2006 Elite League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Sky Sports Elite League Champions Peterborough Panthers Knockout Cup Coventry Bees Craven Shield Poole Pirates Elite Shield Coventry Bees Individual Jason Crump Pairs Belle Vue Aces Jason Crump Premier LeagueConference League 2005 2007 The 2006 Elite League speedway season was the 72nd season of the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and 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 Archivehttp://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2006.php 2006 league tables Speedway GB Season summary In 2006, the league consisted of eleven teams, after the newly named Reading Bulldogs, moved up from the Premier League. The Championship was won by the Peterborough Panthers by a single race point in the play-off final. Bamford Robert Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007 NPI Media Group 2007-03-01 0-7524-4250-3 Peterborough and Reading battled each other throughout the season finishing level on points in the regular season table before Peterborough edged Reading in the Play off final. Peterborough had a strong all round squad and included Danish trio of Hans Andersen, Jesper Jensen and Niels Kristian Iversen, in addition to Australian Ryan Sullivan.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/4941/peterborough Speedway riders, history and results wwosbackup 1 August 2021 Reading who had come up from the division below had recruited Greg Hancock as their main heat leader who finished 7th in the league averages which were headed once again by Australian stars Jason Crump and Leigh Adams. Final table HomeAwayBonusPosTeamMWDLWDLFAPtsWLTot1Peterborough Panthers40180260141942173148164642Reading Bulldogs40160491101934175651137643Swindon Robins40190141151893178647146614Coventry Bees40181150151856183547119585Belle Vue Aces40190120181880176142155576Wolverhampton Wolves401613411518271840421010527Poole Pirates40180210191880180638136518Ipswich Witches 40170320181847183738812469Eastbourne Eagles401712301717911860415154610Oxford Cheetahs401109101916961989242182611Arena Essex Hammers4011090020165820032231725 = Qualified for Play Off finals 'A' Fixtures main FBR grey AE BV COV EAS IPS OX PET PP RB SWI WOL Arena Essex Hammers 48–41 46–43 40–52 49–41 39–53 42–48 55–40 58–33 50–40 46–44 Belle Vue Aces 46–44 58–37 48–42 48–42 56–38 50–40 53–37 51–39 55–41 54–39 Coventry Bees 47–43 49–42 56–40 48–45 50–42 48–44 47–42 42–48 51–43 53–40 Eastbourne Eagles 62–32 48–42 47–41 51–39 60–32 47–46 49–41 42–48 41–55 46–44 Ipswich Witches 50–42 53–42 51–42 57–38 60–30 48–42 50–40 43–47 48–45 50–42 Oxford Cheetahs 64–26 43–50 47–43 42–48 42–51 42–47 50–43 50–44 47–43 41–51 Peterborough Panthers 56–39 46–44 62–32 59–33 55–38 63–31 48–42 41–52 55–40 54–38 Poole Pirates 59–33 55–38 55–38 54–36 57–39 55–40 48–42 45–48 48–42 47–43 Reading Bulldogs 50–46 52–43 41–49 61–34 50–40 67–28 39–51 50–40 46–44 43–47 Swindon Robins 53–38 50–43 56–39 51–39 53–40 56–38 58–34 52–43 44–49 52–42 Wolverhampton Wolves 56–36 46–44 53–40 48–45 