daveallan81 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) I thought I'd stick this one out there, as much to illustrate the, shall we say, vagaries of speedway race reporting as to get a clean-cut answer to what went on. OK, the result is reported as 40-38 in Speedway Star and subsequent Teesside & Newcastle programme results. Aggregate score as shown in the Star Newcastle 87 Teesside 68, which ties with 40-38 (the first leg having finished 49-28). The heat details as printed equal 39-39 BUT the riders scores equal 40-38. Nig Close (Tees) & Rob Maxfield (Newc) score 1 each in the details, but Close scores 2 and Maxfield 0 in the scorers. The yearbook reports 39-39, awarding Close 1 from 3 & Maxfield 1 from 3. The meeting report points clearly towards a home win - "But Teesside...just about deserved their win, even though the trophy stayed on Tyneside...". Close & Maxfield only appear to meet once in heat 11: reported Owen, Smith, Maxfield, Close, 68.0. Can anyone confirm the result of that heat? Results as printed in Star here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r73uhf986ac2i6d/19780330TeesvNewcCH.pdf Edited May 31, 2015 by daveallan81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofdiamonds Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Hi Dave I have a filled in programme for this meeting, not by me unfortunately. The final score was Teesside 40 Newcastle 38 (5-1 in the last heat). In heat 11 the result is shown as Tom Owen Pete Smith Nig Close Robert Maxfield. Close scored a total of 2, and Maxfield 0. Hope this clarifies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Hi Dave I have a filled in programme for this meeting, not by me unfortunately. The final score was Teesside 40 Newcastle 38 (5-1 in the last heat). In heat 11 the result is shown as Tom Owen Pete Smith Nig Close Robert Maxfield. Close scored a total of 2, and Maxfield 0. Hope this clarifies. This agrees the completed programme I have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveallan81 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thank you both. I've now classified this one as resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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