Wembley Arena Lada Indoor Internationals 1979-1983 Compiled by Dave Allan First published August 2019 WEMBLEY ARENA RESULTS SUMMARY 1979 Lada Indoor International: Ivan Mauger 1980 Great Britain Select 40 - 38 Rest Of The World Select King Of The Concrete Wembley Arena Match Race Knock-Out: Kenny Carter Devil Take The Hindmost: Colin Richardson 1981 Peter Collins' Lions 32 - 45 Bruce Penhall's World Select King Of The Concrete Wembley Arena Match Race Knock-Out: Jan Andersson Devil Take The Hindmost: Finn Thomsen 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. Anders Michanek (Sweden) 3 2 F FN N 5 2. Dennis Sigalos (U.S.A.) 1 F N N N 1 3. Roger Johns (England) 0 1 F N N 1 4. Zenon Plech (Poland) 2 2 2 1 1 8 5. Bobby Schwartz (U.S.A.) F 1 2 1 2 6 6. Joe Owen (England) 3 2 1 3 1 10 7. Gordon Kennett (England) 2 2 1 1 X 6 8. Edward Jancarz (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 (New Zealand) 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 (Denmark) 2 1 3 0 2 8 17. Bruce Cribb (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.Chris Morton (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.Bo Petersen 1 0 1 N 2 0 6.Erik Gundersen 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.Preben Eriksen 0 1 2 1 4 0 Ht.