56–35 53–37 48–42 52–41 47–44 44–46 complete https://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/archives06 British Speedway 2006 fixtures & results 30 May 2024 'B' Fixtures main FBR grey AE BV COV EAS IPS OX PET PP RB SWI WOL Arena Essex Hammers 39–56 44–46 48–42 42–48 62–32 58–38 50–40 41–51 43–46 44–46 Belle Vue Aces 51–42 49–41 44–30 51–39 53–39 52–43 42–48 59–34 43–30 61–35 Coventry Bees 65–29 49–44 56–39 46–44 54–38 49–47 49–42 47–46 45–45 51–42 Eastbourne Eagles 53–41 42–36 47–46 54–39 50–45 55–35 53–41 46–44 53–43 45–45 Ipswich Witches 57–37 52–43 44–50 42–48 52–43 51–43 52–44 56–38 56–37 53–43 Oxford Cheetahs 55–37 46–44 44–51 50–42 46–44 41–49 49–47 39–54 48–47 44–46 Peterborough Panthers 62–28 55–39 49–41 61–32 50–40 55–34 47–46 43–49 53–37 47–42 Poole Pirates 66–24 50–44 47–46 49–44 54–36 49–42 36–56 47–43 58–36 59–34 Reading Bulldogs 60–33 55–40 44–46 54–41 57–38 50–42 51–42 53–41 57–35 58–37 Swindon Robins 57–36 51–42 53–40 58–32 57–38 52–38 47–46 49–44 53–40 47–43 Wolverhampton Wolves 54–40 52–39 53–43 47–43 47–46 46–44 44–46 52–40 45–45 41–49 complete https://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/archives06 British Speedway 2006 fixtures & results 30 May 2024 Play-offs Semi-final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs. Semi-finals Peterborough Panthers 52-40 Coventry Bees Reading Bulldogs 51-43 Swindon Robins Final First leg 2 October 2006 Reading BulldogsCharlie Gjedde 13Greg Hancock 12Janusz Kołodziej 8Travis McGowan 6Zdeněk Simota 6Mark Lemon 4R/R 49 - 47 Peterborough PanthersRyan Sullivan 15Hans N. Andersen 14Piotr Świderski 8Richard Hall 6Ulrich Østergaard 3Jesper B. Jensen 1Niels Kristian Iversen R/R Smallmead Stadium Second leg 9 October 2006 Peterborough PanthersHans N. Andersen 14Ryan Sullivan 12Richard Hall 10Niels Kristian Iversen 5Piotr Świderski 4Jesper B. Jensen 2Ulrich Østergaard 1 48 - 45 Reading BulldogsMark Lemon 12Greg Hancock 11Janusz Kołodziej 9Travis McGowan 7Charlie Gjedde 4Zdeněk Simota 2R/R East of England Showground The Peterborough Panthers were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 95-94. Elite League Knockout Cup thumb|right|200px|Scott Nicholls helped Coventry win the Knockout Cup The 2006 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 68th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/07/elite-league-ko-cup-2006.html 2006 Elite League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two13/04 Swindon 40-50 Reading10/04 Reading 47-43 Swindon06/04 Peterborough 57-37 Arena Essex03/04 Wolverhampton 54-40 Oxford31/03 Arena Essex 59-35 Peterborough29/03 Oxford 43-47 Wolverhampton Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two10/07 Belle Vue 56-38 Arena Essex07/07 Arena Essex 44-46 Belle Vue07/07 Coventry 56-40 Ipswich07/07 Reading 51-42 Poole05/07 Poole 58-34 Reading03/07 Wolverhampton 41-51 Eastbourne01/07 Eastbourne 55-38 Wolverhampton01/06 Ipswich 48-42 Coventry Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two29/09 Coventry 61-31 Eastbourne28/09 Poole 43-34 Belle Vue16/09 