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Ivan Mauger's 1997 Canadian Airlines Golden Helmet Series
Australia - Europe - North America

Season Opener
Last updated: No. 5, 1997
From: Peter White - prwhite@ozemail.com.au

Ref: Speedway mail from October 23, and October 26, and November 3.

Riders
Australia Europe North America
Tony Rose (Brisbane)
Paul Stewart (Brisbane)
Brendan Mackay (Darwin)
Dean Pearce (Darwin)
Jamie Bell (Darwin)
Scott Hislop (Gove)
Mark Grennan (Mount Isa)
Aaron McKinlay (Mount Isa)
Gary Davey (Townsville)
Shane McCabe (Townsville)
Kevin Looby (Townsville)
Scott Boyce (New Zealand)
Sergei Darkin (Russia)
Roman Povazhny (Russia)
Gregorz Walasek (Poland)
Richard Wolff (Czech Republic)
Vaclav Verner (Czech Republic)
Allesandro Dalle Valle (Italy)
Kjell Sola (Norway)
Jesper Foldager (Denmark)
Chris Slabon (Canada)
Buck Blair (USA)

Round 7: POLISH rider Grzegorz Walasek pulled further ahead on points after yet another good win in Round 7 at Townsville Showground last Saturday night (November 1). Walasek took out the four-rider final from Russian Sergei Darkin, Czech Vaclav Verner and Brisbane-based Team Titman rider Tony Rose. American Buck Blair crashed with Italian Allesandro Dalle Valle in their second ride and both took no further part in the meeting. Canadian Chris Slabon struck engine failure in his first race and also took no further part in the remainder of the night's competition.

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
NHULUNBUY (Gove),
NORTHERN TERRITORY
KATHERINE,
NORTHERN TERRITORY
TENNANT CREEK,
NORTHERN TERRITORY
ALICE SPRINGS,
NORTHERN TERRITORY
MOUNT ISA,
QUEENSLAND
CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND TOWNSVILLE SHOWGROUND,
QUEENSLAND
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
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P
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T
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12 Wolff
11 Mackay
10 Sola
9 Walasek
8 Slabon
7 Verner
6 Hislop
5 Bell
4 Pearce
3 Blair
2 Foldager
1 Boyce
22 Wolff
21 Walasek
21 Sola
16 Verner
14 Slabon
14 Mackay
10 Foldager
10 Blair
8 Pearce
7 Bell
6 Boyce
33 Walasek
32 Sola
31 Wolff
26 Verner
21 Mackay
19 Slabon
18 Blair
16 Foldager
11 Pearce
10 Boyce
9 Bell
44 Sola
44 Walasek
41 Wolff
34 Verner
28 Mackay
27 Blair
24 Foldager
22 Slabon
15 Boyce
15 Pearce
11 Bell
56 Walasek
54 Sola
47 Wolff
45 Verner
33 Blair
31 Slabon
28 Foldager
17 Boyce
63 Walasek
57 Sola
50 Verner
48 Wolff
39 Slabon
37 Blair
28 Foldager
17 Boyce
12 Darkinov
10 Dalle Valle
75 Walasek
63 Sola
60 Verner
52 Wolff
39 Slabon
37 Blair
28 Foldager
23 Darkin
21 Rose
18 Boyce
17 Povazhny
17 Stewart
M
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T
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P
O
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N
T
S
12 Wolff
11 Mackay
10 Sola
9 Walasek
8 Slabon
7 Verner
6 Hislop
5 Bell
4 Pearce
3 Blair
2 Foldager
1 Boyce
12 Walasek
11 Sola
10 Wolff
9 Verner
8 Foldager
7 Blair
6 Slabon
5 Boyce
4 Pearce
3 Mackay
2 Bell
1 Lorymer
12 Walasek
11 Sola
10 Verner
9 Wolff
8 Blair
7 Mackay
6 Foldager
5 Slabon
4 Boyce
3 Pearce
2 Bell
12 Sola
11 Walasek
10 Wolff
9 Blair
8 Verner
7 Mackay
6 Foldager
5 Boyce
4 Pearce
3 Slabon
2 Bell
12 Walasek
11 Verner
10 Sola
9 Slabon
8 Dalle Valle
7 Blair
6 Wolff
5 McCabe
4 Foldager
3 Looby
2 Boyce
1 Grennan
0 McKinlay
12 Darkinov
11 Rose
10 Stewart
9 Povazhny
8 Slabon
7 Walasek
6 Davey
5 Verner
4 Blair
3 Sola
2 Dalle Valle
1 Wolff
12 Walasek
11 Darkin
10 Verner
9 Rose
8 Povazhny
7 Stewart
6 Sola
5 McCabe
4 Wolff
3 Davey
2 Looby
1 Boyce
0 Foldager
0 Valle Dalle
0 Blair
0 Slabon
H
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T

