1985 British Speedway Championship

The 1985 British Speedway Championship was the 25th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1][2] The Final took place on 12 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Kenny Carter, who scored a 15-point maximum. John Davis was second, while Kelvin Tatum completed the rostrum in third place.[3]

British Championship

Qualifying

Qualification Round 1

Pos. Rider Points Details
1 Trevor Banks 13
2 Dave Perks 13
3 Louis Carr 11
4 Joe Owen 10
5 Colin Cook 10
6 Steve Schofield 9
7 Julian Parr 9
8 David Tyler 8
9 Kevin Smart 7
10 Nigel Sparshott 6
11 Chris Pidcock 5
12 David Biles 5
13 Graham Drury 4
14 Nigel Flatman 4
15 Colin Richardson 2
16 John Proctor 1
17 Pete Smith 0

Qualification Round 2

Pos. Rider Points Details
1 Steve Wilcock 14
2 Geoff Pusey 12
3 Mike Spink 11
4 Andy Buck 10
5 Andy Reid 10
6 Phil White 9
7 Martin Dixon 8
8 Robert Henry 8
9 Paul Bosley 7
10 Steve Lawson 6
11 Paul Clarke 6
12 Dave Morton 6
13 Derek Harrison 5
14 Derek Richardson 4
15 Gary Havelock 4
16 Paul Stead 0
17 Roland Tebbs 0

Qualification Round 3

Pos. Rider Points Details
1 David Blackburn 14
2 Bruce Cribb (New Zealand) 12
3 Paul Thorp 12
4 Bobby Beaton (Scotland) 12
5 Eric Monaghan 10
6 Martin Hagon 10
7 Charlie McKinna (Scotland) 10
8 Jim McMillan 10
9 Dave Trownson 5
10 Sean Courtney 5
11 Billy Burton 4
12 Eric Broadbelt 4
13 Steve Collins 4
14 Mark Crang 3
15 Barrie Dixon 3
16 Steve Cook 2
17 Martin Scarisbrick 0

Qualification Round 4

Pos. Rider Points Details
1 Carl Blackbird 14
2 Tim Hunt 13
3 Kevin Hawkins 12
4 Keith White 10
5 Martin Goodwin 10
6 Malcolm Holloway 9
7 Ian Clark 8
8 Gordon Kennett 8
9 Ian Barney 7
10 Gerald Short 6
11 Andy Hines 6
12 Dave Allan 6
13 Keith Teager 5
14 Carl Baldwin 4
15 Alan Sage 2
16 Alan Farmer 0

Quarter-final

Pos. Rider Points Details
1 Carl Blackbird 13
2 Melvyn Taylor 13
3 Tim Hunt 12
4 Bruce Cribb (New Zealand) 11
5 Mike Spink 10
6 Louis Carr 9
7 David Blackburn 9
8 Jamie Luckhurst 8
9 Kevin Hawkins 7
10 Dave Perks 7
11 Trevor Banks 7
12 Andrew Silver 5
13 Mike Ferreira (Zimbabwe) 3
14 Paul Thorp 3
15 Steve Wilcock 3
16 Geoff Pusey 0
17 Peter Chapman 0

Semi finals

Semi Final 1

Pos. Rider Points Details
1 Kenny Carter 14
2 John Davis 14
3 Neil Collins 12
4 Phil Collins 10
5 Neil Evitts 9
6 Tim Hunt 9
7 Peter Collins 9
8 Andy Campbell 8
9 Mark Courtney 7
10 Sean Willmott 7
11 Peter Carr 5
12 Richard Knight 5
13 Louis Carr 4
14 Kevin Jolly 3
15 Carl Blackbird 2
16 Kenny McKinna (Scotland) 2
17 Ian Sutcliffe 0

Semi Final 2

Pos. Rider Points Details
1 Andy Grahame 14
2 Kelvin Tatum 13
3 Simon Cross 12
4 Chris Morton 12
5 Andy Smith 11
6 Les Collins 9
7 Alan Grahame 7
8 Dave Jessup 7
9 Steve Bastable 7
10 Jamie Luckhurst 6
11 Mike Spink 5
12 Jeremy Doncaster 5
13 Melvyn Taylor 5
14 David Blackburn 2
15 Paul Woods 2
16 Bruce Cribb (New Zealand) 0
17 Nigel Leaver 0
18 John Bostin 0

Final

Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
1 England (2) Kenny Carter 15 3 3 3 3 3 15 1
2 England (12) John Davis 14 3 3 2 3 3 14 2
3 England (8) Kelvin Tatum 12 3 1 3 2 3 12 3
4 England (9) Phil Collins 11 1 3 2 3 2 11 4
5 England (6) Chris Morton 9 1 2 3 2 1 9 5
6 England (16) Neil Collins 9 1 2 2 3 1 9 6
7 England (3) Andy Smith 7 2 1 0 2 2 7 7
8 England (5) Les Collins 6 2 0 0 1 3 6 8 3
9 England (13) Simon Cross 6 0 2 3 1 0 6 9 2
10 England (14) Neil Evitts 6 3 0 1 0 2 6 10 1
11 England (10) Peter Collins 5 2 1 1 E 1 5 11
12 England (15) Tim Hunt 5 2 F 1 0 2 5 12
13 England (11) Andy Grahame 4 0 3 0 0 1 4 13
14 England (1) Dave Jessup 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 14
15 England (7) Andy Campbell 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 15
16 England (4) Alan Grahame 3 0 F 2 1 E 3 16
R1 England (R1) Steve Bastable 0 0 R1
R2 England (R2) Mark Courtney 0 0 R2
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

British Under 21 final

Carl Blackbird won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship. The final was held at Kingsmead Stadium on 15 June.[4]

Pos. Rider Points
1 Carl Blackbird 15
2 Dave Mullett 12+3
3 Andy Smith 12+2
4 Jamie Luckhurst 10
5 Nigel De'Ath 10
6 Gary Havelock 9
7 Simon Cross 9
8 Andy Galvin 7
9 Paul Whittaker 7
10 Andrew Silver 6
11 Paul Clarke 6
12 Carl Baldwin 4
13 David Smart 4
14 Kevin Price 3
15 Neville Tatum 2
16 Lawrie Bloomfield (res) 2
17 Jeremy Luckhurst 1
18 Mark Terry (res) 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ^ "1985 British Final Result". History of Speedway (In Polish).
  3. ^ "1985". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "British Under-21 Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 May 2023.