Eastbourne 46-44 Coventry11/09 Belle Vue 53-41 Poole Final First leg 9 October 2006 Belle Vue AcesJason Crump 14Kenneth Bjerre 9Simon Stead 9Phil Morris 7Tom P. Madsen 3James Wright 3R/R 45 - 45 Coventry BeesScott Nicholls 13Martin Smolinski 8Rory Schlein 8Chris Harris7Emil Kramer 3Billy Janniro 2Oliver Allen 2 Belle Vue Stadium Second leg 13 October 2006 Coventry BeesChris Harris 12Scott Nicholls 9Martin Smolinski 9Rory Schlein 8Troy Batchelor 8Billy Janniro]5Oliver Allen 5 56 - 40 Belle Vue AcesJason Crump 15Simon Stead 12Davey Watt 5James Wright 4Phil Morris 1Joel Parsons 1R/R Brandon Stadium The Coventry Bees were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101-85. Craven Shield End of season competition for the highest nine league teams First Round Team one Team two Team three ScoreWolverhampton Eastbourne Ipswich 33–38–37Ipswich EastbourneWolverhampton 46–38–23 Eastbourne Ipswich Wolverhampton 42–33–33 Team one Team two Team three ScoreSwindon Poole Reading 36–35–37Poole Reading Swindon 41–29–37Reading Poole Swindon 37–40–31 Team one Team two Team three ScoreCoventry Belle Vue Peterborough 42–40–26PeterboroughBelle VueCoventry 45–26–37Belle Vue Coventry Peterborough 41–34–33 Final Team one Team two Team three ScoreCoventry Eastbourne Poole 38–29–41Eastbourne Coventry Poole 35–38–35Poole Eastbourne Coventry 38–29–41 Riders' Championship Jason Crump won the Riders' Championship for the third time. The final was held at Wimborne Road on 1 October.http://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/history/leaguetables2006.php BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT) British Speedway 9 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 AUS Jason Crump 3 3 3 3 3 15x32 DEN Nicki Pedersen 3 2 3 3 2 13x 23 USA Greg Hancock 2 2 3 2 3 12314 ENG Scott Nicholls 2 3 1 2 2 10 2 05 DEN Hans Andersen 1 1 3 1 3 9 1 6 AUS Todd Wiltshire 3 0 2 2 2 9 07 AUS Leigh Adams 0 3 2 3 0 8 8 USA Billy Hamill 1 2 1 1 3 8 9 AUS Rory Schlein 2 2 1 1 1 7 10 AUS Adam Shields 1 1 2 2 1 7 11 AUS Craig Boyce 0 0 0 3 2 5 12 POL Krzysztof Kasprzak 0 3 1 - - 4 13 ENG Simon Stead 3 0 0 0 1 4 14 DEN Jesper B. Monberg 0 1 2 1 0 4 15 ENG Mark Loram 2 1 - - - 3 16 SWE Mikael Max 1 0 0 0 1 2 17 ENG Matt Bates (res) 0 0 0 0 0 Pairs The Elite League Pairs Championship was held in Swindon on 4 June and was won by Belle Vue Aces.https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/1529/elite-league-pairs-swindon-04 2006 Elite League Pairs Speedway Updates 20 May 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Swindon 31 Adams 20, Ulamek 112Peterborough 26Andersen 15, Iversen 113 Eastbourne 25 Pedersen N 15, Norris 104 Coventry 22 Nicholls 11, Schlein 116 Ipswich 17 Protasiewicz 10, Jansson 7 5Wolves13Lindgren 11, Correy 2 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Belle Vue 21 Crump 16, Stead 52 Poole 21Lindback 12, Pedersen B 93 Reading 19 Hancock 10, Zagar 94 Oxford 15 Wiltshire 13, Skornicki 25Arena Essex 14 Kylmakorpi 12, Lanham 2 Final Swindon 5 Belle Vue 4 - Adams, Crump, Stead, Ulamek Leading