Sheffield Tigers 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 Sheffield Tigers 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 16/03/1978 Wimbledon Sheffield Gulf British League 52-26 18/03/1978 Belle Vue Sheffield Frank Varey Northern Trophy 43-35 23/03/1978 Sheffield Halifax Frank Varey Northern Trophy 43-34 25/03/1978 Halifax Sheffield Frank Varey Northern Trophy 05-01 A Aban Ht 1 - rain 27/03/1978 Coventry Sheffield Gulf British League 45-33 30/03/1978 Sheffield Belle Vue Frank Varey Northern Trophy 38-40 01/04/1978 Cradley Heath Sheffield Champagne Challenge Rained Off 03/04/1978 Cradley Heath Sheffield Champagne Challenge 41-37 05/04/1978 Hull Sheffield Frank Varey Northern Trophy 42-36 06/04/1978 Sheffield Hull Frank Varey Northern Trophy 46-32 12/04/1978 White City Sheffield Gulf British League Rained Off 13/04/1978 Sheffield White City Gulf British League Rained Off 14/04/1978 Bristol Sheffield Gulf British League 49-29 20/04/1978 Sheffield Leicester Gulf British League 44-34 27/04/1978 Sheffield Wolverhampton Gulf British League 42-36 04/05/1978 Sheffield White City Gulf British League 39-39 05/05/1978 Hackney Sheffield Gulf British League Rained Off 11/05/1978 Sheffield VW Grand Prix/World Championship Qualifying Round Individual Ivan Mauger 18/05/1978 Sheffield Wimbledon Gulf British League 46-32 20/05/1978 Canterbury Sheffield Inter-Divisional KOC R1 36-42 25/05/1978 Sheffield Yorkshire Bank Trophy Individual Gordon Kennett 27/05/1978 Cradley Heath Sheffield Gulf British League 50-28 01/06/1978 Sheffield Poole Gulf British League Rained Off 08/06/1978 Sheffield Reading Gulf British League 44-34 10/06/1978 King's Lynn Sheffield Inter-Divisional KOC R2 51-27 12/06/1978 Reading Sheffield Gulf British League 42-36 15/06/1978 Sheffield Bristol Gulf British League 42-35 22/06/1978 Sheffield Hackney Gulf British League Rained Off 24/06/1978 Swindon Sheffield Gulf British League 39-39 26/06/1978 Exeter Sheffield Speedway Star KOC R2 L1 52-26 29/06/1978 Sheffield Poole Gulf British League 43-35 01/07/1978 Halifax Sheffield Gulf British League 37-41 02/07/1978 Stoke Stoke v Wolverhampton v Belle Vue v Sheffield Four Team 26 v 30 v 13 v 27 06/07/1978 Sheffield Exeter Speedway Star KOC R2 L2 45-33 13/07/1978 Sheffield World Championship British Semi-Final Individual Peter Collins 18/07/1978 White City Sheffield Gulf British League 51-27 Sheffield Tigers 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 20/07/1978 Sheffield Coventry Gulf British League 40-38 21/07/1978 Hackney Sheffield Gulf British League 41-37 22/07/1978 Ipswich Sheffield Gulf British League 51-27 24/07/1978 Exeter Sheffield Gulf British League 53-25 27/07/1978 Sheffield Swindon Gulf British League 54-24 29/07/1978 King's Lynn Sheffield Gulf British League 36-42 03/08/1978 Sheffield King's Lynn Gulf British League 46.5-31.5 10/08/1978 Sheffield Hackney Gulf British League 53-25 11/08/1978 Poole Sheffield Gulf British League 51-27 17/08/1978 Sheffield Canada Dry Northern Riders Championship Individual Reg Wilson 23/08/1978 Hull Sheffield Gulf British League 49-29 24/08/1978 Sheffield Ipswich Gulf British League 40-38 28/08/1978 Birmingham Sheffield Gulf British League 48-30 31/08/1978 Sheffield Birmingham Gulf British League 41-37 01/09/1978 Wolverhampton Sheffield Gulf British League 44-34 07/09/1978 Sheffield Belle Vue Gulf British League 40-37 