1998 FIM Long Track World Championship explained

1998 Individual Long Track World Championship
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The 1998 Individual Long Track/Grasstrack World Championship was the 28th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1] [2]

The world title was won by Kelvin Tatum of England.[3] [4]

Venues

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14 Jul Aduard
213 Jul Marmande
319 Jul Abingdon-on-Thames
46 Sep Scheeßel
527 Sep

Final Classification

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1 25 16 25 25 13 104
2 18 25 16 14 20 93
3 16 20 18 13 18 85
4 131 x 20 25 59
5 20 4 148 11 57
6 12 129 12 12 57
7 5 18 12 18 x 53
8 14 13 135 x 45
9 10 10 8 9 5 42
10 7 6 11 x 16 40
11 6 14 6 3 10 39
12 8 x 7 16 7 38
13 9 x 5 11 8 33
14 0 9 10 2 9 30
15 4 5 3 6 4 22
16 x x 20 x x 20
17 11 3 1 x 1 16
18 1 2 x 7 6 16
19 x 8 4 1 2 15
20 x x x x 14 14
21 x 11 x x x 11
22 x x x 10 x 10
23 x 7 x x x 7
24 x x x 4 x 4
25 3 x x x x 3
26 x x x x 3 3
27 2 x x x x 2
28 x x 2 x x 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK. Speedway.org.
  2. Web site: World Longtrack World Champions. Grasstrack GB.
  3. Web site: Long Track Racing. Speedway Champions.
  4. Book: Montague, Trevor. A To Z of Sport, page 512. 2004. Little Brown. 0-316-72946-9.