1999 Elite League speedway season

65th season of the British motorcycle speedway tier 1 league December 2023 December 2023 Sky Sports Elite League Champions Peterborough Panthers Knockout Cup Peterborough Panthers Craven Shield Peterborough Panthers Riders Championship Jason Crump Jason Crump Premier LeagueConference League 1998 2000 The 1999 Elite League speedway season was the 65th season of the top tier of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the third known as the Elite League and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Season summary In 2000, the league increased to ten teams with the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers moving up from the Premier League, and the Swindon Robins dropping down. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables1999.php 1999 league tables Speedway GB Despite coming up a division Peterborough completely rebuilt their team for the season. They brought in three Australians Jason Crump from Oxford Cheetahs, Ryan Sullivan from Poole Pirates and Craig Watson from Newport Wasps, in addition to recalling Zdeněk Tesař.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive HISTORY ARCHIVE British Speedway 4 July 2021 Poole ran Peterborough close, only losing the league by one point and losing in the cup final to them. Final table Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot1 Peterborough Panthers181224889734268342 Poole Pirates 18 12 0 6 899 724 24 9 333 King's Lynn Knights 18 11 1 6 823 804 23 6 294 Coventry Bees 18 11 1 6 821 804 23 5 285 Ipswich Witches 18 11 0 7 815 710 22 4 266 Belle Vue Aces 18 9 1 8 848 773 19 5 247 Hull Vikings 18 6 1 11 785 834 13 3 168 Oxford Cheetahs 18 5 0 13 754 869 10 3 139 Eastbourne Eagles 18 5 1 12 745 879 12 1 1310 Wolverhampton Wolves 18 4 0 14 736 884 8 1 9 Fixtures and results main FBR grey BV COV EAS HV IPS KL OX PET PP WOL Belle Vue Aces 44–45 58–32 56–33 55–35 57–35 48–42 53–37 46–44 60–30 Coventry Bees 45–45 49–41 49–41 42–48 44–46 51–39 47–44 49–41 48–42 Eastbourne Eagles 37–53 47–44 48–42 44–46 47–43 55–35 43–47 44–46 50–40 Hull Vikings 47–43 39–50 53–37 52–38 45–47 49–40 45–45 53–36 61–29 Ipswich Witches 46–44 46–47 58–32 51–39 46–44 48–41 48–42 50–43 51–39 King's Lynn Knights 54–36 57–33 55–35 47–43 48–45 47–43 45–45 48–44 43–47 Oxford Cheetahs 46–44 39–51 46–47 56–34 47–43 48–42 42–48 39–51 57–34 Peterborough Panthers 60–30 48–44 52–38 59–32 55–34 56–34 60–30 48–42 59–31 Poole Pirates 58–33 53–37 54–36 57–33 53–36 61–28 61–29 54–36 51–39 Wolverhampton Wolves 47–43 44–46 58–32 46–44 43–46 44–45 47–42 42–48 40–50 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1999fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1999 fixtures & results 31 May 2024 Elite League Knockout Cup The 1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 61st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/07/elite-league-ko-cup-1999.html 1999 Elite League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two26/06 Eastbourne 47-43 Ipswich17/06 Ipswich 51-39 Eastbourne28/05 Belle Vue 53-37 Kings Lynn26/05 Kings Lynn 55-35 Belle Vue Second round Date Team one