1935 Star Riders' Championship
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The 1935 Star Riders' Championship was decided over twenty heats, and the rider with the highest total score was crowned as champion. Tom Farndon
and Ron Johnson
did not take part after crashing the night before, an accident that cost Farndon his life the day after the final. Geoff Pymar
and Norman Parker
replaced them.
Tom Farndon
Tom Farndon , was a Speedway rider who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1933 whilst with the Crystal Palace Glaziers....
and 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....
did not take part after crashing the night before, an accident that cost Farndon his life the day after the final. Geoff Pymar
Geoff Pymar
Geoffrey 'Geoff' Pymar was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the World Championship final in 1938.-Career:...
and Norman Parker
Norman Parker (speedway rider)
Norman Parker was an international speedway rider who rode in the inaugural Speedway World Championship in 1936 as a reserve.-Brief career summary:...
replaced them.
Final
- August 29, 1935 Wembley, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Pos. Rider Heat scores Total 1 Frank Charles Frank Charles (speedway rider)Frank Charles was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the first ever World Championship final in 1936.- Career summary :...(3,3,3,3,3) 15 2 Jack Ormston Jack OrmstonJohn Glaholme 'Jack' Ormston was a Speedway rider who finished runner-up in the Star Riders' Championship in 1935, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship...(3,3,3,2,3) 14 3 Max Grosskreutz Max GrosskreutzMax Octavius Grosskreutz was a Speedway who finished third in the Star Riders' Championship in 1935, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship....(3,3,3,1,3) 13 4 Eric Langton Eric LangtonEric Langton was a motorcycle speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1932, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship. He also finished runner-up in 1934...(0,3,2,3,2) 10 5 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:...(2,2,0,3,3) 10 6 Bluey Wilkinson Bluey WilkinsonArther George "Bluey" Wilkinson was an international speedway rider. Wilkinson was Speedway World Champion in 1938 after narrowly missing out on winning the inaugural Championship in 1936.-Early life:Wilkinson was nicknamed "Bluey" because of his red hair...(2,2,3,1,2) 10 7 Vic Huxley Vic HuxleyVictor 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...(3,1,1,2,2) 9 8 Dicky Case Dicky CaseRoy George Arthur 'Dicky' Case was an international speedway rider who finished sixth in the 1936 Speedway World Championship, the first ever final.-Career:...(1,2,2,3,R) 8 9 Tommy Croombs (2,1,2,1,1) 7 10 Norman Parker Norman Parker (speedway rider)Norman Parker was an international speedway rider who rode in the inaugural Speedway World Championship in 1936 as a reserve.-Brief career summary:...(2,1,1,2,0) 6 11 Bill Kitchen Bill Kitchen (speedway rider)William Kitchen is a former international speedway rider who started his career with the Belle Vue Aces in 1933.-Career summary:...(1,2,1,R,R) 4 12 Tiger Stevenson Tiger StevensonHarold 'Tiger' Stevenson was a Speedway who rode for the West Ham Hammers from 1929 until 1939 in early pioneer days, captaining the club for most of them. He was captain for their first ever meeting on 2 May 1929 at home to Coventry and was still the captain in 1937 when the Hammers won the...(0,0,2,1,1) 4 13 Lionel van Praag Lionel Van PraagLionel Maurice Van Praag, GM was an Australian motorcycle speedway champion, who won the inaugural Speedway World Championship in London on 10 September 1936.-1932 UK National League Champion:...(1,0,2,0,0) 3 14 Geoff Pymar Geoff PymarGeoffrey 'Geoff' Pymar was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the World Championship final in 1938.-Career:...(1,1,0,0,1) 3 15 Jack Sharp (0,0,1,0,R) 1 16 Wally Kilmister Wally KilmisterWally Kilmister was an international speedway rider.-Career summary:Kilmister began riding at the Kilbirnie track in Wellington in 1929 before joining the Wembley Lions in 1930. In 1935 he rode in the Star Riders' Championship and in 1936 he won the New Zealand Championship...(F,-,-,-,-) 0 * Tom Farndon Tom FarndonTom Farndon , was a Speedway rider who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1933 whilst with the Crystal Palace Glaziers....withdrawn * 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....withdrawn