2011 Elite League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 2011 Sky Sports Elite League Champions Poole Pirates Knockout Cup Poole Pirates Elite Shield Wolverhampton Wolves Individual Rory Schlein Pairs Poole Pirates Darcy Ward 2011 Premier League2011 National League 2010 2012 The 2011 Elite League speedway season (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th season of the top division of UK speedway and took place between 26 March and 20 October 2011. The Coventry Bees were the defending champions after winning in 2010.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archivehttp://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2011.php 2011 league tables Speedway GB thumb|right|150px|Poole rider and pairs champion Summary It was a great season for the Poole Pirates, who won the Elite League, the Pairs Championship and the Knockout Cup. Claiming a clean sweep of honours. Throughout the 2010 season, it was rumoured that the Ipswich Witches would prefer to compete in the Premier League from 2011 onwards. Although they survived the promotion/relegation battle with the Newcastle Diamonds, it was decided that they would swap divisions with the Birmingham Brummies.British Speedway AGM - Key Points http://www.speedwaygb.com/news.php?extend.9586 BSPA 2010-11-21 2010-11-21 On 27 November 2010, The BSPA announced that both Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers would not be riding in the top flight after they failed to declare their intent to compete in the 2011 competition.British Speedway Statement http://www.speedwaygb.com/news.php?extend.9620.2 BSPA 2010-11-27 2010-11-29 This then led to the King's Lynn Stars being promoted from the Premier League due to the Elite League needing a minimum of 8 teams.Kings Lynn Join The Elite http://www.speedwaygb.com/news.php?extend.9628 BSPA 2010-11-29 2010-11-29 On 15 March 2011 it was announced that both the Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers would be part of the 2011 Elite League after all. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/9425796.stm Peterborough and Coventry allowed back in Elite League 15 March 2011 BBC Sport BBC 15 March 2011 Poole Pirates made up for the previous season's disappointment by winning the league and cup double. The Australian quartet of Darcy Ward, Chris Holder, Davey Watt and Jason Doyle were supported well by Swedes Thomas H. Jonasson and Dennis Andersson as the Poole team deservedly won the title after finishing top of the regular season table for the second consecutive year.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/4943/poole Speedway riders, history and results wwosbackup 1 August 2021 The Australian domination also extended to the league averages, which were topped by Chris Holder and the Elite League Riders' Championship won by Rory Schlein of Belle Vue. League table Pos Club M Home Away F A +/- Pts 3W 2W D L 4W 3W D 1L L1 Poole Pirates2810 3 0 1 2 3 0 5 4 1343 1212 582 Eastbourne Eagles28121010402813701202523 King's Lynn Stars2884020316413051266494 Lakeside Hammers2885011202912911255465 Coventry Bees2892120213812621267436 Peterborough Panthers281040000041012841271427 Belle Vue