averages Rider Team Average AUS Jason CrumpBelle Vue11.21 AUS Leigh AdamsSwindon10.47 DEN Hans AndersenPeterborough10.40 SWE Peter Karlsson Wolverhampton9.94 DEN Nicki PedersenEastbourne9.92 DEN Bjarne PedersenPoole9.39 USA Greg HancockReading9.28 ENG Scott NichollsCoventry9.05 ENG Mark LoramIpswich8.92 DEN Jesper B JensenPeterborough8.76 Riders & final averages Arena Essex 22em FIN Joonas Kylmäkorpi 8.08 SWE Andreas Jonsson 7.78 SWE Mikael Max 6.87 ENG Leigh Lanham 6.70 AUS Steve Johnston 6.53 ENG Paul Hurry 6.48 DEN Henning Bager 6.41 USA Brent Werner 3.77 POL Mariusz Puszakowski 3.68 SWE Andreas Messing 2.88 POL Łukasz Romanek 1.40 Belle Vue 22em AUS Jason Crump 11.21 ENG Simon Stead 8.08 ENG Joe Screen 7.75 DEN Kenneth Bjerre 7.51 ENG James Wright 4.89 ENG Phil Morris 4.26 DEN Tom P. Madsen 3.61 AUS Joel Parsons 1.90 Coventry 22em ENG Scott Nicholls 9.05 AUS Rory Schlein 7.93 ENG Chris Harris 7.84 POL Jacek Rempala 7.13 USA Billy Janniro 6.59 GER Martin Smolinski 6.16 ENG Oliver Allen 5.83 AUS Troy Batchelor 5.54 DEN Morten Risager 4.54 POL Paweł Hlib 4.00 Eastbourne 22em DEN Nicki Pedersen 9.92 AUS Adam Shields 7.79 ENG David Norris 7.66 ENG Dean Barker 7.14 ENG Edward Kennett 5.29 AUS Kevin Doolan 5.04 ENG Lewis Bridger 4.88 ENG Andrew Moore 4.06 ENG Andrew Appleton 4.00 AUS Cameron Woodward 3.42 Ipswich 22em ENG Mark Loram 8.92 POL Piotr Protasiewicz 8.10 ENG Chris Louis 8.02 SWE Kim Jansson 6.50 POL Robert Miśkowiak 6.47 ENG Danny King 5.58 ENG Carl Wilkinson 4.09 GER Tobias Kroner 3.62 CZE Jan Jaroš 2.99 Oxford 22em SWE Tony Rickardsson 9.76 (7 matches only) AUS Todd Wiltshire 7.98 AUS Davey Watt 6.97 POL Adam Skórnicki 6.61 ENG David Howe 6.27 SWE Eric Andersson 5.10 POL Stanisław Burza 4.15 CZE Luboš Tomíček Jr. 4.12 SWE Freddie Eriksson 3.84 POL Adam Pietraszko 2.29 Peterborough 22em DEN Hans N. Andersen 10.40 DEN Jesper B. Jensen 8.76 AUS Ryan Sullivan 8.23 DEN Niels Kristian Iversen 7.82 POL Karol Ząbik 5.55 POL Piotr Świderski 5.28 ENG Richard Hall 4.72 DEN Ulrich Østergaard 4.67 Poole 22em DEN Bjarne Pedersen 9.39 SWE Antonio Lindbäck 8.38 POL Krzysztof Kasprzak 7.65 POL Grzegorz Walasek 7.22 AUS Craig Boyce 6.09 SWE Jonas Davidsson 5.47 SWE Daniel Davidsson 4.09 AUS Matthew Wethers 3.63 ENG Shaun Tacey 2.77 Reading 22em USA Greg Hancock 9.28 SVN Matej Žagar 8.13 POL Janusz Kołodziej 7.60 DEN Charlie Gjedde 7.52 AUS Travis McGowan 7.01 AUS Mark Lemon 6.39 ENG Andy Smith 5.52 CZE Zdeněk Simota 5.43 Swindon 22em AUS Leigh Adams 10.47 POL Tomasz Chrzanowski 7.72 POL Sebastian Ułamek 7.65 ENG Lee Richardson 7.16 POL Adrian Miedziński 5.98 RUS Renat Gafurov 5.48 DEN Mads Korneliussen 4.91 SWE Sebastian Aldén 4.47 ENG Ritchie Hawkins 3.40 Wolverhampton 22em SWE Peter Karlsson 9.94 USA Billy Hamill 8.37 SWE Freddie Lindgren 8.12 USA Ronnie Correy 5.56 GER Christian Hefenbrock 5.19 SWE Magnus Karlsson 4.71 SCO William Lawson 4.37 ENG Ben Wilson 1.76 See also Speedway in the United Kingdom List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:SGB Premiership Category:2006 in British motorsport