Score Team two08/10 Peterborough 56-34 Ipswich03/09 Poole 59-31 Kings Lynn02/09 Ipswich 44-46 Peterborough13/08 Kings Lynn 46-44 Poole12/07 Reading 46-44 Sheffield30/06 Hull 49-41 Wolverhampton28/06 Wolverhampton 48-42 Hull19/06 Coventry 51-39 Oxford Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two15/10 Peterborough 50-40 Hull13/10 Hull 47-42 Peterborough13/10 Poole 49-41 Coventry09/10 Coventry 40-49 Poole Final The second leg of the final was due to be completed on 22 October but was abandoned after just two heats due to heavy rain.https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/92016/page/21 1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup final Speedway Star 25 June 2021 First leg 20 October 1999 Poole PiratesMatej Ferjan 13 49 - 41 Speedway Reading Evening Post 21 October 1999 31 May 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002472/19991021/455/0060 British Newspaper Archive subscription Peterborough PanthersJason Crump 13 Wimborne Road Second leg 28 October 1999 Peterborough PanthersJason Crump 15Ryan Sullivan 11Zdeněk Tesař 8Nigel Sadler 6Jan Andersen 5Marián Jirout 4David Howe 2 51 - 39 Poole PiratesLee Richardson 13Mark Loram 11Gary Havelock 7Bohumil Brhel (guest) 6Oliver Allen 2Matej Ferjan 0Magnus Zetterström R/R East of England Showground Peterborough Panthers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88. Craven Shield Pos M W D L Tot1 Oxford171313272 Coventry181206243 Peterborough181026224 Poole18837195 Wolverhampton 18 9 0 9 186 Ipswich 18 8 0 10 167 Hull 18 7 0 11 148 Eastbourne 18 7 0 11 149 King's Lynn 18 5 3 10 1310 Belle Vue 17 5 1 11 11 main FBR grey BV COV EAS HV IPS KL OX PET PP WOL Belle Vue 43–47 56–34 52–38 46–44 n–h 47–43 51–39 45–45 45–46 Coventry 48–42 49–41 46–44 56–34 49–41 34–54 50–43 46–44 55–35 Eastbourne 49–41 51–39 49–41 50–41 50–40 44–48 47–42 41–49 47–42 Hull 65–24 44–46 49–41 50–39 46–44 44–46 43–47 47–43 46–44 Ipswich 52–38 52–38 53–40 42–46 49–41 52–38 43–47 44–45 52–38 King's Lynn 59–30 44–45 57–34 54–38 37–53 53–37 45–45 53–40 43–47 Oxford 50.5–39.5 55–35 52–32 48–42 59–30 45–45 48–42 46–44 47–43 Peterborough 53–37 55–35 65–25 57–33 56–34 59–31 51–39 45–45 58–32 Poole 57–33 58–31 57–34 56–34 44–46 45–45 43–48 52–38 54–33 Wolverhampton 49–41 43–47 57–35 47–43 57–33 48–42 41–52 54–35 46–44 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1999fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1999 fixtures & results 22 October 2025 Semi-final Team one Team two Score Coventry Oxford 55–35, 45–45 Poole Peterborough 47–43, 38–52 Final Team one Team two Score Coventry Peterborough 55–37, 35–55 Riders' Championship Jason Crump won the Elite League Riders' Championship, held at the Brandon Stadium on 23 October.