2000 Elite League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Sky Sports Elite League Champions Eastbourne Eagles Knockout Cup King's Lynn Knights Craven Shield Coventry Bees Riders Championship Ryan Sullivan Leigh Adams Premier LeagueConference League 1999 2001 The 2000 Elite League speedway season was the 66th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the fourth known as the Elite League and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Season summary In 2000, the league decreased to nine teams with the Hull Vikings dropping back down to the Premier League after just one season. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2000.php 2000 league tables Speedway GB Eastbourne Eagles claimed the millennium season league title but only finished two points clear of King's Lynn Knights. Martin Dugard topped scored for the Eagles but was well supported by their new signing Joe Screen from Hull Vikings. Three other English riders finished with averages in excess of 7 which was the crucial difference during the season. They were David Norris, Paul Hurry and Dean Barker. The King's Lynn Australian pairing of Leigh Adams and Jason Crump topped the league averages but did not have the back up that Eastbourne relied on. King's Lynn gained consolation when winning the Knockout Cup.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/4918/eastbourne Eastbourne wwosbackup 31 July 2021 Final table Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot1 Eastbourne Eagles 32 24 1 7 1544 1322 49 13 622 King's Lynn Knights 32 22 2 8 1564 1321 46 14 603 Ipswich Witches 32 16 3 13 1456 1409 35 11 464 Coventry Bees 32 16 3 13 1442 1427 35 8 435 Poole Pirates 32 14 4 14 1437 1426 32 8 406 Wolverhampton Wolves 32 15 3 14 1396 1467 33 6 397 Peterborough Panthers 32 11 2 19 1431 1425 24 7 318 Oxford Cheetahs 31 9 1 21 1296 1477 19 3 229 Belle Vue Aces 31 5 3 23 1248 1540 13 1 14 Oxford v Belle Vue not held. 'A' Fixtures main FBR grey BV COV EAS IPS KL OX PET PP WOL Belle Vue Aces 52–38 37–53 44.5–45.5 40–50 44–46 47–43 40–50 41–49 Coventry Bees 52–38 50–40 45–45 48–42 55–34 52–26 40–50 45–44 Eastbourne Eagles 55–35 48–43 48–42 50–39 55–35 54–37 56–34 43–29 Ipswich Witches 52–38 47–43 47–43 45–45 52–38 50–40 51–40 53–37 King's Lynn Knights 62–28 56–34 49–41 47–43 49–40 51–42 53–37 49–41 Oxford Cheetahs 47–42 43–47 43–50 43–47 48–42 41–49 42–48 47–43 Peterborough Panthers 56.5–33.5 42–48 41–49 49–43 51–39 56–34 50–40 43–46 Poole Pirates 45–45 45–45 42–48 48–42 47–43 52–38 51–39 42–49 Wolverhampton Wolves 47–43 41–49 45–45 45–44 47–43 51–42 49–41 48–42 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2000 fixtures & results 1 June 2024 'B' Fixtures main FBR grey BV COV EAS IPS KL OX PET PP WOL Belle Vue Aces 50–39 37–52 52–38 n/a 43–47 50–43 39–51 45–45 Coventry Bees 57–33 38–52 42–47 48–42 47–43 47–43 46–44 41–49 Eastbourne Eagles 60–30 49–40 51–39 50–42 54–36 48–42 53–37 50–40 Ipswich Witches 57–33 47–45 58–32 34–58 47–43 50–40 45–45 53–37 King's Lynn Knights 60–30 56–34 58–32 47–43 53–37 47–43 49–41 58–32 Oxford Cheetahs 46–44 43–47 46–44 46–44 42–48 