Coventry Speedway 1992 Season Compiled By Stuart Staite-Aris and Associates May 2017 1992 SEASON SUMMARY Date Meeting Number Event Opponent Home or Away Individual Winner Won or Lost Coventry Score Opponent Score Additional Notes 21/03/1992 1 GOLD CUP Oxford Home LOST 44 46 27/03/1992 2 GOLD CUP OXFORD Away LOST 40 49 28/03/1992 3 GOLD CUP Belle Vue Home WON 48 42 04/04/1992 4 GOLD CUP BRADFORD Away LOST 44 46 11/04/1992 5 GOLD CUP Wolverhampton Home LOST 42 48 12/04/1992 6 TESTIMONIAL Home Rick Miller Rick Miller Testimonial 18/04/1992 7 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Reading Home DRAW 45 45 20/04/1992 8 GOLD CUP Cradley Heath Home WON 48 42 20/04/1992 9 GOLD CUP CRADLEY HEATH Away WON 48 42 Morning Meeting 24/04/1992 10 GOLD CUP BELLE VUE Away LOST 40 50 25/04/1992 11 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Oxford Home LOST 38 48 25/04/1992 12 JAN PEDERSEN TESTIMONIAL CRADLEY HEATH Away Sam Ermolenko and Ronnie Correy - Wolverhampton Coventry Pair 5th - John Jorgensen 6 Rick Miller 4 04/05/1992 13 GOLD CUP WOLVERHAMPTON Away LOST 31 58 09/05/1992 14 KNOCKOUT CUP Belle Vue Home R/O First Round - First Leg - Postponde Due to Rain 14/05/1992 15 B.S.P.A. CUP MIDDLESBROUGH Away WON 50 40 17/05/1992 16 BRITISH FINAL Home Gary Havelock 20/05/1992 17 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE POOLE Away WON 49 41 23/05/1992 18 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Ipswich Home WON 51 39 25/05/1992 19 GOLD CUP Bradford Home WON 50 40 30/05/1992 20 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Poole Home R/O 08/06/1992 21 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE WOLVERHAMPTON Away WON 49 41 14/06/1992 22 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OVERSEAS FINAL Home Gary Havelock 20/06/1992 23 B.S.P.A. FOUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Home Oxford 33 Swindon 27 Coventry 25 Reading 11 Coventry - First Leg 22/06/1992 24 B.S.P.A. FOUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Away Swindon 34 Poole 31 Coventry 16 Reading 15 Reading - Second Leg 25/06/1992 25 B.S.P.A. FOUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Away Swindon 29 Oxford 27 Poole 27 Coventry 13 Swindon - Third Leg 27/06/1992 26 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE King's Lynn Home WON 48 42 01/07/1992 27 B.S.P.A. FOUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Away Oxford 30 Poole 28 Reading 28 Coventry 10 Poole - Fifth Leg 04/07/1992 28 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE KING'S LYNN Away R/O Postponed Due to Rain 05/07/1992 29 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE EASTBOURNE Away WON 50 40 10/07/1992 30 KNOCKOUT CUP BELLE VUE Away LOST 33 57 First Round - First Leg 11/07/1992 31 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Wolverhampton Home WON 56 34 18/07/1992 32 CHALLENGE MATCH Arena Essex Home WON 55 35 20/07/1992 33 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE READING Away R/O Postponed Due to Rain 25/07/1992 34 KNOCKOUT CUP Belle Vue Home WON 51 39 First Round - Second Leg 30/07/1992 35 B.S.P.A. CUP IPSWICH Away LOST 39 51 01/08/1992 36 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE BRADFORD Away LOST 37 53 07/08/1992 37 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE BELLE VUE Away LOST 35 55 08/08/1992 38 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Bradford Home R/O 15/08/1992 39 1000CC SIDECARS Home Gary Moon and Steve Robbins 21/08/1992 40 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE OXFORD Away LOST 41 49 22/08/1992 41 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Eastbourne Home WON 49 41 31/08/1992 42 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Arena