1984 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship
| European Under-21 Championship | |
|---|---|
Marvyn Cox won the marred 1984 Championship | |
| Venue | Norfolk Arena |
| Location | King's Lynn, England |
| Start date | 28 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[3] but 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 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.[4][5]
European final
- 28 July 1984
- Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn,
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (5) Marvyn Cox | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (9) Neil Evitts | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (16) Steve Lucero | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (11) Hans Wahlstrom | 11 | 3 | 3 | F | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (4) József Petrikovics | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (12) Andy Smith | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (14) Frank Andersen | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | X | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (10) Armando Castagna | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (6) Lars Andersson | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (2) Oleg Volokhov | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (1) Leif Wahlman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | - | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (15) Giorgio Zaramella | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (7) Valentino Furlanetto | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | F | 0 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (8) Flemming Rasmussen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (13) Wojciech Załuski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (3) Klaus Lausch | 1 | X | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Kurt Hansen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (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 |
See also
Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway
References
- ^ "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "1984". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Injured Evitts is second". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 30 July 1984. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Leif Wahlman". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Rider 19, dies". Western Daily Press. 30 July 1984. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.