Aces2853242204612671266418 Wolverhampton Wolves2858010015812501326389 Birmingham Brummies28 640410058124113263510 Swindon Robins28 25070103101172139422 Key: Championship play-offs Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points 'A' Fixtures main FBR grey BV BIR COV EAS KL LH PET PP SWI WOL Belle Vue Aces 50–42 45–45 44–45 52–42 43–47 53–40 44–46 62–30 47–43 Birmingham Brummies 43–47 51–39 43–49 52–38 52–40 49–44 42–48 48–42 48–47 Coventry Bees 56–38 48–45 46–39 49–44 58–34 54–38 49–42 42–48 50–43 Eastbourne Eagles 54–39 66–24 53–40 45–48 50–43 55–41 57–39 59–34 57–38 King's Lynn Stars 48–42 50–43 50–40 43–46 65–30 55–41 50–43 58–37 50–43 Lakeside Hammers 48–45 61–31 42–30 44–46 61–32 55–41 48–42 56–38 48–45 Peterborough Panthers 50–24 50–37 46–44 52–38 48–45 50–42 49–44 63–27 59–34 Poole Pirates 47–42 48–42 55–31 55–39 58–36 58–36 55–35 50–42 56–36 Swindon Robins 41–49 42–51 50–40 51–41 42–48 43–47 47–43 49–43 50–45 Wolverhampton Wolves 56–36 46–43 48–42 46–44 47–43 53–42 51–38 42–51 48–42 complete https://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/archives11 British Speedway 2011 fixtures & results 28 May 2024 'B' Fixtures main FBR grey BV BIR COV EAS KL LH PET PP SWI WOL Belle Vue Aces 45–44 n/a n/a 47–43 58–35 n/a 44–46 n/a 45–45 Birmingham Brummies 52–43 48–42 n/a n/a 38–54 50–43 n/a n/a 57–36 Coventry Bees 41–49 n/a 51–42 45–45 n/a 49–41 n/a 56–37 n/a Eastbourne Eagles n/a n/a 53–40 46–44 n/a n/a 57–35 59–34 63–29 King's Lynn Stars 48–42 n/a 44–48 50–42 n/a 47–43 n/a 48–45 n/a Lakeside Hammers 48–41 51–42 n/a n/a n/a 66–26 40–38 n/a 47–46 Peterborough Panthers n/a 53–41 54–40 n/a 46–44 53–40 n/a 54–36 n/a Poole Pirates 45–48 n/a n/a 54–40 n/a 44–43 n/a 53–41 54–42 Swindon Robins n/a n/a 43–47 46–44 43–47 n/a 49–43 43–50 n/a Wolverhampton Wolves 52–41 48–45 n/a 49–41 n/a 47–43 n/a 45–44 n/a complete https://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/archives11 British Speedway 2011 fixtures & results 28 May 2024 Championship play-offs Semi-finals Leg 1 19 September 2011 King's Lynn Stars 48 – 45 Poole Pirates Norfolk Arena 19 September 2011 Lakeside Hammers 47 – 46 Eastbourne Eagles Arena Essex Raceway Leg 2 26 September 2011 Poole Pirates 63 – 27 King's Lynn Stars Poole Stadium 26 September 2011 Eastbourne Eagles 53 - 39 Lakeside Hammers Arlington Stadium Grand final First leg 3 October 2011 Eastbourne EaglesCameron Woodward 14Bjarne Pedersen 9Simon Gustafsson 8Joonas Kylmäkorpi 8Lewis Bridger 5Timo Lahti 5 49 - 41 http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.13437 POOLE: EASTBOURNE 49 PIRATES 41 (EL GRAND FINAL, 1ST LEG) Speedway GB 20 June 2021 Poole PiratesChris Holder 12Darcy Ward 10Davey Watt 9Kevin Wölbert 5Dennis Andersson 3Ricky Wells 2Thomas H. Jonasson 0 Arlington Stadium Second leg 10 October 2011 Poole PiratesDarcy Ward 14Chris Holder 11Thomas H. Jonasson 11Davey Watt 6Kevin Wölbert 5Dennis Andersson 5Ricky Wells 5 57 - 36 http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.13538 EASTBOURNE: POOLE 57 EAGLES 36 (EL GRAND FINAL, 2ND LEG) Speedway GB 20 June 2021 Eastbourne EaglesCameron Woodward 14Simon Gustafsson 8Joonas Kylmäkorpi 5Lewis Bridger 4Bjarne Pedersen 4Timo Lahti 1 