European Under-21 Championship
VenueNorfolk Arena
LocationKing's Lynn, England
Start date28 July 1984

The 1984 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the eighth edition of the European motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships.[1][2] All participants under the age of 21. The title was won by Marvyn Cox.

The meeting was blighted by the death of Leif Wahlman. During heat 13 his engine seized, causing him to fall and then he was hit from behind. The 19-year-old Swede suffered catastrophic brain injuries and died later in hospital.[3]

European final

Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
1 United Kingdom (5) Marvyn Cox 12 3 3 2 3 1 12 1
2 United Kingdom (9) Neil Evitts 11 2 2 3 2 2 11 2 3
3 United States (16) Steve Lucero 11 2 3 2 1 3 11 3 2
4 Sweden (11) Hans Wahlstrom 11 3 3 F 3 2 11 4 1
5 Hungary (4) József Petrikovics 10 3 1 3 0 3 10 5
6 United Kingdom (12) Andy Smith 10 0 2 3 2 3 10 6
7 Denmark (14) Frank Andersen 10 3 2 2 3 X 10 7
8 Italy (10) Armando Castagna 8 1 0 2 2 3 8 8
9 Denmark (6) Lars Andersson 8 1 3 1 1 2 8 9
10 Soviet Union (2) Oleg Volokhov 6 2 1 0 2 1 6 10
11 Sweden (1) Leif Wahlman 5 1 1 3 X - 5 11
12 Italy (15) Giorgio Zaramella 5 1 0 1 3 0 5 12
13 Italy (7) Valentino Furlanetto 4 2 2 0 F 0 4 13
14 Denmark (8) Flemming Rasmussen 4 0 0 1 1 2 4 14
15 Poland (13) Wojciech Załuski 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 15
16 Germany (3) Klaus Lausch 1 X 1 - - - 1 16
R1 Denmark (R1) Kurt Hansen 1 0 1 1 R1
R2 Czech Republic (R2) Jiri Broz 0 0 0 0 R2
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

References

  1. "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. "1984". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. "Leif Wahlman". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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