Yanks vs, Great Britain
"The American
revolution has
arrived for the
secon·d tIme... "
By John Hipkiss
SWINDON, ENGLAND, MAY 24
Team America rode into the record books,
beating England in the fifth and final event,
59 points to 49 .points, this final score making
the Americans winners of the five-race .series ,
three wins to England's one with
one meeting drawn.
The American revolution has
arrived for the second time, now
establishing the USA as a world force
in international speedway, and puts
the Americans in a good position to
gain some of the world's premier
events , such as the World Final.
America got off to a flying sta rt in
heat one by gaining a 5·1 race win
through Bruce Penhall and Bobby
Schwanz, who together have been the
top pair throughout the series , scoring
10 5·1 maximums, five 4·2s and
sharing the points in another nine
races . They were quickly followed with
heat wins by Scott Autrey and Dennis
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Bobby Schwartz 121 and Bruce Penhalliead England's Mike Lee.
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Sigalos and by heat four found themselves with a six-poinr lead.
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Shawn Moran teamed up with
buddy Dennis Sigalos to gain a 5-1
heat win in race three over England's
top scorer Dave Jessup and Cris
Morton; Moran once again showed
impressive form to register six points
from his six rides .
Bobby Schwanz had mixed fortunes
all night, with his machine lacking
power he only managed a lowly four
points , whilst his partner Bruce Penhall
(featuring once again in some exciting
duels with Peter Collins) scored 14
points and finished the series as
America's top points man with an
average of 15 points per test.
Autrey and Gresham, who also ride
for the home track team , put their
track knowledge to good use by weigh.
ing in with a useful 20 points between
them, Autrey with 15 and Gresham
chipping in with the other five.
The man of the match must surely
go to Dennis Sigalos , who raced to four
successive wins before missing the gate
in his fifth ride against Mike Lee and
John Davies, this heat 15 win for
England gave them a glimmer of
hope, for now they were just four
points down. But the Americans were
having none of it and sealed England's
fate by recording a 4-2 heat win in
race 16 and a match winning 5-1 in
heat 17.
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Results
USA
Bruce Ponhall
Bobby SchW8I1Z
Scott Autrey
Steve Gresham
Dennis Sigolos
Shewn Monon
ENGLAND
Mike Lee
John Davies
John louis
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