersen, Morton (fell), 35.0 (NTR) 2 4 16 20 Ht. 07: Beaton, Thomsen, Carter, Petersen, 39.1 4 2 20 22 Ht. 08: Briggs, Oxley, Richardson, Owen, 36.9 1 5 21 27 Ht. 09: Andersson, Simmons, McMillan, Gundersen, 35.0 (ETR) 3 3 24 30 Ht. 10: Owen, Morton, Petersen, Thomsen, 38.5 5 1 29 31 Ht. 11: Richardson, Mauger, Carter, Briggs (f, rem, exc, lapped), 38.3 4 2 33 33 Ht. 12: Andersson, Simmons, Morton (f, awar), Oxley (exc), 34.4 (NTR) 3 3 36 36 Ht. 13: Carter, Mauger, McMillan, Thomsen, 36.2 4 2 40 38 Results compiled from video footage, marked programme & Speedway Star. Sunday 14th December 1980 (continued)

King Of The Concrete Wembley Arena Match Race Knock-Out Quarter Finals Heat 1: Kenny Carter bt. Brad Oxley, 36.0 Heat 2: (awar) Bobby Beaton (f, awar) bt. Jan Andersson (f, exc), no time Heat 3: Ivan Mauger bt. Chris Morton (fell), 39.0 Heat 4: Tony Briggs bt. Joe Owen, 36.6

Semi-Finals Heat 1: Kenny Carter bt. Bobby Beaton, 35.5 Heat 2: Tony Briggs bt. Ivan Mauger, 35.2

Final Kenny Carter bt. Tony Briggs, 35.5

Devil Take The Hindmost - 6 riders over 5 laps Winner: Colin Richardson (57.5 secs) Second: Brad Oxley (f, rem)

Eliminated at the end of: Lap 4: Jim McMillan (f, rem) Lap 3: Finn Thomsen (fell) Lap 2: Bo Petersen Lap 1: Erik Gundersen Wembley Arena: Peter Collins' Lions v Bruce Penhall's World Select Sunday 29th November 1981 (Lada Indoor International)

Peter Collins' Lions 32 TOT BP 1.Peter Collins (capt.) 0 2 TS 1 3 0 2.Jim McMillan 2 R 1 0 3 0 3.Chris Morton 2 3 3 F 3 11 0 4.Colin Richardson 3 3 1' 1 0 8 1 5.Steve Bastable R 2' 2 1 5 1 6.Joe Owen 2 0 0 2 0 7.Graham Drury F R TS 0 0

Bruce Penhall's World Select 45 TOT BP 1.Bruce Penhall (capt.) 1 0 2' 0 3 1 2.Kai Niemi 3 1 3 3 10 0 3.Jan Andersson 3 3 3 3 12 0 (F) 4.Hans Nielsen 2 2 2 2 8 0 5.Erik Gundersen 1' 1' 1' 2' 5 4 6.Bo Petersen 1 FX F 1 0 7.Finn Thomsen 3 1 2' 6 1

Ht. 01: Niemi, McMillan, Penhall, Collins, 37.2 2 4 02 04 Ht. 02: Thomsen, Owen, Petersen, Drury (f, rem, fell), 39.1 2 4 04 08 Ht. 03: Richardson, Nielsen, Gundersen, Bastable (ret), 38.6 3 3 07 11 Ht. 04: Andersson, Morton, Thomsen, Owen, 34.5 2 4 09 15 Ht. 05: Richardson, Bastable, Niemi, Penhall, 37.6 5 1 14 16 Ht. 06: (rerun) Andersson, Collins, McMillan (ret), Petersen (f, exc), 34.2 (NTR) 2 3 16 19 Ht. 07: Morton, Nielsen, Gundersen, Owen, 35.0 3 3 19 22 Ht. 08: Niemi, Thomsen, McMillan, Drury (ret), 37.2 1 5 20 27 Ht. 09: Andersson, Bastable, Richardson, Petersen (fell), 34.1 (NTR) 3 3 23 30 Ht. 10: Morton, Nielsen, Gundersen, McMillan, 34.7 3 3 26 33 Ht. 11: (rerun) Niemi, Penhall, Richardson, Morton (fell), 35.6 1 5 27 38 Ht. 12: Andersson, Gundersen, Collins, Richardson, 34.4 1 5 28 43 Ht. 13: Morton, Nielsen, Bastable, Penhall, 34.2 4 2 32 45 Results compiled from video footage, marked programme & Speedway Star. Sunday 29th November 1981 (continued)

