1937 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1937 Individual Speedway World Championship.
World final
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Pos. | Rider | Semi-Final Points | Final Points | Final Heats | Total Points |
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1 | Jack Milne Jack Milne Jack Milne was an international Speedway rider. He became the first American to win a motorcycling world championship when he won the Speedway World Championship in 1937... |
13 | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) | 28 |
2 | Wilbur Lamoreaux Wilbur Lamoreaux Wilbur Lamoreaux was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who qualified for three Speedway World Championship finals and never finished lower than fifth place.-Early life:... |
12 | 13 | (3,3,3,1,3) | 25 |
3 | Cordy Milne Cordy Milne Cordy Milne was an American international motorcycle speedway rider who finished third in the 1937 Speedway World Championship final, behind his brother Jack and second placed Wilbur Lamoreaux... |
11 | 12 | (2,3,2,3,2) | 23 |
4 | 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:... |
11 | 10 | (2,3,1,2,2) | 21 |
5 | Ginger Lees Ginger Lees Harry Riley Lees was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the first ever Speedway World Championship final in 1936. He was born in Bury, England.- Career summary :... |
10 | 9 | (1,1,2,2,3) | 19 |
6 | 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 :... |
10 | 7 | (0,0,1,3,3) | 17 |
7 | Lionel Van Praag Lionel Van Praag Lionel 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:... |
11 | 6 | (3,0,-,3,0) | 17 |
8 | 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:... |
7 | 9 | (1,2,2,2,2) | 16 |
9 | George Newton George Newton (speedway rider) George Newton is a former international speedway rider who featured in the first Speedway World Championship in final in 1936.-Career summary:... |
11 | 5 | (3,0,0,0,2) | 16 |
10 | Eric Langton Eric Langton Eric 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... |
12 | 4 | (1,0,0,3,0) | 16 |
11 | Morian Hansen Morian Hansen Jens Henning Fisker Hansen , known popularly as Morian Hansen, was a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark who rode in the first ever Speedway World Championship Final in 1936.... |
7 | 8 | (1,2,3,1,1) | 15 |
12 | Eric Chitty Eric Chitty Eric Stevenson Chitty was a speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1938.-Early days:... |
11 | 4 | (0,2,0,1,1) | 15 |
13 | Joe Abbott Joe Abbott (speedway rider) John Patrick 'Joe' Abbott was an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the World Championship final in 1937.- Career summary :... |
8 | 6 | (2,1,1,2,0) | 14 |
14 | Arthur Atkinson Arthur Atkinson (speedway rider) Arthur Atkinson was a former international motorcycle speedway rider and promoter who appeared in the first Speedway World Championship final in 1936.-Career:... |
8 | 6 | (2,0,2,1,1) | 14 |
15 | Frank Varey Frank Varey Frank Varey was a former international speedway rider who featured in the Speedway World Championship finals in 1937 and 1938... |
8 | 3 | (0,1,1,0,1) | 11 |
16 | Bob Harrison Bob Harrison (speedway rider) Robert Edwin Harrison was a former international speedway rider who featured in the first Speedway World Championship in final in 1936.-Career summary:... |
7 | - | - | 7 |
17 | Tommy Croombs | 0 | 2 | (0,2,0,0,0) | 2 |
18 | Alec Statham Alec Statham Alec Statham was a Speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1949 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons.... |
0 | 0 | (0) | 0 |