stratton Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Looking through me stuff the great Peter Craven won the british title in 1962 and 63 why is this missed out on the roll of honour?.for those 2 years were they not reconized or is there a mistake.Craven also was placed in 1961 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 The results of the 1962 and 1963 British Championships are officially recognised. They didn't use to be, but after a campaign they were added around 10 years ago, with Peter Craven the winner of both. Both took place over three "semi-finals" - a mini GP series if you like. All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 The results of the 1962 and 1963 British Championships are officially recognised. They didn't use to be, but after a campaign they were added around 10 years ago, with Peter Craven the winner of both. Both took place over three "semi-finals" - a mini GP series if you like. All the best Rob Thanks Rob brilliant that the great little man is reconised, strange that even up to recently in the Coventry roll of honour they always left gaps for those years. Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmet Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 . He's always been shown HERE . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 . He's always been shown HERE . As Lucifer Sam[Rob] said its only been the last 10 years or so it has been excepted.I have years of British Final programmes going up to way past 2000 never on there roll of honour.Always gaps in 62 and 63 as long as Craven was reconised thats the main thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldace Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Up until 1961 there was no British Final, just a series of semis that qualified you for the Final. Because, for the first time ever, the 1961 final was not at Wembley the British Final was invented as a Wembley showcase event as a partial substitute. 62 and 63 reverted to the old way with no British Final, just semis, before the British Final as we now know it came into being in 1964. Of course we then had Briggo as British Champion in 1961 and no winner in the two intervening years as there was no event. Perhaps to honour Craven, or at least afford some continuity his overall semi final wins in those years were posthumously credited as British Final wins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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