Essex Home WON 55 35 05/09/1992 43 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE CRADLEY HEATH Away LOST 43.5 46.5 12/09/1992 44 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Swindon Home WON 50 40 17/09/1992 45 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE SWINDON Away WON 47 43 19/09/1992 46 DIVISION 2 RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Home Robert Nagy 26/09/1992 47 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Cradley Heath Home LOST 40 50 01/10/1992 48 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE IPSWICH Away LOST 35 55 03/10/1992 49 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE DIVISION 1 RIDERS FINAL BRADFORD Away Joe Screen 04/10/1992 50 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE KING'S LYNN Away LOST 41 49 09/10/1992 51 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE ARENA ESSEX Away LOST 40 49 10/10/1992 52 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Belle Vue Home LOST 40 50 17/10/1992 53 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Poole Home LOST 44 46 19/10/1992 54 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE READING Away R/O Postponed Due to Rain 25/10/1992 55 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE READING Away LOST 39 51 31/10/1992 56 HOMEFIRE LEAGUE Bradford Home LOST 35 55 Page 1 Meeting Date Opponents Home or Away Event Result Score Knudsen Smith Jorgensen Miller Andersen Bentley Warren Habbin Clarence Thorpe Kirton Musson Guests 1 21 March 1992 Oxford Home Gold Cup Lost 44-46 3 7 6 12 1 4 3 2 5 9 4 5 2 4 4 1 4 4 2 27 March 1992 Oxford Away Gold Cup Lost 40-49 6 11 1 4 5 2 4 5 6 12 1 3 1 1 4 5 3 1 1 3 28 March 1992 Belle Vue Home Gold Cup Won 48-42 4 8 5 12 1 4 7 3 5 13 4 1 4 3 4 4 1 4 04 April 1992 Bradford Away Gold Cup Lost 44-46 6 15 1 5 11 1 5 6 1 4 5 3 1 1 4 5 1 3 1 1 5 11 April 1992 Wolverhampton Home Gold Cup Lost 42-48 5 7 1 4 4 1 5 11 4 7 4 7 1 4 2 1 4 4 1 6 18 April 1992 Reading Home Homefire League Draw 45-45 5 12 5 11 1 4 4 5 9 1 3 2 1 4 3 5 4 1 7 20 April 1992 Cradley Heath Away Gold Cup Won 48-42 5 9 2 4 4 5 10 4 5 4 7 1 4 6 2 4 7 2 8 20 April 1992 Cradley Heath Home Gold Cup Won 48-42 5 14 5 11 1 4 6 1 4 6 4 4 1 4 4 1 4 3 2 9 24 April 1992 Belle Vue Away Gold Cup Lost 40-50 5 6 3 5 10 4 4 1 4 3 4 6 1 5 9 1 3 2 10 25 April 1992 Oxford Home Homefire League Lost 38-48 6 13 4 3 4 2 1 6 9 2 4 4 1 5 7 1 0 0 11 04 May 1992 Wolverhampton Away Gold Cup Lost 31-58 5 9 5 2 6 9 1 3 1 5 5 1 3 2 2 3 3 1 12 14 May 1992 Middlesbrough Away B.S.P.A Cup Won 50-40 5 15 5 10 1 4 7 3 3 1 3 2 2 6 10 1 4 3 13 20 May 1992 Poole Away Homefire League Won 49-41 4 9 5 8 4 8 1 5 10 1 4 5 5 8 2 3 1 14 23 May 1992 Ipswich Home Homefire League Won 51-39 5 14 4 10 5 13 2 4 6 1 4 4 2 3 0 5 4 1 15 25 May 1992 Bradford Home Gold Cup Won 50-40 5 11 5 13 1 4 6 2 4 10 4 3 1 4 1 5 6 1 16 08 June 1992 Wolverhampton Away Homefire League Won 49-41 5 12 1 4 6 1 5 8 4 9 2 4 5 1 4 5 2 4 4 1 17 20 June 1992 Oxford/Reading/Swindon Home Four Team Tournament Lost 3rd 25 4 4 4 9 4 9 4 3 18 22 June 1992 Reading/Poole/Swindon Away Four Team Tournament Lost 3rd 16 4 6 4 8 4 1 4 1 19 25 June 1992 Swindon/Poole/Oxford Away Four Team Tournament Lost 4th 13 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 1 20 27 June 1992 King's Lynn Home Homefire League Won 48-42 5 10 6 11 1 6 13 5 6 4 4 1 4 4 1 21 01 July 1992 Poole/Oxford/Reading Away Four Team Tournament Lost 4th 10 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 0 0 22 05 July 1992 Eastbourne Away Homefire League Won 50-40 4 6 5 11 2 5 14 5 7 4 6 2 5 5 2 2 1 23 10 July 1992 Belle Vue Away Knockout Cup Lost 33-57 6 8 1 4 2 1 6 8 1 3 1 6 10 1 2 1 3 3 2 24 11 July 1992 Wolverhampton Home Homefire League