King Of The Concrete Wembley Arena Match Race Knock-Out Quarter Finals Heat 1: Jan Andersson bt. Erik Gundersen, 35.0 Heat 2: Hans Nielsen bt. Finn Thomsen, 35.7 Heat 3: Steve Bastable bt. Chris Morton, 36.3 Heat 4: Colin Richardson bt. Peter Collins, 35.8

Semi-Finals Heat 1: Jan Andersson bt. Hans Nielsen, 33.7 (NTR) Heat 2: Steve Bastable bt. Colin Richardson, 35.1

Final Jan Andersson bt. Steve Bastable, 33.8

Devil Take The Hindmost - 6 riders over 6 laps Winner: Finn Thomsen Second: Jim McMillan

Eliminated at the end of: Lap 5: Chris Morton Lap 4: Joe Owen Lap 3: Bruce Penhall Lap 2: Graham Drury Wembley Arena: Kenny Carter's Lions v World Champions Select Sunday 28th November 1982 (Lada Indoor International)

Kenny Carter's Lions 37 TOT BP 1.Kenny Carter (capt.) 3 FX 1 2 6 0 2.Alan Grahame FX 2 3 FX 5 0 3.Steve Bastable FX 3 3 2 8 0 4.Malcolm Simmons 1 1 0 N 2 0 5.John Davis 0 N 2 0 2 0 6.Joe Owen 2' 2 2' 0 6 2 7.Andy Grahame 3 3 0 2' 8 1

World Champions Select 40 TOT BP 1.Ivan Mauger (capt.) 2 2 1 N 5 0 2.Kai Niemi FX 0 1' 0 1 1 3.Jan Andersson 3 3 3 3 12 0 (F) 4.Hans Nielsen 3 0 3 3 9 0 5.Erik Gundersen 2' 1 2' 1 6 2 6.Finn Thomsen 1 1 1 3 0 7. 0 1 2 1 4 0

Ht. 01: (rr x 2) Carter, Mauger, Alan Grahame (f, exc), Niemi (f, exc), 39.8 (NTR) 3 2 03 02 Ht. 02: Andy Grahame, Owen, Thomsen, Eriksen, 42.7 5 1 08 03 Ht. 03: Nielsen, Gundersen, Simmons, Davis, 39.8 (ETR) 1 5 09 08 Ht. 04: (rerun) Andersson, Owen, Eriksen, Bastable (f, exc), 38.2 (NTR) 2 4 11 12 Ht. 05: Andy Grahame, Mauger, Simmons, Niemi, 40.8 4 2 15 14 Ht. 06: (rerun) Andersson, Alan Grahame, Thomsen, Carter (f, exc), 37.5 (NTR) 2 4 17 18 Ht. 07: (rerun) Bastable, Owen, Gundersen, Nielsen, 40.3 5 1 22 19 Ht. 08: Alan Grahame, Eriksen, Niemi, Andy Grahame, 40.6 3 3 25 22 Ht. 09: (rr x 2) Andersson, Davis, Thomsen, Simmons, 36.6 (NTR) 2 4 27 26 Ht. 10: (rerun) Nielsen, Gundersen, Carter, Alan Grahame (f, exc), 41.3 1 5 28 31 Ht. 11: Bastable, Andy Grahame, Mauger, Niemi, 39.1 5 1 33 32 Ht. 12: Andersson, Carter, Gundersen, Owen, 37.4 2 4 35 36 Ht. 13: Nielsen, Bastable, Eriksen, Davis, 37.4 2 4 37 40 Results compiled from video footage, marked programme & Speedway Star. Sunday 28th November 1982 (continued)

Queen Of Wembley International Match Race Series - Madeline Fundin v Bobbi Hunter Race 1: Hunter bt. Fundin, 47.2 Race 2: Hunter bt. Fundin, 48.0 Hunter wins 2-0.

Lada World Champions Speedway Series Indoor Championship 1982 Qualifying Round Heat 1: (rerun) Tony Briggs, Joe Owen, Kai Niemi, Alan Grahame (f, exc), 39.9 Heat 2: Jan Andersson, Andy Grahame, Preben Eriksen, John Davis, 37.5 Heat 3: Hans Nielsen, Erik Gundersen, Alan Grahame, Malcolm Simmons (fell), 37.6 Heat 4: Kenny Carter, Steve Bastable, Finn Thomsen, Bobbi Hunter, 37.8

Semi-Finals Heat 1: (rerun) Jan Andersson, Joe Owen, Andy Grahame, Tony Briggs (f, exc), 36.4 (NTR) Heat 2: Hans Nielsen, Kenny Carter, Erik Gundersen, Steve Bastable, 37.3

Final Jan Andersson, Kenny Carter, Hans Nielsen, Joe Owen, 35.8 (NTR) Wembley Arena: Kenny Carter's Lions v Egon Muller's World Select Sunday 27th November 1983 (Lada Indoor International)

