British Speedway Under 21 Championship Explained
| British Speedway Under 21 Championship |
| Sport: | Speedway |
| Founded: | 1969 |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Champion: | Sam Hagon |
The British Speedway Under-21 Championship (also known as the British Junior Speedway Championship) is an annual speedway competition open to riders of British nationality aged at least fifteen on the date of the first meeting, and under twenty-one on 1 January in the year of the competition.[1] [2] The winner of the final is declared British Under-21 Champion. Previous winners include former World Champions Mark Loram and Gary Havelock.
Format
Sixteen riders plus three reserves take part in 20 heats with each rider facing each other once. The two riders which accumulate the highest number of points over the heats go straight to the final. The next four highest point scorers take part in a race-off, with first and second place riders also progressing to the final.
Qualification
Seven riders are seeded straight to the final round while nine other riders qualify through three qualifying rounds held on a regional basis which use the same format as the final round. The first, second and third placed riders from each qualifier ride in the final round and fourth place riders take part as reserves. In the final round the reserves may take the rides of any incapacitated rider, replace any rider excluded for a starting infringement, or replace any rider excluded for exceeding the two minute time allowance except in the semi-final or final.
The top three riders go through to the British Speedway Championship final and the winner qualifies for the World Junior Championship semi-final round. The next five finishers qualify for the World Junior Championship qualifying rounds.
British Under-21 Champions
See also
Notes and References
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- News: Shakespeare disappoints . Derby Daily Telegraph . 3 September 1970 . 9 June 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Tiny Ian is the Champ . Daily Mirror . 15 July 1971 . 9 June 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Speedway Row . Sunday Mirror . 25 June 1972 . 9 June 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Collins is the King . Sunday Mirror . 17 June 1973 . 9 June 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Sheffield pose threat . Leicester Daily Mercury . 1 July 1974 . 9 June 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Owen loses title on final bend . Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald . 4 July 1975 . 9 June 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Mike Lee is new speedway champion . Sheerness Times Guardian . 1 October 1976 . 9 June 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Collin's has that world class look . Kent Evening Post . 27 June 1977 . 9 June 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- News: Phil's turn this time . Sunday Mirror . 25 June 1978 . 9 June 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Book: Bott, Richard. The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. 1980. 87. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. 0-09-141751-1.
- Web site: British Under-21 Speedway Championship . Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. 7 May 2023.
- Web site: Long eaton results 1993 . Speedway Researcher . 7 May 2023.
- Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007.
- Web site: U21 glory for Bridger. BSPA. 2009. 2009-04-25.
- Web site: RESULTS: TUESDAY APRIL 23 . British Speedway History Archive . 6 May 2023.
- "RESULTS: TUESDAY APRIL 14", speedwaygb.co, 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015
- "Lambert Crowned U21 Champion", speedwaygb.co, 26 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017
- "Lambert Retains U21 Title", speedwaygb.co, 01 May 2018. Retrieved 01 May 2018
- http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.36340
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- . Leon the Lion . Speedway Star . 9 . 10 September 2022 .
- Web site: Sam Hagon wins 2024 British Speedway Under-21 Championship . Bournemouth Echo . 9 June 2024.
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