41–49 41–29 44–46 Peterborough Panthers 50–40 45–45 44–46 45–45 45–45 59–31 42–48 57–33 Poole Pirates 60–30 45–48 46–44 50–39 41–49 45–45 50–39 48–42 Wolverhampton Wolves 45–45 44–46 41–49 51–39 40–50 43–47 49–41 46–44 complete Elite League Knockout Cup The 2000 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 62nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/04/elite-league-ko-cup-2000.html 2000 Elite League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two12/05 Oxford 45-45 Poole10/05 Poole 47-43 Oxford Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two04/09 Belle Vue 40-44 Coventry02/08 King's Lynn 52-38 Ipswich09/06 Peterborough 52-38 Poole26/06 Wolverhampton 51-39 Eastbourne24/06 Eastbourne 44-46 Wolverhampton27/05 Coventry 49-41 Belle Vue25/05 Ipswich 48-42 King's Lynn10/05 Poole 47-43 Peterborough Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two19/10 King's Lynn 63-27 Wolverhampton18/10 Wolverhampton 43-47 King's Lynn14/10 Coventry 47-43 Peterborough13/10 Peterborough 47-43 Coventry22/10 (replay) Peterborough 46-44 Coventry17/10 (replay) Coventry 45-45 Peterborough Final First leg 25 October 2000 King's Lynn KnightsLeigh Adams 14Jason Crump 11John Cook 11Craig Boyce 8Tom P. Madsen 6Steve Masters 5Travis McGowan 4 58 - 32 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/coventry2000.pdf Coventry Bees 2000 season Speedway Researcher 25 June 2021 Coventry BeesLee Richardson 11Greg Hancock 10Billy Hamill 9Scott Robson 2Shaun Tacey 0Stuart Robson 0John Jørgensen 0 King's Lynn Stadium Second leg 31 October 2000 Coventry BeesBilly Hamill 11Greg Hancock 10Scott Robson 9Lee Richardson 6Shaun Tacey 6Stuart Robson 6John Jørgensen R/R 48 - 42 King's Lynn KnightsLeigh Adams 11Jason Crump 8John Cook 9Craig Boyce 7Tom P. Madsen 3Steve Masters 2Travis McGowan 2 Brandon Stadium King's Lynn Knights were declared Knockout Cup Champions, on aggregate score 100-80. Craven Shield Anglia Pos Team M W D L Pts1 King's Lynn430162 Peterborough411233 Ipswich41123 Midland Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Coventry320142 Wolverhampton320143 Belle Vue20020 South PosTeam M W D L Pts1 Poole421152 Oxford420243 Eastbourne41123 main FBR grey IPS KL PET Ipswich 42–48 56–33 King's Lynn 54–36 52–38 Peterborough 45–45 47–43 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2000 fixtures & results 3 November 2025 main FBR grey BV COV WOL Belle Vue n–h n–h Coventry 51–39 43–47 Wolverhampton 49–41 41–49 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2000 fixtures & results 3 November 2025 main FBR grey EAS OX PP Eastbourne 50–40 45–45 Oxford 49–41 46–44 Poole 52–38 47–43 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2000 fixtures & results 3 November 2025 Final Leg Team one Team two Team three Score 1Poole Coventry King's Lynn 39–38–31 2Coventry King's Lynn Poole not staged 3King's Lynn Poole Coventry 34–31–43 Riders' Championship Ryan Sullivan won the Elite League Riders' Championship, held at the Brandon Stadium on 21 October.https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/07/elite-league-riders-championship-2000.html 