P
O
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N
T
S
12 Verner
10 Slabon
8 Hislop
8 Blair
8 Walasek
7 Wolff
7 Sola
4 Foldager
4 Mackay
2 Bell
1 Pearce
0 Boyce
11 Slabon
10 Wolff
10 Verner
9 Blair
8 Walasek
8 Foldager
7 Sola
7 Mackay
2 Boyce
2 Pearce
0 Bell
0 Lorymer
11 Verner
10 Blair
10 Walasek
9 Slabon
8 Wolff
6 Foldager
5 Sola
4 Mackay
4 Boyce
2 Pearce
1 Bell
11 Walasek
11 Wolff
10 Slabon
8 Sola
7 Blair
7 Verner
7 Mackay
4 Foldager
3 Boyce
3 Pearce
0 Bell
12 Walasek
11 Dalle Valle (Italy)
9 Blair
8 Slabon
7 Sola
7 Wolff
6 Verner
6 McCabe
2 Foldager
2 Looby
1 Boyce
1 Grennan
0 McKinlay
13 Darkinov
12 Rose
11 Slabon
10 Stewart
10 Povazhny
9 Walasek
9 Wolff
8 Verner
8 Dalle Valle
7 Blair
7 Sola
6 Davey
5 Foldager
2 Boyce
2 McCabe
0 Looby
14 Darkin
12 Walasek
12 Rose
11 Verner
10 Povazhny
10 Stewart
9 Sola
9 McCabe
8 Wolff
8 Davey
5 Looby
4 Boyce
3 Foldager
2 Dalle Valle
1 Blair
0 Slabon
ROUND 1
NHULUNBUY (Gove), NORTHERN TERRITORY
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Semi-final 1: Wolff, Mackay, Verner, Hislop, Blair.
Semi-final 2: Sola, Walasek, Slabon, Foldager, Bell.
A Final: Wolff, Mackay, Sola, Walasek, Slabon, Verner (excl).

ROUND 2
KATHERINE, NORTHERN TERRITORY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
Semi-final 1: Walasek, Wolff, Sola, Slabon, Mackay.
Semi-final 2: Blair, Verner, Foldager, Boyce, Pearce.
Final: Walasek, Sola, Wolff, Verner, Foldager, Blair.

ROUND 3
TENNANT CREEK, NORTHERN TERRITORY
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7
Semi-final 1: Blair, Verner, Mackay, Boyce, Pearce.
Semi-final 2: Walasek, Wolff, Sola, Slabon, Foldager.
Final: Walasek, Sola, Verner, Wolff, Blair, Mackay.

ROUND 4
ALICE SPRINGS, NORTHERN TERRITORY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Semi-final 1: Walasek, Verner, Mackay, Boyce, Slabon (ef).
Semi-final 2: Sola, Wolff, Blair, Foldager, Pearce.
Final: Sola, Walasek, Wolff, Blair, Verner, Mackay.

ROUND 5
MOUNT ISA, QUEENSLAND
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
Semi-final 1: Walasek, Verner, Wolff, Blair.
Semi-final 2: Slabon, Sola, Dalle Valle, McCabe.
Final: Walasek, Verner, Sola, Slabon.

ROUND 6
CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
B Final: 1. Davey 2. Verner 3. Blair 4. Sola 5. Dalle Valle 6. Wolff.
A Final: 1. Darkinov 2. Rose 3. Stewart 4. Povazhny 5. Slabon 6. Walasek.

ROUND 7
TOWNSVILLE SHOWGROUND, QUEENSLAND
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1

POLISH rider Grzegorz Walasek pulled further ahead on points after yet
another good win in Round 7 at Townsville Showground last Saturday night
(November 1).
 Walasek took out the four-rider final from Russian Sergei Darkin, Czech
Vaclav Verner and Brisbane-based Team Titman rider Tony Rose.
 American Buck Blair crashed with Italian Allesandro Dalle Valle in their
second ride and both took no further part in the meeting.
 Canadian Chris Slabon struck engine failure in his first race and also
took no further part in the remainder of the night's competition.

Final: 1. Walasek 2. Darkin 3. Verner 4. Rose..
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