Hackney Hawks Season 1978
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Hackney Hawks 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 Hackney Hawks 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 19/02/1978 Hackney Speedway Star Golden Jubilee of British Speedway Trophy Individual Michael Lee 17/03/1978 Hackney Ipswich Gauntlet Spring Gold Cup 39-39 24/03/1978 White City Hackney Gulf British League 40-38 24/03/1978 Hackney White City Gulf British League 39-36 30/03/1978 Ipswich Hackney Gauntlet Spring Gold Cup 45-33 31/03/1978 Hackney Reading Gauntlet Spring Gold Cup Rained Off 01/04/1978 King's Lynn Hackney Gauntlet Spring Gold Cup 45.5-32.5 03/04/1978 Reading Hackney Gauntlet Spring Gold Cup 44-34 07/04/1978 Hackney King's Lynn Gauntlet Spring Gold Cup 38-40 14/04/1978 Hackney Hull Gulf British League 38-40 15/04/1978 Swindon Hackney Gulf British League 42-36 21/04/1978 Hackney Bristol Gulf British League 44-34 28/04/1978 Wolverhampton Hackney Gulf British League 41-37 28/04/1978 Hackney Superama Stores Superama Individual Peter Collins 05/05/1978 Hackney Reading & Sheffield Spring Gold Cup & GBL Rained Off 06/05/1978 Halifax Hackney Gulf British League 48-29 07/05/1978 Rye House Hackney Inter-Divisional KOC R1 Cancelled Off 06/05 - flooding 12/05/1978 Hackney VW Grand Prix/World Championship Qualifying Round Individual Dave Jessup 19/05/1978 Hackney Cradley Heath Gulf British League 38-40 26/05/1978 Hackney Wimbledon Gulf British League 38-40 01/06/1978 Wimbledon Hackney Gulf British League 53-24 02/06/1978 Hackney Swindon Gulf British League 51-27 03/06/1978 King's Lynn Hackney Speedway Star KOC R2 L1 31-46 09/06/1978 Hackney King's Lynn Speedway Star KOC R2 L2 51-26 10/06/1978 Belle Vue Hackney Gulf British League 51-27 16/06/1978 Hackney Leicester Gulf British League 40-38 17/06/1978 Coventry Hackney Gulf British League 56-22 22/06/1978 Sheffield Hackney Gulf British League Rained Off 23/06/1978 Hackney Radio London Riders Championship Individual Keith White 24/06/1978 Cradley Heath Hackney Gulf British League 45-33 28/06/1978 Hull Hackney Gulf British League 52-26 30/06/1978 Hackney Reading Gauntlet Spring Gold Cup 38-40 03/07/1978 Reading Hackney Gulf British League 53-24 07/07/1978 Hackney Hackney v King's Lynn v White City v Wimbledon Four Team (pairs) 30 v 21 v 20 v 25 14/07/1978 Hackney Ipswich Gulf British League 35-43 16/07/1978 Rye House Hackney Inter-Divisional KOC R1 25-51 Hackney Hawks 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 17/07/1978 Exeter Hackney Gulf British League 56-22 17/07/1978 Exeter Hackney Speedway Star KOC R3 L1 58-20 21/07/1978 Hackney Sheffield Gulf British League 41-37 21/07/1978 Hackney Exeter Speedway Star KOC R3 L2 34-44 28/07/1978 Hackney Belle Vue Gulf British League 38-40 04/08/1978 Hackney Reading Gulf British League 35-43 10/08/1978 Sheffield Hackney Gulf British League 53-25 11/08/1978 Hackney Coventry Gulf British League 36-42 15/08/1978 Leicester Hackney Gulf British League 48-30 18/08/1978 Hackney England v Australasia Fifth Test 56-52 25/08/1978 Hackney Wolverhampton Gulf British League 43-35 25/08/1978 Hackney Hull Inter-Divisional KOC R2 41-37 29/08/1978 Bristol Hackney Gulf British League 45-33 31/08/1978 Ipswich Hackney Gulf British League Rained Off 01/09/1978 Hackney Halifax Gulf British League 47-31 08/09/1978 Hackney Poole Gulf British League 40-38 09/09/1978 Hackney Warners Grand National Final Individual Danny Kennedy 10/09/1978 Rye House Rye House v