Bronze Helmet

[martin_t]

15.3 Devon S Lambert (Kent) beat L Smart (Devon)6.4 Leicester S Lambert (Kent) beat J Serjeant (Leicester)2.5 Coventry S Lambert (Kent) beat J Serjeant (Coventry)3.5 Stoke B Wilson (Stoke) beat S Lambert (Kent)4.5 Buxton B Wilson (Stoke) beat T Atkin (Buxton)16.5 K. Lynn D Mallett (K Lynn) beat B Wilson (Stoke)30.6 Kent B Morley (Kent) bt Marc Owen (K Lynn)5.7 @Stoke: Ben Morley (Kent) bt. C.Widman (Stoke)6.7 @Mldhll: Joe Jacobs(Mldhll) bt. Ben Morley (Kent)7.7 Kent S Lambert (Kent) bt Josh Bates (Mildenhall)4.8 @Kent: *J.Armstrong(Stoke) bt. Dave Mason (Kent)16.8 Stoke L Chessell (Devon) bt Jon Armstrong (Stoke)2.9 @ Crad/Wtn: Steve Worrall bt. Luke Chessell (Devon)3.9 K Lynn S Worrall (Cradley) bt Marc Owen (K Lynn)9.9 @ Crad/Wtn: S.Worrall (Cradley) bt. James Sargeant (Cov.II)30.9 Cradley S Worrall (Cradley) bt Daniel Halsey (Mildenhall)5.10 Mildenhall P Starke (Cradley) bt Joe Jacobs (Mildenhall)Many thanks for all the helpThe above now seems to be complete to mid-October.2 races were cancelled due to meetings being abandoned (30.3 Scunny and 23.9 Cradley)4 races were cancelled due to curfews (12.5 Kent, 11.7 Devon, 29.8 & 26.9 Coventry)Paul Starke was due to defend the Helmet 21.10 at Cradley (the play-off Final), can't see any record of him having done that. If successful, he would have ridden again at King's Lynn 22.10.Have to say that this is an official NL competition, and as such results should appear on the BSPA website.P.S Sorry to change the subject but - did Cradley ever ride the 2nd Leg of the National Shield at King's Lynn?

The league match on 3rd September counted as the second leg Cradley won 64-29.

[TwoMinuteWarning]

Thanks martin_t

 

Looks like the NL is going to finish with matches not being ridden - just like last year.

I mean, it's not rocket science, is it?

[martin_t]

Thanks martin_tLooks like the NL is going to finish with matches not being ridden - just like last year.I mean, it's not rocket science, is it?

And next year there will be even more teams.

[brianbuck]

In my opinion, match races are an anachcronism from the distant past and have very little appeal these days, and the Bronze Helmet challenges didn't inspire much enthusiasm last season. As soon as the league match had been completed, the crowds started drifting away as normal, even if there was a Bronze Helmet race to come.

 

When Graham Warren and Jack Parker met in the Golden Helmet Match Race at Birmingham in 1949, they drew a record crowd of 41,000 (some reports say 43,000) to Perry Barr - but those days are well and truly gone now, and I do feel that the Bronze Helmet races should be allowed to fade away.

[britmet]

When Graham Warren and Jack Parker met in the Golden Helmet Match Race at Birmingham in 1949, they drew a record crowd of 41,000 (some reports say 43,000) to Perry Barr

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Video of that event: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Ndt1Icg50

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[tiptonnic]

Hard to believe the difference in the size of the crowd between then and today

[martin_t]

British speedway doesn't get that many in a week now.