2000 Elite League Riders Championship Edinburgh Speedway 8 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 AUS Ryan Sullivan 1 3 3 3 2 12x32 USA Greg Hancock 3 3 2 2 2 12x23 DEN Nicki Pedersen 2 3 0 3 1 9314 ENG Scott Nicholls 0 2 3 3 2 10205 ENG Chris Louis 0 1 2 3 3 916 AUS Todd Wiltshire 3 3 0 2 1 907 ENG Mark Loram 3 1 1 1 3 9 8 AUS Jason Crump 2 2 0 2 3 9 9 USA Billy Hamill 2 2 3 2 0 9 10 SWE Peter Karlsson 3 0 1 1 38 11 ENG Paul Hurry 2 1 2 1 1 7 12 USA Sam Ermolenko 1 0 3 1 1 6 13 AUS Leigh Adams 1 1 1 0 2 5 14 AUS Shane Parker 1 0 2 0 0 3 15 ENG David Norris 1 0 2 0 0 3 16 ENG Matt Cambridge (res) 0 0 0 0 17 ENG Carl Downs (res) 00 Leading final averages Rider Team Average AUS Leigh AdamsKings Lynn10.17 AUS Jason CrumpKings Lynn10.15 ENG Mark LoramPoole10.10 ENG Martin DugardEastbourne9.67 ENG Chris LouisIpswich9.57 POL Tomasz GollobIpswich9.52 AUS Ryan SullivanPeterborough9.18 USA Greg HancockCoventry9.00 ENG Joe ScreenEastbourne8.82 USA Billy HamillCoventry8.77 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em AUS Jason Lyons 8.34 SWE Peter Nahlin 7.02 DEN Brian Karger 7.00 FIN Kai Laukkanen 6.45 ENG Andy Smith 6.20 DEN Jan Stæchmann 6.20 DEN Jesper Olsen 5.78 USA Brent Werner 5.58 DEN John Jørgensen 5.37 AUS Shane Parker 5.38 ENG Glenn Cunningham 4.64 AUS Kevin Doolan 3.76 SWE Daniel Andersson 2.20 Coventry 22em USA Greg Hancock 9.00 USA Billy Hamill 8.77 ENG Lee Richardson 7.63 CZE George Štancl 5.35 ENG Stuart Robson 5.34 DEN John Jørgensen 5.30 ENG Shaun Tacey 5.26 ENG Scott Robson 4.56 Eastbourne 22em ENG Martin Dugard 9.67 ENG Joe Screen 8.82 ENG David Norris 7.73 ENG Paul Hurry 7.34 SWE Stefan Dannö 7.20 ENG Dean Barker 7.02 FIN Petri Kokko 5.73 AUS Brent Collyer 2.89 Ipswich 22em ENG Chris Louis 9.57 POL Tomasz Gollob 9.52 SVN Matej Ferjan 6.53 CZE Antonín Šváb Jr. 6.51 ENG Jeremy Doncaster 6.13 NZL Jason Bunyan 4.65 ENG Savalas Clouting 4.15 ENG Lawrence Hare 3.51 DEN Jan Andersen 3.46 King's Lynn 22em AUS Leigh Adams 10.17 AUS Jason Crump 10.15 AUS Craig Boyce 7.98 USA John Cook 6.86 AUS Shane Parker 6.57 AUS Travis McGowan 5.88 ENG Steve Masters 4.40 DEN Tom P. Madsen 4.14 Oxford 22em AUS Todd Wiltshire 8.24 SWE Jimmy Nilsen 7.97 AUS Steve Johnston 7.36 DEN Brian Andersen 6.93 DEN Jan Stæchmann 5.49 AUS Mark Lemon 5.27 RUS Roman Povazhny 4.57 CZE Lukáš Dryml 4.54 CZE Aleš Dryml Jr. 4.26 Peterborough 22em AUS Ryan Sullivan 9.18 SWE Peter Karlsson 8.69 CZE Zdeněk Tesař 6.85 SWE Stefan Andersson 6.84 SWE Magnus Zetterström 5.92 ENG Glenn Cunningham 5.82 ENG David Howe 5.67 AUS Brett Woodifield 5.46 ENG Andre Compton 4.50 AUS Nigel Sadler 4.47 Poole 22em ENG Mark Loram 10.10 ENG Scott Nicholls 8.57 ENG Gary Havelock 7.60 NOR Lars Gunnestad 7.21 AUS Craig Watson 5.17 ENG Alun Rossiter 4.26 SWE Emil Lindqvist 3.41 ENG Justin Elkins 1.28 Wolverhampton 22em DEN Jesper B. Jensen 8.32 USA Sam Ermolenko 7.94 USA Ronnie Correy 7.75 DEN Nicki Pedersen 7.48 POL Adam Skórnicki 5.79 POL Roman Povazhny 5.55 ENG Wayne Carter 3.72 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:SGB Premiership Category:2000 in British motorsport