Kenny Carter's Lions 38 TOT BP 1.Kenny Carter (capt.) 0 2 3 2 7 0 2. 1 FX 1' 2' 1 5 2 3.Chris Morton 2 2' 2 0 3 9 1 4.Steve Bastable 1 3 1' 1' 6 2 5.Bobby Beaton 0 TS TS N 0 0 6.Martin Yeates 1 0 TS 1 0 7.Joe Owen F 3 2 3 2' 10 1

Egon Muller's World Select 40 TOT BP 1. Egon Muller R/R 2.Kai Niemi 2' 0 1 2 0 5 1 3.Jan Andersson 3 3 3 3 3 15 0 (F) 4.Erik Gundersen 2' R 0 1' 1 4 2 5.Hans Nielsen 3 3 2 F 8 0 6.Richard Hellsen 2' 1 1 0 4 1 7.Ari Koponen 3 1 0 4 0

Ht. 01: Andersson, Niemi, Tatum, Carter, 36.5 1 5 01 05 Ht. 02: Koponen, Hellsen, Yeates, Owen (fell), 40.5 1 5 02 10 Ht. 03: Nielsen, Gundersen, Bastable, Beaton, 37.6 1 5 03 15 Ht. 04: Andersson, Morton, Koponen, Yeates, 36.3 2 4 05 19 Ht. 05: Bastable, Morton, Hellsen, Niemi, 38.8 5 1 10 20 Ht. 06: (rerun) Andersson, Carter, Hellsen, Tatum (f, exc), 36.6 2 4 12 24 Ht. 07: Nielsen, Morton, Tatum, Gundersen (ret), 37.5 3 3 15 27 Ht. 08: Owen, Tatum, Niemi, Koponen, 37.5 5 1 20 28 Ht. 09: Andersson, Owen, Bastable, Hellsen, 36.6 3 3 23 31 Ht. 10: Carter, Nielsen, Tatum, Gundersen, 37.2 4 2 27 33 Ht. 11: Owen, Niemi, Gundersen, Morton, 37.0 3 3 30 36 Ht. 12: Andersson, Carter, Bastable, Nielsen (fell), 36.5 3 3 33 39 Ht. 13: Morton, Owen, Gundersen, Niemi, 37.5 5 1 38 40 Results compiled from video footage, marked programme & Speedway Star. Sunday 27th November 1983 (continued)

Lada World Champions Speedway Series Indoor Championship 1983 Qualifying Round Heat 1: Kenny Carter, Jan Andersson, Martin Yeates (fell), Kai Niemi (fell), 38.2 Heat 2: Hans Nielsen, Kelvin Tatum, Richard Hellsen, Bobby Beaton, no time Heat 3: Chris Morton, Steve Bastable, Joe Owen, Erik Gundersen, 37.8

Repechage Heat A: Kai Niemi, Martin Yeates, Bobby Beaton (fell), Richard Hellsen (f, exc), 39.8 Heat B: Joe Owen, Erik Gundersen, Ari Koponen, (3 only) 38.6

Semi-Finals Heat 1: Jan Andersson, Kelvin Tatum, Kenny Carter, Hans Nielsen, 36.4 Heat 2: Kai Niemi, Joe Owen, Chris Morton, Steve Bastable, 37.9

Final Jan Andersson, Joe Owen, Kelvin Tatum, Kai Niemi, 37.7 WEMBLEY ARENA AVERAGES - MAIN EVENTS ONLY