Poole Stadium Poole Pirates were declared Elite League Champions, on winning on aggregate 98-85. Elite League Knockout Cup The 2011 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 73rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/04/elite-league-ko-cup-2011.html 2011 Elite League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two08/08 Peterborough 47-45 Coventry06/07 Coventry 42-48 Peterborough Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two15/09Peterborough 43-47 Belle Vue14/09Belle Vue 50-40 Peterborough25/07 Wolverhampton 45-45 Eastbourne22/06 Poole 55-41 Swindon18/06 Eastbourne 50-40 Wolverhampton16/06 Swindon 28-62 Poole10/06 Lakeside 63- 29 Birmingham09/06 Birmingham 36-41 Lakeside Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two12/10 Belle Vue 42-33 Lakeside30/09 Lakeside 48-45 Belle Vue17/09 Eastbourne 39-51 Poole14/09 Poole 46-44 Eastbourne Final First leg 20 October 2011 Belle Vue AcesRory Schlein 12Chris Harris 9Ricky Kling 8Charlie Gjedde 7Patrick Hougaard 4Craig Cook 4Linus Eklöf 3 47 - 45 http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.13635 POOLE: BELLE VUE 47 PIRATES 45 (KOC FINAL, 1ST LEG) Speedway GB 22 June 2021 Poole PiratesKevin Wölbert 13Darcy Ward 10Chris Holder 9Dennis Andersson 7Davey Watt 4Ricky Wells 2 Belle Vue Stadium Second leg 20 October 2011 Poole PiratesChris Holder 13Dennis Andersson 13Darcy Ward 12Kevin Wölbert 9Davey Watt 7Ricky Wells 3 57 - 39 http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.13648 POOLE: PIRATES 57 BELLE VUE 39 (KOC FINAL, 2ND LEG) Speedway GB 22 June 2021 Belle Vue AcesRory Schlein 11Chris Harris 8Charlie Gjedde 6Ricky Kling 6Patrick Hougaard 4Linus Eklöf 4Craig Cook 0 Poole Stadium The Poole Pirates were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 102-86. Riders' Championship Rory Schlein won the Riders' Championship. The final was held in Swindon on 15 October.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/4702/2011-elite-league-riders-championship Elite League Riders' Championship WWOS Backup 9 June 2023http://www.birmingham-speedway.com/_mobile/news.php?extend.1256 SCHLEIN WINS ELRC Birmingham Speedway 9 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 AUS Rory Schlein 3 3 2 3 2 13x3 2 ENG Scott Nicholls 1 1 3 3 3 11223 SWE Freddie Lindgren 3 2 2 exc 2 9314 DEN Bjarne Pedersen 3 2 3 0 3 11x05 AUS Chris Holder 2 0 3 3 1 91 6 ENG Chris Harris 2 3 1 2 3 11exc7 DEN Kenneth Bjerre 0 3 1 3 1 88 AUS Darcy Ward 2 3 f/exc 2 1 89 ENG Ben Barker 1 2 1 1 2 7 10 DEN Niels Kristian Iversen 3 0 3 0 f 611 DEN Hans Andersen 0 1 0 1 3 512 ENG Danny King 0 2 1 2 0 513 DEN Nicolai Klindt 0 1 2 1 fx 4 14 ENG Lee Richardson 1 1 2 0 ret 4 15 ENG Stuart Robson 1 0 0 1 2 4 16 USA Ryan Fisher 2 ret 0 2 ret 2 f=fell, exc=excluded, ret=retired Pairs The Elite League Pairs Championship was held at the King's Lynn Stadium on 27 April and was won by Poole Pirates.https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/9096/elite-league-pairs-kings-april 2011 Elite League Pairs Speedway Updates 20 May 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Peterborough25Batchelor 15, Pedersen 10 2Wolves 21 Lindgren 14, Proctor 7 3 Swindon 21 