2007 Elite League speedway season


The 2007 Elite League speedway season was the 73rd season of the top division of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau, in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association.

Season summary

In 2007, the league consisted of eleven teams for the start of the season. However on 31 May, the Oxford Cheetahs 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 Oxford Stadium in 2012.
Coventry bounced back to winning ways completing the league and cup double. English duo Scott Nicholls and Chris Harris were once again the main catalysts to the team's success. The United States pair of Rory Schlein and Billy Janniro also added valuable contributions to the Coventry team.
Once again the Australian pair of Leigh Adams and Jason Crump were the best riders during the season and finished first and second in the league averages.

Final table



Play-offs

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

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. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition.
First round
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
04/05 Lakeside 50-40Belle Vue
30/04 Belle Vue 47-46Lakeside
16/04 Wolverhampton 51-42Reading
13/04 Oxford45-45Ipswich
13/04 Reading56-34Wolverhampton
12/04 Ipswich52-38Oxford

Quarter-finals
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
15/09 Eastbourne 41-49Lakeside
14/09 Lakeside 59-33Eastbourne
13/09 Swindon 55-37Reading
16/08 Ipswich 49-44 Reading
13/07 Reading Racers 53-40 Ipswich
09/07 Coventry 53-40Poole
14/06 Swindon63-27Peterborough

Semi-finals
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
15/10 Reading Racers 38-54 Swindon
06/10 Lakeside 45-45Coventry
05/10 Coventry 52-41Lakeside
19/09 Poole 31-44Coventry

Final
First leg
Second leg
The Coventry Bees were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98-85.

Craven Shield

  • End of season competition
First Round
Team oneTeam twoTeam threeScore
PooleLakesideReading52–29–27
PeterboroughReadingPoolenot held
ReadingPeterboroughLakeside31–37–40
LakesidePeterboroughPoole36–43–29

Team oneTeam twoTeam threeScore
SwindonEastbourneBelle Vue48–39–21
EastbourneSwindonBelle Vue37–39–32
Belle VueEastbourneSwindon38–38–34

Final
Team oneTeam twoTeam threeScore
PooleCoventrySwindon35–40–33
SwindonPooleCoventry35–28–45
CoventrySwindonPoole35–50–23

Riders' Championship

Nicki Pedersen won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held at King's Lynn Stadium on 30 August.
Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
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Pairs

The Elite League Pairs Championship was held at the King's Lynn Stadium 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

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
  • 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