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World Final - 1977



CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY



MEETING DETAILS

Date : Sat, 3rd Sep
Venue : Coventry
Defending Champion : Stuart Bamforth (3)



PROGRAMME (FRONT COVER)



SPONSORSHIP DETAILS

B.B. Oils, Bedworth



PRIZE MONEY

FIRST : £800
SECOND : £400
THIRD : £200



CHAMPIONSHIP GRID

       
 INSIDEROWOUTSIDE 
 212Frankie Wainman1Willie Harrison2 
 199Mike Close2Dave Hodgson272 
 229John Hillam3Harry Smith219 
 D2Karl Kroes4Martin QuintenB9 
 304Dave Mellor5Glyn Pursey175 
 179Allan Barker6Dave Berresford260 
 261Johnny Goodhall7Mo Smith51 
 H1Jan Coenen8Harry Davis StockA98 
 109Phil Smith9Rod Falding36 
 338Gordon Brown10Dave Taylor30 
 160Andy Stott11Dave Fox318 
 208Hoss Fernihough12Frank Bourne16 
 3Stuart Bamforth13Brian Powles154 
 84Phil Hayhurst14-- 
 



PRE-RACE REPORT

25 Laps Rolling Start
#3 Stuart Bamforth did not take up his place at back of the grid as defending World Champion;



RACE RESULT

1st
Mike Close (199)

2nd
Frankie Wainman (212)
      
3rd
Willie Harrison (2)

4th
John Hillam (229)
      
5th
Dave Mellor (304)

6th
Glyn Pursey (175)
      
7th
Dave Berresford (260)
      
8th
Andy Stott (160)
      
9th
Brian Powles (154)

10th
Hoss Fernihough (208)
      
11th
Gordon Brown (338)
      
12th
Mo Smith (51)
      
13th
Dave Taylor (30)


RACE REPORT

Close's time of 7 minutes 45 seconds equalled the race record for 25 laps held jointly by Chisholm (1973) and Smith (1972).

 
   
 



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