Rider Mtc Pts Rid CMA 1st 2nd 3rd 4th NF Rider Mtc Pts Rid CMA 1st 2nd 3rd 4th NF Jan Andersson 4 51 17 12.00 17 0 0 0 0 Ivan Mauger 3 25 12 8.33 3 7 2 0 0 Frank Auffret 1 3 5 2.40 0 1 1 1 2 Jim McMillan 3 19 13 5.85 3 3 4 1 2 Steve Bastable 3 19 12 6.33 3 3 4 0 2 Anders Michanek 1 5 3 6.67 1 1 0 0 1 Bobby Beaton 2 6 4 6.00 2 0 0 1 1 Kelly Moran 1 6 4 6.00 1 1 1 0 1 Tony Briggs 1 6 4 6.00 2 0 0 1 1 Chris Morton 3 26 14 7.43 5 5 1 1 2 Kenny Carter 4 23 16 5.75 4 4 3 3 2 Hans Nielsen 3 25 12 8.33 5 5 0 1 1 Peter Collins 1 3 3 4.00 0 1 1 1 0 Kai Niemi 3 16 13 4.92 3 2 3 4 1 Bruce Cribb 1 4 4 4.00 0 1 2 0 1 Joe Owen * 5 34 21 6.48 5 8 3 4 1 John Davis 2 13 8 6.50 3 2 0 2 1 Brad Oxley 1 5 4 5.00 0 2 1 0 1 Graham Drury 1 0 2 0.00 0 0 0 0 2 Bruce Penhall 2 6 9 2.67 1 1 1 5 1 Preben Eriksen 1 4 4 4.00 0 1 2 1 0 Bo Petersen 2 3 6 2.00 0 0 3 1 2 Alan Grahame 1 5 4 5.00 1 1 0 0 2 Zenon Plech 1 8 5 6.40 0 3 2 0 0 Andy Grahame 1 8 4 8.00 2 1 0 1 0 Colin Richardson 3 24 13 7.38 6 1 4 1 1 Erik Gundersen 4 16 16 4.00 0 4 8 2 2 Bobby Schwartz 1 6 5 4.80 0 2 2 0 1 Richard Hellsen 1 4 4 4.00 0 1 2 1 0 Dennis Sigalos 1 1 2 2.00 0 0 1 0 1 Edward Jancarz 1 8 5 6.40 1 1 3 0 0 Malcolm Simmons 2 8 7 4.57 0 3 2 2 0 Roger Johns 1 1 3 1.33 0 0 1 1 1 Kelvin Tatum 1 5 5 4.00 0 1 3 0 1 Gordon Kennett 1 6 5 4.80 0 2 2 0 1 Finn Thomsen 4 22 15 5.87 3 4 5 3 0 Ari Koponen 1 4 3 5.33 1 0 1 1 0 Martin Yeates 1 1 2 2.00 0 0 1 1 0

Averages presented in alphabetical order. * denotes ever present. WEMBLEY ARENA AVERAGES - SECOND HALF EVENTS ONLY

Rider App 1st 2nd 3rd 4th NF Pts Rid CMA Jan Andersson 4 8 1 0 0 1 26 10 10.40 Kenny Carter 3 5 2 1 0 0 20 8 10.00 Hans Nielsen 3 4 1 1 1 0 15 7 8.57 Steve Bastable 3 2 3 0 2 0 12 7 6.86 Tony Briggs 2 2 1 0 0 0 8 3 10.67 Kai Niemi 2 2 0 1 1 1 7 5 5.60 Joe Owen 3 1 5 1 1 0 14 8 7.00 Chris Morton 3 1 1 1 0 0 6 4 6.00 Bobby Beaton 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 4 5.00 Ivan Mauger 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 10.00 Colin Richardson 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 6.00 Erik Gundersen 3 0 3 1 1 0 7 5 5.60 Kelvin Tatum 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 3 6.67 Alan Grahame 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 4.00 Finn Thomsen 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 6.00 Martin Yeates 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 4.00 Peter Collins 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.00 Brad Oxley 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.00 Richard Hellsen 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2.00 Preben Eriksen 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4.00 Ari Koponen 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4.00 John Davis 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 Bobbi Hunter 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 Malcolm Simmons 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00

Events Included: 1980 & 1981 - King Of The Concrete Wembley Arena Match Race Knock-Out 1982 & 1983 - Lada World Champions Speedway Series Indoor Championship

Averages presented in race wins order. WEMBLEY ARENA TRACK RECORDS

Sunday 2nd December 1979 Track Length: 118 yards (109 metres) Lada Indoor International 40.2 Heat 01: Anders Michanek 39.3 Heat 02: Joe Owen 38.4 Heat 04: John Davis 35.8 Heat 05: Bruce Penhall 35.5 Heat 09: Finn Thomsen

Sunday 14th December 1980 Track Length: 118 yards (109 metres) Great Britain Select v Rest Of The World Select 35.0 Heat 06: Jan Andersson 34.4 Heat 12: Jan Andersson

Sunday 29th November 1981 Track Length: 118 yards (109 metres) Peter Collins' Lions v Bruce Penhall's World Select 34.2 Heat 06: Jan Andersson 34.1 Heat 09: Jan Andersson King Of The Concrete 33.7 Semi-Final 1: Jan Andersson

Sunday 28th November 1982 Track Length: 126 yards (115 metres) Kenny Carter's Lions v World Champions Select 39.8 Heat 01: Kenny Carter 38.2 Heat 04: Jan Andersson 37.5 Heat 06: Jan Andersson 36.6 Heat 09: Jan Andersson Lada World Champions Speedway Series Indoor Championship 36.4 Semi-Final 1: Jan Andersson 35.8 Final: Jan Andersson

Sunday 27th November 1983 Track Length: 126 yards (115 metres) None