King's Lynn v Reading v Hackney Four Team 26 v 27 v 15 v 28 11/09/1978 Exeter Hackney Inter-Divisional KOC SF 49-29 13/09/1978 Poole Hackney Gulf British League 49-29 15/09/1978 Hackney Birmingham Gulf British League 45-33 19/09/1978 Crayford Crayford v Collins Family v Hackney v Wimbledon Four Team 22 v 19 v 29 v 26 21/09/1978 Ipswich Hackney Gulf British League 43-35 22/09/1978 Hackney Exeter Gulf British League 39-39 29/09/1978 Hackney King's Lynn Gulf British League 37-41 30/09/1978 King's Lynn Hackney Gulf British League 49-29 02/10/1978 Birmingham Hackney Gulf British League 37-41 06/10/1978 Hackney Wimbledon London Cup Final L1 39-38 12/10/1978 Wimbledon Hackney London Cup Final L2 55-23 13/10/1978 Hackney White City Challenge 44-33 20/10/1978 Hackney Bonanza Pairs Championship Best Pairs Rained Off 27/10/1978 Hackney Champions Chase Individual Dave Jessup Hackney: Speedway Star Golden Jubilee Trophy Sunday 19th February 1978 TOT POS 1. Kelvin Mullarkey (Rye House) 1 3 3 2 3 12 2nd = 2. Eric Broadbelt (Halifax) 3 3 2 3 1 12 2nd = 3. Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 2 3 3 3 3 14 1st 4. Laurie Etheridge (Crayford) 0 1 0 1 1 3 5. Tony Featherstone (Hackney) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6. John Louis (Ipswich) Withdrew following the death of his father on Thursday 16th 7. Mick Hines (Wimbledon) 3 0 2 3 3 11 8. Paul Gachet (White City) 1 2 2 0 0 5 9. Ray Wilson (Birmingham) N 1 N N N 1 10. Trevor Geer (White City) 1 1 3 1 2 8 11. Vic Harding (Hackney) 3 2 2 2 3 12 2nd = 12. Malcolm Simmons (Poole) 2 3 N N N 5 13. Barry Thomas (Hackney) 2 2 1 1 1 7 14. Ted Hubbard (Rye House) 0 2 1 0 2 5 15. Bobby McNeil (Swindon) 1 1 1 3 1 7 16. Terry Betts (King's Lynn) 3 R EF 2 0 5 17. Karl Fiala (Rye House) (reserve) 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 7 18. Bob Garrad (Rye House) (reserve) 0 3 1 EF 2 6 Ht. 01: Broadbelt, Lee, Mullarkey, Etheridge, 65.6 Ht. 02: Hines, Fiala, Gachet, Featherstone, 64.0 Ht. 03: Harding, Simmons, Geer, Garrad, 68.0 Ht. 04: Betts, Thomas, McNeil, Hubbard, 67.4 Ht. 05: Mullarkey, Thomas, Wilson, Featherstone, 67.0 Ht. 06: Broadbelt, Hubbard, Geer, Fiala, 67.0 Ht. 07: Lee, Harding, McNeil, Hines, 66.0 Ht. 08: Simmons, Gachet, Etheridge, Betts (ret), 66.6 Ht. 09: Mullarkey, Harding, Fiala, Betts (ef), 67.4 Ht. 10: Garrad, Broadbelt, McNeil, Featherstone, 67.2 Ht. 11: Lee, Gachet, Hubbard, Fiala, 66.4 Ht. 12: Geer, Hines, Thomas, Etheridge, 66.6 Ht. 13: Hines, Mullarkey, Garrad, Hubbard, 67.4 Ht. 14: Broadbelt, Harding, Thomas, Gachet, 67.0 Ht. 15: Lee, Betts, Geer, Featherstone, 66.8 Ht. 16: McNeil, Fiala, Etheridge, Garrad (ef), 67.4 Ht. 17: Mullarkey, Geer, McNeil, Gachet, 67.0 Ht. 18: Hines, Fiala, Broadbelt, Betts, 68.2 Ht. 19: Lee, Garrad, Thomas, Fiala, 66.8 Ht. 20: Harding, Hubbard, Etheridge, Featherstone, 67.6 Hackney Hawks v Ipswich Witches Friday 17th March 1978 (Gauntlet Spring Gold Cup - Eastern Sector) Hackney Hawks 39 TOT BP 1. Keith White E 3 2 2 7 0 2. Bobby McNeil 2* 0 0 1* 3 2 3. Barry Thomas 2 2 2 3 9 0 4. Ted Hubbard 2 2 1* 1* 6 2 5. Finn Thomsen 1* 0 2 2* 5 2 6. Vic Harding 3 1* 0 1* 5 2 7. Bent Rasmussen 2 2 0 4 0 Ipswich Witches 39 TOT BP 1. Billy Sanders R/R 2. Kevin Jolly 0 1 1 1 R 3 0 3. Tony Davey 3 2 3 3 0 11 0 4. Ted Howgego 0 0 0 1 1 0 5. John Louis 1 3 3 3 3 13 0 6. Mike Lanham 3 3 1* 0 7 1 7. Dave Gooderham 0 1 3 4 0 8. John Hooper (loanee) Did not ride Ht. 01: Harding, McNeil, Louis, Jolly, White (exc, tapes), 66.0 5 - 1 5 - 1 Ht.