12/09/1978 Leicester Sheffield Gulf British League 51-27 14/09/1978 Sheffield Bass Yorkshire Open Championship Individual Dave Jessup 16/09/1978 Halifax Sheffield Frank Varey Northern Trophy 46-32 19/09/1978 Barrow Sheffield Inter-League Challenge 38-39 21/09/1978 Sheffield Halifax Gulf British League 42-36 28/09/1978 Sheffield Hull Gulf British League 44-34 05/10/1978 Sheffield Exeter Gulf British League 50-28 06/10/1978 Workington Workington v Hull v Newcastle v Sheffield Four Team 26 v 25 v 25 v 19 07/10/1978 Belle Vue Sheffield Gulf British League 42-36 08/10/1978 Berwick Berwick v Belle Vue v Sheffield Three Team 26 v 22 v 24 12/10/1978 Sheffield Cradley Heath Gulf British League 43-35 15/10/1978 Mildenhall Mildenhall v Sheffield v Wimbledon Three Team 27 v 33 v 48 19/10/1978 Sheffield Sheffield v Halifax v Hull v Leicester Four Team (pairs) 35 v 18 v 26 v 17 28/10/1978 Halifax Halifax v Belle Vue v Hull v Sheffield Four Team (pairs) 31 v 18 v 19 v 28 Wimbledon Dons v Sheffield Tigers Thursday 16th March 1978 (Gulf British League) Wimbledon Dons 52 TOT BP 1. Edward Jancarz 0 2* 1 1 4 1 2. Colin Richardson 3 3 2* 3 11 1 3. Mick Hines 3 0 N N 3 0 4. Stefan Salomonsson 2* 2* 1 3 8 2 5. Larry Ross 3 3 3 3 12 0 6. Roger Johns 2* 2* 1 0 5 2 7. Rudy Muts 3 3 1 2* 9 1 Sheffield Tigers 26 TOT BP 1. Barry Thomas (guest) 2 1 1 2* 1 7 1 2. Arnold Haley 1* 0 0 TS 1 1 3. Reg Wilson 1 0 2 3 M 6 0 4. Keith Evans 1 2* 2 0 5 1 5. Craig Pendlebury 0 3 1 0 2 6 0 6. Tony Boyle 0 TS 0 0 0 7. Billy Burton 1 0 TS 0 1 0 Ht. 01: Richardson, Thomas, Haley, Jancarz, 60.8 3 - 3 3 - 3 Ht. 02: Muts, Johns, Burton, Boyle, 62.1 5 - 1 8 - 4 Ht. 03: Ross, Salomonsson, Evans, Pendlebury, 60.2 5 - 1 13 - 5 Ht. 04: Hines, Johns, Wilson, Burton, 62.5 5 - 1 18 - 6 Ht. 05: Ross, Salomonsson, Thomas, Haley, 60.2 5 - 1 23 - 7 Ht. 06: Richardson, Jancarz, Thomas, Wilson, 60.6 5 - 1 28 - 8 Ht. 07: Pendlebury, Evans, Johns, Hines, 61.8 1 - 5 29 - 13 Ht. 08: Muts, Richardson, Pendlebury, Haley, 61.2 5 - 1 34 - 14 Ht. 09: Ross, Wilson, Salomonsson, Boyle, 60.8 4 - 2 38 - 16 Ht. 10: Richardson, Evans, Jancarz, Pendlebury, 61.6 4 - 2 42 - 18 Ht. 11: Wilson, Thomas, Muts, Johns, 61.4 1 - 5 43 - 23 Ht. 12: Salomonsson, Pendlebury, Jancarz, Burton, Wilson (exc, 2 mins), 61.7 4 - 2 47 - 25 Ht. 13: Ross, Muts, Thomas, Evans, 60.7 5 - 1 52 - 26 Belle Vue Aces v Sheffield Tigers Saturday 18th March 1978 (Frank Varey Northern Trophy) Belle Vue Aces 43 TOT BP 1. Alan Wilkinson 2 3 3 3 2 13 0 2. Les Collins 0 0 EF 1 1 0 3. Peter Collins R/R 4. Russell Hodgson 1 0 F F 1 0 5. Chris Morton 3 2 3 3 3 14 0 6. Chris Turner 2* 1 1 2* 6 2 7. Jim Brett 3 1 3 1 8 0 Sheffield Tigers 35 TOT BP 1. Keith White (guest) 3 3 3 1 2 12 0 2. Arnold Haley 1 1 2* 0 4 1 3. Reg Wilson 2 2 2 3 9 0 4. Keith Evans 2 2 EF 0 4 0 5. Craig Pendlebury EF 0 2 1 3 0 6. Tony Boyle E 1* 1* 2 2 7. Billy Burton 1 0 TS 1 0 Ht. 01: White, Wilkinson, Haley, L. Collins, 74.4 2 - 4 2 - 4 Ht. 02: Brett, Turner, Burton, Boyle (exc, tapes), 75.0 5 - 1 7 - 5 Ht. 03: Morton, Evans, Hodgson, Pendlebury (ef), 76.2 4 - 2 11 - 7 Ht. 04: Wilkinson, Wilson, Turner, Burton, 74.0 4 - 2 15 - 9 Ht. 05: White, Morton, Haley, Hodgson, 73.4 2 - 4 17 - 13 Ht. 06: Wilkinson, Wilson, Boyle, L. Collins, 73.6 3 - 3 20 - 16 Ht. 07: Morton, Evans, Turner, Pendlebury, 75.4 4 - 2 24 - 18 Ht. 08: White, Haley, Brett, L. Collins (ef), 73.2 1 - 5 25 - 23 Ht.