Won 56-34 5 11 1 4 10 4 8 1 4 8 1 5 11 1 4 3 3 4 5 1 25 18 July 1992 Arena Essex Home Challenge Match Won 55-35 6 15 6 14 3 5 10 1 5 9 5 7 3 3 0 26 25 July 1992 Belle Vue Home Knockout Cup Won 51-39 5 13 5 13 1 4 7 4 6 1 5 7 4 4 2 3 1 27 30 July 1992 Ipswich Away B.S.P.A Cup Lost 39-51 6 15 1 6 9 5 8 1 5 5 3 2 3 0 2 0 28 01 August 1992 Bradford Away Homefire League Lost 37-53 6 12 6 9 4 3 4 3 2 5 7 3 3 2 0 29 07 August 1992 Belle Vue Away Homefire League Lost 35-55 5 7 4 4 2 5 7 1 6 10 3 3 4 3 3 1 30 21 August 1992 Oxford Away Homefire League Lost 41-49 7 15 7 11 1 0 6 7 1 3 1 1 6 7 3 31 22 August 1992 Eastbourne Home Homefire League Won 48-41 5 9 2 4 10 6 11 2 5 4 2 5 6 1 5 8 32 31 August 1992 Arena Essex Home Homefire League Won 55-35 5 9 1 4 8 1 4 7 4 11 1 4 6 2 5 8 1 4 6 33 05 September 1992 Cradley Heath Away Homefire League Lost 43.5-46.5 7 17 1 7 10.5 2 6 10 4 5 1 4 1 2 0 34 12 September 1992 Swindon Home Homefire League Won 50-40 6 17 6 11 2 2 2 1 6 9 2 4 4 1 5 7 3 35 17 September 1992 Swindon Away Homefire League Won 47-43 6 10 1 6 10 4 5 7 1 2 0 11 20 3 36 26 September 1992 Cradley Heath Home Homefire League Lost 40-50 5 5 1 6 9 1 4 4 1 2 0 13 22 2 37 01 October 1992 Ipswich Away Homefire League Lost 35-55 5 3 2 7 9 1 3 3 3 1 13 19 2 38 04 October 1992 King's Lynn Away Homefire League Lost 41-49 4 6 1 4 7 1 5 4 2 4 6 1 2 0 11 18 2 39 09 October 1992 Arena Essex Away Homefire League Lost 40-49 5 8 6 8 1 3 0 4 2 12 22 2 40 10 October 1992 Belle Vue Home Homefire League Lost 40-50 7 16 4 2 1 4 6 1 3 1 1 12 15 3 41 17 October 1992 Poole Home Homefire League Lost 44-46 1 2 7 14 3 2 2 1 6 4 1 1 12 21 2 42 25 October 1992 Reading Away Homefire League Lost 39-51 5 4 1 6 3 3 4 1 2 0 14 28 1 43 31 October 1992 Bradford Home Homefire League Lost 35-55 7 11 1 5 5 2 3 2 1 2 0 13 17 Coventry Bees Averages 1992 Season Homefire British League Matches Only Matches Rides Points Bonus Points Average 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Retired Excluded Tommy Knudsen 13 68 148 6 9.06 38 10 14 4 0 2 Rick Miller 11 50 99 9 8.64 20 15 9 5 1 0 Andy Smith 13 63 114.5 7 7.71 18 22 17 4 0 2 John Jorgensen 22 108 175 18 7.15 26 32 33 15 1 1 Brian Andersen 24 114 148 29 6.21 12 35 42 22 2 1 Paul Bentley 8 33 36 11 5.70 4 6 12 8 0 3 Michael Warren 24 99 96 20 4.69 9 17 35 27 5 6 Jamie Habbin 16 57 49 8 4.00 10 4 11 28 3 1 Chris Clarence 2 4 1 0 1.00 0 0 1 3 0 0 Colin Thorpe 3 5 1 0 0.80 0 0 1 4 0 0 Scott Kirton 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 2 0 0 Richard Musson 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guests 19 116 189 20 7.21 26 46 19 22 3 0 All Match Averages Matches Rides Points Bonus Points Average 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Retired Excluded Tommy Knudsen 27 139 296 16 8.98 65 37 27 6 1 3 Andy Smith 29 141 251.5 18 7.65 46 42 30 16 2 5 Rick Miller 29 125 215 13 7.30 42 32 25 19 7 0 John Jorgensen 41 194 309 34 7.07 44 58 61 27 3 1 Brian Andersen 43 191 229 42 5.68 22 45 73 43 5 3 Paul Bentley 21 85 89 21 5.18 11 13 30 25 0 6 Michael Warren 41 163 153 37 4.66 13 30 54 49 8 9 Jamie Habbin 18 62 50 8 3.74 10 4 12 32 3 1 Chris Clarence 2 4 1 0 1.00 0 0 1 3 0 0 Colin Thorpe 3 5 1 0 0.80 0 0 1 4 0 0 Scott Kirton 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 2 0 0 Richard Musson 1 3 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 3 0 0 Guests 20 120 189 20 6.97 26 46 19 24 5 0 Coventry Bees Results 1992 Season Meeting Number 1 Home Team Coventry Meeting Date Saturday 21st March 1992 Away Team Oxford Competition Homefire League Gold Cup North Result 44-46 Note: Oxford Junior Spencer Timmo replaced Mark Carlson who had not yet returned from Australia COVENTRY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7