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/07/elite-league-riders-championship-1999.html 1999 Elite League Riders Championship Edinburgh Speedway 8 June 2023https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/6634974.super-second-wiltshire/ Super second for Wiltshire Oxford Mail 8 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 AUS Jason Crump 3 2 1 3 3 12x32 AUS Todd Wiltshire 3 1 3 1 3 11323 AUS Jason Lyons 3 3 1 2 1 10214 ENG Mark Loram 3 2 3 1 3 12x05 SWE Peter Karlsson 1 1 3 2 2 91 6 SWE Mikael Karlsson 2 3 2 0 2 9 07 USA Billy Hamill 0 3 1 1 3 8 8 AUS Ryan Sullivan 1 0 3 3 1 8 9 ENG Joe Screen 1 1 2 2 2 8 10 AUS Leigh Adams 1 3 0 3 0 7 11 ENG Chris Louis 2 0 2 3 0 7 12 DEN Brian Andersen 2 0 1 1 2 6 13 USA Ronnie Correy 0 2 0 2 1 5 14 AUS Craig Boyce 2 0 2 0 0 4 15 ENG Gary Havelock 0 2 0 0 1 3 16 ENG Dean Barker 0 1 0 0 0 1 Leading averages Rider Team Average AUS Jason CrumpPeterborough10.67 ENG Mark LoramPoole9.80 SWE Tony RickardssonKings Lynn9.64 AUS Leigh AdamsKings Lynn9.47 USA Greg HancockCoventry9.31 POL Tomasz GollobIpswich9.24 AUS Ryan SullivanPeterborough9.05 ENG Chris LouisIpswich8.96 USA Billy HamillCoventry8.91 ENG Joe Screen Hull 8.76 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em AUS Jason Lyons 8.66 SWE Jimmy Nilsen 8.27 ENG Andy Smith 8.27 USA Ronnie Correy 8.00 FIN Kai Laukkanen 7.28 AUS Jason Hawkes 3.25 USA Chris Manchester 2.80 DEN Rene Madsen 2.67 FIN Jarno Kosonen 2.33 ENG Jon Armstrong 2.00 AUS Kevin Doolan 1.60 SCO Barry Campbell 1.00 Coventry 22em USA Greg Hancock 9.31 USA Billy Hamill 8.91 DEN Brian Andersen 7.67 SWE Andreas Jonsson 6.47 ENG Stuart Robson 5.91 ENG Shaun Tacey 5.62 DEN Rene Madsen 5.43 DEN Charlie Gjedde 5.33 ENG Scott Robson 3.01 Eastbourne 22em ENG Martin Dugard 7.81 SWE Peter Nahlin 7.56 ENG David Norris 7.09 ENG Dean Barker 7.03 USA Josh Larsen 6.41 AUS Mark Lemon 6.07 POL Roman Povazhny 5.60 AUS Brent Collyer 2.45 ENG Seemond Stephens 1.40 Hull 22em ENG Joe Screen 8.76 USA Sam Ermolenko 8.60 AUS Shane Parker 6.36 ENG Ray Morton 5.86 ENG Ben Howe 5.60 USA Brent Werner 5.52 ENG Garry Stead 5.35 DEN Lee Dicken 4.67 ENG Paul Thorp 3.80 ENG Paul Smith 1.66 Ipswich 22em POL Tomasz Gollob 9.24 ENG Chris Louis 8.96 CZE Antonín Šváb Jr. 7.30 CZE Tomáš Topinka 6.33 ENG Ben Howe 6.33 ENG Savalas Clouting 4.99 AUS Brett Woodifield 4.82 NZL Jason Bunyan 3.35 King's Lynn 22em SWE Tony Rickardsson 9.64 AUS Leigh Adams 9.47 SWE Stefan Andersson 7.56 CZE Bohumil Brhel 7.22 CZE Tomáš Topinka 6.78 GER Robbie Kessler 4.85 ENG Paul Lee 4.45 AUS Travis McGowan 3.79 ENG Martin Dixon 3.21 ENG David Meldrum2.18 Oxford 22em AUS Todd Wiltshire 8.18 ENG Paul Hurry 7.23 AUS Craig Boyce 6.99 AUS Steve Johnston 6.74 DEN Jan Stæchmann 6.51 ENG Lawrence Hare 5.40 ENG Alun Rossiter 5.08 Peterborough 22em AUS Jason Crump 10.67 AUS Ryan Sullivan 9.05 CZE Zdeněk Tesař 7.12 AUS Nigel Sadler 5.97 CZE Marián Jirout 5.83 ENG David Howe 5.53 DEN Jan Andersen 5.47 Poole 22em ENG Mark Loram 9.80 ENG Scott Nicholls 8.64 ENG Gary Havelock 8.42 ENG Lee Richardson 7.41 SWE Magnus Zetterström 6.59 SVN Matej Ferjan 6.20 ENG Oliver Allen 2.29 ENG Martin Willis 1.81 Wolverhampton 22em SWE Peter Karlsson 8.27 SWE Mikael Karlsson 8.08 DEN Nicki Pedersen 7.64 DEN Jesper B. Jensen 6.98 DEN John Jørgensen 6.65 CZE George Štancl 5.96 DEN Charlie Gjedde 5.12 DEN Richard Juul 4.73 ENG Craig Taylor 2.10 See also Speedway in the United Kingdom List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:SGB Premiership Category:1999 in British motorsport