1999 Elite League speedway season
LeagueSky Sports Elite League
ChampionsPeterborough Panthers
Knockout CupPeterborough Panthers
Craven ShieldPeterborough Panthers
Riders ChampionshipJason Crump
Highest averageJason Crump
Division/s belowPremier League
Conference League

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).[1]

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.[2]

Despite coming up a division Peterbrough 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.[3] 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 Tot
1 Peterborough Panthers 18 12 2 4 889 734 26 8 34
2 Poole Pirates 18 12 0 6 899 724 24 9 33
3 King's Lynn Knights 18 11 1 6 823 804 23 6 29
4 Coventry Bees 18 11 1 6 821 804 23 5 28
5 Ipswich Witches 18 11 0 7 815 710 22 4 26
6 Belle Vue Aces 18 9 1 8 848 773 19 5 24
7 Hull Vikings 18 6 1 11 785 834 13 3 16
8 Oxford Cheetahs 18 5 0 13 754 869 10 3 13
9 Eastbourne Eagles 18 5 1 12 745 879 12 1 13
10 Wolverhampton Wolves 18 4 0 14 736 884 8 1 9

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.[4]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
26/06Eastbourne47-43Ipswich
17/06Ipswich51-39Eastbourne
28/05Belle Vue53-37Kings Lynn
26/05Kings Lynn55-35Belle Vue

Second round

Date Team one Score Team two
08/10Peterborough56-34Ipswich
03/09Poole59-31Kings Lynn
02/09Ipswich44-46Peterborough
13/08Kings Lynn46-44Poole
12/07Reading46-44Sheffield
30/06Hull49-41Wolverhampton
28/06Wolverhampton48-42Hull
19/06Coventry51-39Oxford

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
15/10Peterborough50-40Hull
13/10Hull47-42Peterborough
13/10Poole49-41Coventry
09/10Coventry40-49Poole

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.[5]

First leg

Second leg

Peterborough Panthers
Jason Crump 15
Ryan Sullivan 11
Zdeněk Tesař 8
Nigel Sadler 6
Jan Andersen 5
Marián Jirout 4
David Howe 2		51 - 39Poole Pirates
Lee Richardson 13
Mark Loram 11
Gary Havelock 7
Bohumil Brhel (guest) 6
Oliver Allen 2
Matej Ferjan 0
Magnus Zetterström R/R

Peterborough Panthers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.

Riders' Championship

Jason Crump won the Elite League Riders' Championship, held at the Brandon Stadium on 23 October.[6][7]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1Australia Jason Crump3 2 1 3 312x3
2Australia Todd Wiltshire3 1 3 1 31132
3Australia Jason Lyons3 3 1 2 11021
4England Mark Loram3 2 3 1 312x0
5Sweden Peter Karlsson1 1 3 2 291
6Sweden Mikael Karlsson2 3 2 0 290
7United States Billy Hamill0 3 1 1 38
8Australia Ryan Sullivan1 0 3 3 18
9England Joe Screen1 1 2 2 28
10Australia Leigh Adams1 3 0 3 07
11England Chris Louis2 0 2 3 07
12Denmark Brian Andersen2 0 1 1 26
13United States Ronnie Correy0 2 0 2 15
14Australia Craig Boyce2 0 2 0 04
15England Gary Havelock0 2 0 0 13
16England Dean Barker0 1 0 0 01

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
Australia Jason CrumpPeterborough10.67
England Mark LoramPoole9.80
Sweden Tony RickardssonKings Lynn9.64
Australia Leigh AdamsKings Lynn9.47
United States Greg HancockCoventry9.31
Poland Tomasz GollobIpswich9.24
Australia Ryan SullivanPeterborough9.05
England Chris LouisIpswich8.96
United States Billy HamillCoventry8.91
England Joe ScreenHull8.76

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Coventry

Eastbourne

Hull

Ipswich

King's Lynn

Oxford

Peterborough

Poole

Wolverhampton

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1999 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ "HISTORY ARCHIVE". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "1999 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. ↑ "1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup final". Speedway Star. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "1999 Elite League Riders Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Super second for Wiltshire". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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