1999 Elite League speedway season

The 1999 Elite League speedway season was the 65th season of the top tier of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the third known as the Elite League and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]

1999 Elite League speedway season
LeagueSky Sports Elite League
ChampionsPeterborough Panthers
Knockout CupPeterborough Panthers
Craven ShieldPeterborough Panthers
Riders ChampionshipJason Crump
Highest averageJason Crump
Division/s belowPremier League
Conference League

Season summary

In 2000, the league increased to ten teams with the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers moving up from the Premier League, and the Swindon Robins dropping down. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.[2]

Despite coming up a division Peterbrough completely rebuilt their team for the season. They brought in three Australians Jason Crump from Oxford Cheetahs, Ryan Sullivan from Poole Pirates and Craig Watson from Newport Wasps, in addition to recalling Zdeněk Tesař.[3] Poole ran Peterborough close, only losing the league by one point and losing in the cup final to them.

Final table
Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
1 Peterborough Panthers 18 12 2 4 889 734 26 8 34
2 Poole Pirates 18 12 0 6 899 724 24 9 33
3 King's Lynn Knights 18 11 1 6 823 804 23 6 29
4 Coventry Bees 18 11 1 6 821 804 23 5 28
5 Ipswich Witches 18 11 0 7 815 710 22 4 26
6 Belle Vue Aces 18 9 1 8 848 773 19 5 24
7 Hull Vikings 18 6 1 11 785 834 13 3 16
8 Oxford Cheetahs 18 5 0 13 754 869 10 3 13
9 Eastbourne Eagles 18 5 1 12 745 879 12 1 13
10 Wolverhampton Wolves 18 4 0 14 736 884 8 1 9

Fixtures & results
Home \ Away BV COV EAS HV IPS KL OX PET PP WOL
Belle Vue Aces 44–45 58–32 56–33 55–35 48–42 57–35 53–37 46–44 60–30
Coventry Bees 45–45 49–41 49–41 42–48 44–46 51–39 47–44 49–41 48–42
Eastbourne Eagles 37–53 47–44 48–42 44–46 47–43 55–35 43–47 44–46 50–40
Hull Vikings 47–43 39–50 53–37 52–38 45–47 49–40 45–45 53–36 61–29
Ipswich Witches 46–44 46–47 58–32 51–39 46–44 48–41 48–42 50–43 51–39
King's Lynn Knights 54–36 57–33 55–35 47–43 48–45 47–43 45–45 48–44 43–47
Oxford Cheetahs 46–44 39–51 46–47 56–34 47–43 48–42 42–48 39–51 57–34
Peterborough Panthers 60–30 48–44 52–38 59–32 55–34 56–34 60–30 48–42 59–31
Poole Pirates 58–33 53–37 54–36 57–33 53–36 61–28 61–29 54–36 51–39
Wolverhampton Wolves 47–43 44–46 58–32 46–44 43–46 44–45 47–42 42–48 40–50
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 61st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.[5]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
26/06Eastbourne47-43Ipswich
17/06Ipswich51-39Eastbourne
28/05Belle Vue53-37Kings Lynn
26/05Kings Lynn55-35Belle Vue

Second round

Date Team one Score Team two
08/10Peterborough56-34Ipswich
03/09Poole59-31Kings Lynn
02/09Ipswich44-46Peterborough
13/08Kings Lynn46-44Poole
12/07Reading46-44Sheffield
30/06Hull49-41Wolverhampton
28/06Wolverhampton48-42Hull
19/06Coventry51-39Oxford

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
15/10Peterborough50-40Hull
13/10Hull47-42Peterborough
13/10Poole49-41Coventry
09/10Coventry40-49Poole

Final

The second leg of the final was due to be completed on 22 October but was abandoned after just two heats due to heavy rain.[6]

First leg

Poole Pirates
Matej Ferjan 13		49 - 41Peterborough Panthers
Jason Crump 13
[7]

Second leg

Peterborough Panthers
Jason Crump 15
Ryan Sullivan 11
Zdeněk Tesař 8
Nigel Sadler 6
Jan Andersen 5
Marián Jirout 4
David Howe 2		51 - 39Poole Pirates
Lee Richardson 13
Mark Loram 11
Gary Havelock 7
Bohumil Brhel (guest) 6
Oliver Allen 2
Matej Ferjan 0
Magnus Zetterström R/R

Peterborough Panthers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.

Riders' Championship

Jason Crump won the Elite League Riders' Championship, held at the Brandon Stadium on 23 October.[8][9]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1 Jason Crump3 2 1 3 312x3
2 Todd Wiltshire3 1 3 1 31132
3 Jason Lyons3 3 1 2 11021
4 Mark Loram3 2 3 1 312x0
5 Peter Karlsson1 1 3 2 291
6 Mikael Karlsson2 3 2 0 290
7 Billy Hamill0 3 1 1 38
8 Ryan Sullivan1 0 3 3 18
9 Joe Screen1 1 2 2 28
10 Leigh Adams1 3 0 3 07
11 Chris Louis2 0 2 3 07
12 Brian Andersen2 0 1 1 26
13 Ronnie Correy0 2 0 2 15
14 Craig Boyce2 0 2 0 04
15 Gary Havelock0 2 0 0 13
16 Dean Barker0 1 0 0 01

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Jason CrumpPeterborough10.67
Mark LoramPoole9.80
Tony RickardssonKings Lynn9.64
Leigh AdamsKings Lynn9.47
Greg HancockCoventry9.31
Tomasz GollobIpswich9.24
Ryan SullivanPeterborough9.05
Chris LouisIpswich8.96
Billy HamillCoventry8.91
Joe ScreenHull8.76

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Coventry

Eastbourne

Hull

Ipswich

King's Lynn

Oxford

Peterborough

Poole

Wolverhampton

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1999 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. "HISTORY ARCHIVE". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. "1999 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. "1999 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  6. "1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup final". Speedway Star. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. "Speedway". Reading Evening Post. 21 October 1999. Retrieved 31 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "1999 Elite League Riders Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. "Super second for Wiltshire". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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