1929 Star Riders' Championship
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The 1929 Star Riders' Championship was decided in two sections, British riders and overseas riders, due to the strength of the more experienced overseas riders. The competition was held on a knockout basis over different tracks.

Overseas

Pos. Rider
Winner   Frank Arthur
Frank Arthur
Harold Frank Milton Arthur was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who won the first Star Riders' Championship the forerunner of the Speedway World Championship, in 1929.-Career:Arthur was one of the pioneers of speedway in the UK...

Runner-up   Vic Huxley
Vic Huxley
Victor Nelson "Vic" Huxley was a Speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship, the forerunner of the Speedway World Championship, in 1930 and finished runner-up in 1931 and 1932. He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1936 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons...

Semi Finalists   Billy Lamont
  Sprouts Elder
Sprouts Elder
Lloyd 'Sprouts' Elder was an international motorcycle speedway rider.- Career :Elder was one of speedway's pioneers and featured in the first Star Riders' Championship, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship in 1929.He was beaten in the semi final of the 'overseas' section by Vic Huxley...

Quarter Finalists   Max Grosskreutz
Max Grosskreutz
Max Octavius Grosskreutz was a Speedway who finished third in the Star Riders' Championship in 1935, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship....


  Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson (speedway rider)
Ron Johnson was a speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1945 and in 1946 whilst with the New Cross Rangers....


  Art Pecha
  Billy Galloway
  Stan Catlett
  Alf Chick

Heat Details

1st Round

Sprouts Elder bt Billy Galloway

Billy Lamont bt Art Pechar

Vic Huxley bt Ron Johnson

Frank Arthur bt Max Grosskreutz

Stan Catlett v Alf Chick (not raced)

Semi-finals

Vic Huxley bt Sprouts Elder

Frank Arthur bt Billy Lamont

Final
Frank Arthur bt Vic Huxley

British

Pos. Rider
Winner   Roger Frogley
Roger Frogley
Roger Frogley was a pioneering British motorcycle speedway rider, who won several races at the start of the 20th century. His crowning triumph was beating the Australian star, Ben Unwin, at the International Match Race in front of a 40,000 strong crowd.Frogley rode for the Crystal Palace Glaziers...

Runner-up   Jack Parker
Jack Parker (speedway rider)
Jack Parker was an international speedway rider who made his debut at the Whitsun meeting at High Beech in 1928. He was born in Birmingham England.-Brief career summary:...

Semi Finalist   Colin Watson
2nd Round   Ivor Creek
  Buster Frogley
1st Round   Jim Kempster
  Tommy Croombs
  Jimmy Hayes
  Eric Spencer
  Gus Kuhn
Gus Kuhn
Gus Kuhn was a successful British TT and Motorcycle speedway rider during the 1920s.He was born in Birmingham, England.-Speedway:...


Heat Details

1st Round

Buster Frogley bt Jim Kempster

Ivor Creek bt Tommy Croombs

Jack Parker bt Jimmy Hayes

Colin Watson bt Eric Spencer

Roger Frogley bt Gus Kuhn

2nd Round

Roger Frogley bt Ivor Creek

Colin Watson bt Buster Frogley

Jack Parker (bye)

Semi-final

Jack Parker bt Colin Watson

Final

Roger Frogley bt Jack Parker
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