Workington Comets Season 1978 Compiled by Dave Allan First published March 2016 Last updated October 2016 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This file was made possible thanks to the invaluable contributions of the following: Steve Wilkes & Gary Done (Ellesmere Port & 1978 Speedway Mails) Arnie Gibbons (Reading) Stuart Staite-Aris & associates (Coventry) Mark Fellows (Wolverhampton) Mike Hunter (Edinburgh) Matt Jackson (Sheffield) Brian Collins (Internationals) Neil Fife (Newcastle) Mark Aspinell (Rye House) David Housely (Various) Gary Weldon (Boston) Keith Corns (Various) Steve Ashley (Boston & Leicester) Phil Hood (Newcastle) John (Hull) Paul Dunn (Cradley Heath) Colin Jewes & Phil Johnson (Cradley Heath) Steve Andrews (Barrow) The knowledgable members of the British Speedway Forum and the Easy, Tiger! Forum RACECARDS The following notation is 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 (guest) Rider is making a ‘full and proper’ guest appearance (loanee) Rider has been borrowed from home track to make up the team Some reserve replacement rides (N) may in fact have been tactical substitute (TS) rides. Due to the difficulty in ascertaining this information, only proven tactical substitute rides are recorded. Reruns are not assumed, they are only recorded where reported. 1978 Season File - Revisions in October 2016 update # Revised on Meeting Revision 1 18/10/2016 27/03/1978 Barrow v Workington Ht 02: confirmed time Workington Comets 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 24/03/1978 Workington Barrow Formula Furness Trophy L1 44-28 A Aban Ht 12 - rain. Result stands. 27/03/1978 Barrow Workington Formula Furness Trophy L2 26-49 31/03/1978 Workington Berwick Border Trophy L1 34-44 01/04/1978 Glasgow Workington Anglo-Scottish Cup L1 49-28 07/04/1978 Workington Glasgow Anglo-Scottish Cup L2 43-35 09/04/1978 Berwick Workington Border Trophy L2 57-21 13/04/1978 Teesside Workington National League 44-34 14/04/1978 Workington Milton Keynes National League 49-29 20/04/1978 Oxford Workington National League 57-21 21/04/1978 Peterborough Workington National League 56-22 23/04/1978 Workington Peterborough National League 35-43 25/04/1978 Weymouth Workington National League 45-32 28/04/1978 Workington Newcastle Tyne-Derwent Trophy L1 31-46 01/05/1978 Newcastle Workington Tyne-Derwent Trophy L2 Rained Off 05/05/1978 Workington Weymouth National League 42-35 12/05/1978 Workington Stoke NL KOC R1 L1 40-38 13/05/1978 Stoke Workington NL KOC R1 L2 51-27 14/05/1978 Eastbourne Workington National League 54-23 15/05/1978 Scunthorpe Workington National League 43-35 19/05/1978 Glasgow Workington National League 46-32 21/05/1978 Workington Glasgow National League 37-41 22/05/1978 Newcastle Newcastle v Teesside v Ellesmere Port v Workington NL 4TT QR b1 40 v 15 v 32 v 09 25/05/1978 Teesside Teesside v Newcastle v Workington v Ellesmere Port NL 4TT QR b2 25 v 26 v 12 v 32 26/05/1978 Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port v Newcastle v Teesside v Workington NL 4TT QR b3 38 v 28 v 17 v 13 28/05/1978 Workington Workington v Newcastle v Teesside v Ellesmere Port NL 4TT QR b4 25 v 25 v 27 v 21 29/05/1978 Ellesmere Port Workington National League 46-32 02/06/1978 Workington Barrow National League 40-38 09/06/1978 Workington Oxford National League 52-26 13/06/1978 Barrow Workington National League 41-37 16/06/1978 Edinburgh Workington National League 53-25 18/06/1978 Workington Edinburgh National League 47-31 20/06/1978 Milton Keynes Workington National League 40-38 23/06/1978 Workington Newcastle National League 38-40 30/06/1978 Workington Boston National League 53-25 07/07/1978 Workington Northern Stars Challenge 41-37 14/07/1978 Workington Crayford National League 51-27 Workington Comets 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 15/07/1978 Canterbury Workington National League 47-31 16/07/1978 Mildenhall Workington National League 53-25 21/07/1978 Workington