The 2007 Elite League speedway season was the 73rd season of the top division of

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in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the

British Speedway Promoters' Association The British Speedway Promoters Limited (BSPL) organises the domestic motorcycle speedway competitions in the United Kingdom. They are also responsible for the promotion and running of the FIM meetings staged in Britain. Wimbledon controller Ronn ...

(

BSPA The British Speedway Promoters Limited (BSPL) organises the domestic motorcycle speedway competitions in the United Kingdom. They are also responsible for the promotion and running of the FIM meetings staged in Britain. Wimbledon controller Ronn ...

Season summary

In 2007, the league consisted of eleven teams for the start of the season. However on 31 May, the

Oxford Cheetahs The Oxford Cheetahs are a British Motorcycle speedway, speedway teamLawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. based at Oxford Stadium, in Oxford, England. They were founded in 1939 and are five times champions of Britain, in 1964 Speed ...

issued a statement explaining their resignation from the league. Their results were expunged from the table and the season was completed with ten teams. It was the last time that Oxford Cheetahs would compete in the league for 15 years, following the refusal of the landlords to allow speedway at Oxford and the subsequent closure of

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in 2012. Coventry bounced back to winning ways completing the league and cup double. English duo

Scott Nicholls Scott Karl Nicholls (born 16 May 1978) is an English motorcycle speedway rider, who has won the British Championship seven times,Chris Harris were once again the main catalysts to the team's success. The United States pair of

Rory Schlein Rory Robert Schlein (born 1 September 1984) is an Australian speedway rider. Career Born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Schlein, lived in the southern Adelaide suburb of Hallett Cove and won the Australian Under-16 Championship at the North ...

and

Billy Janniro Billy Mitchell Janniro (born 30 July 1980 in Benicia, California, United States) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the United States. He earned 11 caps for the United States national speedway team. Career Billy "The Kid" Janniro firs ...

also added valuable contributions to the Coventry team. Once again the Australian pair of

Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams (born 28 April 1971 in Mildura, Victoria)Oakes, P.(2004). ''British Speedway Who's Who''. is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion. He also wo ...

and

Jason Crump Jason Philip Crump (born 6 August 1975) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia (UK born). He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, and a World Cup winner. In a 21-year career in Speedway, Crump finished with sev ...

were the best riders during the season and finished first and second in the league averages.

Final table

'A' Fixtures

'B' Fixtures

Play-offs

Semi-final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs. Semi-finals *

Coventry Bees Coventry Bees are a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon, Warwickshire, Brandon near Coventry, England. They are eight times champions of Britain. History Origins and 1920s The firs ...

55-38

Poole Pirates Poole Pirates (also known as Poole Speedway) are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the SGB Championship. The club have been the champions of the United Kingdom on ten occasions. Poole Speedway is promoted by l ...

Swindon Robins The Swindon Robins are a motorcycle speedway team from England, established in 1949 that have competed primarily in the top division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom. They are five times league champions of the United Kingdo ...

50-42

Peterborough Panthers The Peterborough Panthers were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Peterborough, England from 1970 to 2023. They were three times List of United Kingdom speedway league champions, champions of the United Kingdom, winning the highest lev ...

Final

First leg Second leg The Coventry Bees were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 102-83.

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2007 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 69th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.

were the winners of the competition. First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final First leg Second leg The Coventry Bees were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98-85.

Riders' Championship

Nicki Pedersen Nicki Pedersen (born 2 April 1977) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three time world champion having won the World Championship in 2003, 2007 and 2008. He has also won the World Cup with Denmark in 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014. Car ...

won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held at

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on 30 August.

Pairs

The

Elite League Pairs Championship The SGB Premiership Pairs (formerly the Elite League Pairs) is a motorcycle speedway contest between the top two riders from each club competing in the SGB Premiership in the United Kingdom. History The Championship was a reincarnation of the B ...

was held at the

on 7 April and was won by Poole Pirates. Semi finals *Poole 6 Peterborough 3 - Crump, Iversen, Pedersen B, Andersen *Reading 6 Swindon 3 - McGowan, Adams, Hancock, Ulamek Final *Poole 6 Reading 3 - Crump, Hancock, Pedersen B, McGowan

Leading final averages

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue * 7.38 * 7.03 * 6.75 * 6.25 * 6.22 * 5.54 * 5.46 * 4.98 * 4.00 * 3.04 * 1.65 Coventry * 9.60 * 8.90 * 8.15 * 6.82 * 6.70 * 6.31 * 6.29 * 5.83 Eastbourne * 10.55 * 8.52 * 6.77 * 6.64 * 6.29 * 5.49 * 5.34 * 5.33 * 5.18 * 4.17 Ipswich * 7.89 * 7.25 * 6.82 * 5.90 * 5.72 * 4.07 * 4.00 * 3.50 Lakeside * 9.50 * 8.17 * 7.86 * 7.32 * 6.14 * 5.36 * 5.14 * 5.01 * 4.77 * 4.43 * 4.33 * 4.00 Oxford (withdrew from league) * 7.00 * 6.67 * 5.79 * 5.71 * 5.04 * 4.94 * 4.00 * 3.88 * 3.82 Peterborough * 10.38 * 8.38 * 7.74 * 6.59 * 6.10 * 6.03 * 4.46 * 4.46 Poole * 10.71 * 9.96 * 6.49 * 6.24 * 6.22 * 5.11 * 5.00 * 3.64 * 2.26 Reading * 9.54 * 8.00 * 7.21 * 6.29 * 5.71 * 5.24 * 5.20 * 5.05 * 4.81 Swindon * 10.77 * 8.48 * 8.31 * 7.62 * 7.19 * 6.10 * 4.59 Wolverhampton * 9.22 * 8.35 * 7.80 * 7.74 * 5.20 * 4.37 * 4.35 * 4.28 * 4.13 * 2.44

References

{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons SGB Premiership

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