1937 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1937 Individual Speedway World Championship was the second edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
An attendance of 85,000 (a record for speedway in the United Kingdom at the time) saw Jack Milne win all five races to head an all USA top three on the podium. The track was criticised and was described as being too deep with cinders.[8]
Qualifying round
- Top 28 riders qualify for Championship round
| Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May | Wimbledon Stadium | Wilbur Lamoreaux |
| 29 May | Harringay Stadium | Lionel Van Praag |
| 2 June | New Cross Stadium | Jack Parker |
| 5 June | Hyde Road | Eric Langton |
| 18 June | Hackney Wick Stadium | Cordy Milne |
| 22 June | West Ham Stadium | George Newton |
Championship round
- The top 16 riders over the 6 qualifying rounds and 7 championship rounds would qualify for the World final.
| Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 7 July | New Cross Stadium | Jack Milne |
| 10 July | Harringay Stadium | Jack Milne |
| 19 July | Wimbledon Stadium | Jack Milne & Ginger Lees |
| 24 July | Hyde Road | Jack Milne |
| 29 July | Wembley Stadium | Lionel Van Praag & Wilbur Lamoreaux |
| 3 August | West Ham Stadium | Eric Langton |
| 13 August | Hackney Wick Stadium | Arthur Atkinson |
Top 16 qualifiers (2 reserves)
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World final
- 2 September 1937
- Template:Flagicon Wembley Stadium, London
| Pos. | Rider | c/f Points | Final Points | Final Heats | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Jack Milne | 13 | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) | 28 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Wilbur Lamoreaux | 12 | 13 | (3,3,3,1,3) | 25 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Cordy Milne | 11 | 12 | (2,3,2,3,2) | 23 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Jack Parker | 11 | 10 | (2,3,1,2,2) | 21 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Ginger Lees | 10 | 9 | (1,1,2,2,3) | 19 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Frank Charles | 10 | 7 | (0,0,1,3,3) | 17 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Lionel Van Praag | 11 | 6 | (3,0,-,3,0) | 17 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Bill Kitchen | 7 | 9 | (1,2,2,2,2) | 16 |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon George Newton | 11 | 5 | (3,0,0,0,2) | 16 |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Eric Langton | 12 | 4 | (1,0,0,3,0) | 16 |
| 11 | Template:Flagicon Morian Hansen | 7 | 8 | (1,2,3,1,1) | 15 |
| 12 | Template:Flagicon Eric Chitty | 11 | 4 | (0,2,0,1,1) | 15 |
| 13 | Template:Flagicon Joe Abbott | 8 | 6 | (2,1,1,2,0) | 14 |
| 14 | Template:Flagicon Arthur Atkinson | 8 | 6 | (2,0,2,1,1) | 14 |
| 15 | Template:Flagicon Frank Varey | 8 | 3 | (0,1,1,0,1) | 11 |
| 16 | Template:Flagicon Tommy Croombs (res) | 6 | 2 | (0,2,0,0,0) | 8 |
| 17 | Template:Flagicon Bob Harrison | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| 18 | Template:Flagicon Alec Statham (res) | 6 | 0 | (0) | 6 |
References
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