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World Final - 1978



CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY



MEETING DETAILS

Date : Sat, 23rd Sep
Venue : Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Defending Champion : Mike Close (199)



PROGRAMME (FRONT COVER)



SPONSORSHIP DETAILS

Tom Garner Motors, Manchester



PRIZE MONEY

FIRST : £1,000
SECOND : £450
THIRD : £200



CHAMPIONSHIP GRID

       
 INSIDEROWOUTSIDE 
 391Stuart Smith1Glyn Pursey175 
 55Bert Finnikin2Mike Close199 
 260Dave Berresford3Dave Mellor304 
 H15Rien Rutjens4Lambert KeulenH104 
 229John Hillam5Brian Powles154 
 160Andy Stott6Hoss Fernihough208 
 351Sam Ostle7John Lund53 
 USA99Jamie Pfiffer8Frans MeuwissenH76 
 212Frankie Wainman9Willie Harrison2 
 261Johnny Goodhall10Gordon Smith293 
 109Phil Smith11Malc Neachell322 
 H8Friedhelm Welters12Frank BurginUSA1 
 211John Aldridge13Ted "Fozzie" Frater195 
 131Pete Hodgson14John Stirk65 
 



PRE-RACE REPORT

25 Laps Rolling Start



RACE RESULT

1st
Dave Mellor (304)

2nd
John Hillam (229)
      
3rd
Glyn Pursey (175)

4th
Brian Powles (154)
      
5th
Bert Finnikin (55)
      
6th
Mike Close (199)
      
7th
John Aldridge (211)

8th
John Lund (53)
      
9th
Malc Neachell (322)
      
10th
Willie Harrison (2)
      
11th
Phil Smith (109)


RACE REPORT

 
    
 



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