Nicholls 13, Klindt 8 4 King's Lynn 14 Iversen 11, Bjerre 3 5Birmingham 9Dryml 9, Knight (G) 0 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Poole 26Holder 14, Ward 12 2 Belle Vue 23 Harris 13, Schlein 10 3 Lakeside 19 Richardson 10, Shields 94 Coventry 12 Fisher 10, Kennett 2 5Eastbourne 11 Kylmaekorpi 9, Woodward 2 Semi finals Belle Vue 5 Peterborough 4 - Pedersen, Harris, Schlein, Batchelor Poole 5 Wolves 4 - Lindgren, Ward, Holder, Proctor Final Poole 7 Belle Vue 2 - Ward, Holder, Harris, Schlein Leading averages Rider Team Average AUS Darcy WardPoole10.05 AUS Chris Holder Poole 9.99 SWE Freddie Lindgren Wolverhampton 9.66 DEN Kenneth Bjerre Kings Lynn 9.22 DEN Nicki Pedersen Peterborough9.20 AUS Rory Schlein Belle Vue 9.10 AUS Troy Batchelor Peterborough8.84 SWE Peter Karlsson Wolverhampton 8.78 ENG Edward Kennett Coventry 8.77 DEN Bjarne Pedersen Eastbourne 8.61 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em AUS Rory Schlein 9.10 ENG Chris Harris 8.56 DEN Charlie Gjedde 7.70 DEN Patrick Hougaard 6.48 ENG Craig Cook 5.70 ENG Jordan Frampton 5.60 SWE Ricky Kling 5.22 AUS Kozza Smith 4.65 POL Łukasz Jankowski 4.48 POL Tomasz Piszcz 3.30 POL Dawid Stachyra 2.00 Birmingham 22em ENG Ben Barker 7.65 POL Krzysztof Kasprzak 7.46 ENG Danny King 6.84 SWE Daniel Nermark 6.52 DEN Ulrich Østergaard 6.16 DEN Claus Vissing 5.73 CZE Aleš Dryml 5.39 ENG James Wright 5.33 GER Kevin Wölbert 5.10 Coventry 22em ENG Edward Kennett 8.77 RUS Emil Sayfutdinov 8.28 POL Przemyslaw Pawlicki 7.96 USA Ryan Fisher 6.95 DEN Kenni Larsen 6.76 AUS Nick Morris 6.06 ENG Josh Auty 5.57 AUS Travis McGowan 4.21 AUS Richard Sweetman 3.88 Eastbourne 22em DEN Bjarne Pedersen 8.61 FIN Joonas Kylmäkorpi 7.92 ENG Lewis Bridger 7.75 CZE Lukáš Dryml 7.69 SWE Simon Gustafsson 7.22 AUS Cameron Woodward 7.19 FIN Timo Lahti 3.06 King's Lynn 22em DEN Kenneth Bjerre 9.22 DEN Mads Korneliussen 8.03 DEN Niels Kristian Iversen 7.88 ENG Oliver Allen 7.30 DEN Lasse Bjerre 6.11 AUS Sam Masters 4.48 CZE Filip Šitera 4.04 CZE Tomáš Topinka 4.00 Lakeside 22em ENG Lee Richardson 8.46 SWE Jonas Davidsson 7.52 POL Piotr Swiderski 7.48 AUS Adam Shields 7.26 ENG Stuart Robson 6.99 SWE Kim Nilsson 6.52 SWE Peter Ljung 6.35 FIN Kauko Nieminen 6.02 ENG Robert Mear 5.67 CAN Kyle Legault 4.21 Peterborough 22em DEN Nicki Pedersen 9.20 AUS Troy Batchelor 8.84 SWE Linus Sundström 7.83 POL Krzysztof Buczkowski 6.82 POL Norbert Kościuch 6.02 POL Kacper Gomólski 4.47 AUS Dakota North 4.00 ENG Richard Lawson 3.87 Poole 22em AUS Darcy Ward 10.05 AUS Chris Holder 9.99 AUS Davey Watt 7.93 SWE Thomas H. Jonasson 7.14 AUS Jason Doyle 6.41 SWE Dennis Andersson 6.23 GER Kevin Wölbert 6.10 RUS Renat Gafurov 5.62 GER Christian Hefenbrock 4.84 ENG Kyle Newman 1.74 Swindon 22em ENG Scott Nicholls 7.78 DEN Nicolai Klindt 7.02 ENG Simon Stead 6.86 POL Maciej Janowski 6.72 DEN Jesper B. Monberg 6.19 AUS Cory Gathercole 4.89 RUS Sergei Darkin 3.63 AUS Justin Sedgmen 2.83 Wolverhampton 22em SWE Freddie Lindgren 9.66 SWE Peter Karlsson 8.78 ENG Tai Woffinden 8.34 AUS Ty Proctor 5.76 SWE Ludvig Lindgren 4.56 USA Ricky Wells 4.43 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:SGB Premiership Elite League Speedway