Workington v Teesside v Stoke Three Team 46 v 32 v 29 28/07/1978 Workington Eastbourne National League 43-35 04/08/1978 Workington Teesside National League Rained Off 07/08/1978 Newcastle Workington Challenge Cancelled Due to Grand National restaging 11/08/1978 Workington Berwick National League 49-28 18/08/1978 Workington Scunthorpe National League 58-20 20/08/1978 Stoke Workington National League 43-35 25/08/1978 Workington Mildenhall National League 48-30 01/09/1978 Workington Teesside National League 53-25 05/09/1978 Crayford Workington National League Rained Off 10/09/1978 Workington Ellesmere Port National League Rained Off 15/09/1978 Workington Rye House National League 40-38 17/09/1978 Rye House Workington National League 57-21 22/09/1978 Workington Canterbury National League 33-45 24/09/1978 Boston Workington National League 38-40 29/09/1978 Workington Stoke National League Rained Off 01/10/1978 Berwick Workington National League 45-33 06/10/1978 Workington Workington v Hull v Newcastle v Sheffield Four Team 26 v 25 v 25 v 19 08/10/1978 Newcastle Workington National League 48-30 10/10/1978 Crayford Workington National League 49-29 15/10/1978 Workington Ellesmere Port National League 41-36 15/10/1978 Workington Stoke National League Rained Off 27/10/1978 Workington Stoke National League 40-38 Workington Comets v Barrow Furness Flyers Friday 24th March 1978 (Formula Furness Trophy, 1st Leg) Workington Comets 44 TOT BP 1. Brian Havelock 2* 2 2* 2* 8 3 2. Mark Dickinson 3 1* 2 3 9 1 3. Chris Robins EF 0 2* 2 1 4. Ian Hindle 3 3 3 3 12 0 5. Dave Baugh EF 2* 0 2 1 6. Trevor Oldham 2 2 2 6 0 7. Andy Margarson 1* 1* 3 5 2 Barrow Furness Flyers 28 TOT BP 1. David Butt 0 1 FX 1 0 2. John Snowdon (guest) 1 FX N 1 2 0 3. Geoff Pusey 3 0 3 1* 1 8 1 4. Mark Courtney 2 1 FX 3 0 5. Andy Heyes 1* TS 1 N 2 1 6. Andy Reid 3 3 3 2 11 0 7. Les Race 0 1 F 0 1 0 Ht. 01: Dickinson, Havelock, Snowdon, Butt, 79.5 5 - 1 5 - 1 Ht. 02: Reid, Oldham, Margarson, Race, 81.1 3 - 3 8 - 4 Ht. 03: Hindle, Courtney, Heyes, Baugh (ef), 79.0 3 - 3 11 - 7 Ht. 04: Pusey, Oldham, Race, Robins (ef), 81.8 2 - 4 13 - 11 Ht. 05: Hindle, Baugh, Butt, Snowdon (f, exc), 77.7 5 - 1 18 - 12 Ht. 06: Reid, Havelock, Dickinson, Pusey, 79.5 3 - 3 21 - 15 Ht. 07: Pusey, Oldham, Courtney, Robins, 81.2 2 - 4 23 - 19 Ht. 08: Reid, Dickinson, Margarson, Race (fell), 80.5 3 - 3 26 - 22 Ht. 09: Hindle, Reid, Pusey, Baugh, 77.9 3 - 3 29 - 25 Ht. 10: Dickinson, Havelock, Heyes, Courtney (f, exc), 82.5 5 - 1 34 - 26 Ht. 11: Margarson, Robins, Snowdon, Butt (f, exc), 82.0 5 - 1 39 - 27 Ht. 12: Hindle, Havelock, Pusey, Race, 78.6 5 - 1 44 - 28 Meeting abandoned after heat 12 - rain. Result stands. Barrow Furness Flyers v Workington Comets Monday 27th March 1978 (Formula Furness Trophy, 2nd Leg) Barrow Furness Flyers 26 TOT BP 1. David Butt 1 F 1 0 2 0 2. John Snowdon (guest) F N 0 TS 0 0 3. Geoff Pusey 2* 3 R 1 R 6 1 4. Mark Courtney 2 1 R N 3 0 5. Andy Heyes X 0 TS 0 1 1 0 6. Andy Reid F 3 3 2* 3 11 1 7. Les Race 2 1 0 3 0 Workington Comets 49 TOT BP 1. Brian Havelock 3 3 2* 3 11 1 2. Mark Dickinson 2* 2* 3 3 10 2 3. Chris Robins 1 2 X 1* 4 1 4. Ian Hindle 3 0 3 2* 8 1 5. Dave Baugh 1 1 2* 2 6 1 6. Trevor Oldham 3 1* 2* 3 9 2 7. Andy Margarson 1 0 N 1 0 Ht. 01: Havelock, Dickinson, Butt, Snowdon (fell), 61.6 1 - 5 1 - 5 Ht. 02: Oldham, Race, Margarson, Reid (fell), no time 2 - 4 3 - 9 Ht. 03: (rerun) Hindle, Courtney, Baugh, Heyes (exc), 61.8 2 - 4 5 - 13 Ht. 04: Reid, Pusey, Robins, Margarson, 61.6 5 - 1 10 - 14 Ht. 05: Havelock, Dickinson, Courtney, Heyes, 61.8 1 - 5 11 - 19 Ht. 06: Reid, Robins, Oldham, Butt (fell), 61.8 3 - 3 14 - 22 Ht. 07: Pusey, Reid, Baugh, Hindle, 61.6 5 - 1 19 - 23 Ht. 08: Dickinson, Oldham, Race, Snowdon, 62.8 1 - 5 20 - 28 Ht. 09: (rerun) Oldham, Pusey (ret), Courtney (ret), Robins (exc), 64.5 0 - 3 20 - 31 Ht. 10: Hindle, Baugh, Butt, Heyes, 61.8 1 - 5 21 - 36 Ht. 11: Dickinson, Havelock, Pusey, Race, 63.0 1 - 5 22 - 41 Ht.