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on 11 September. Parker won the title after a run off and also broke the halfway (2 laps) track record (37.6 secs) in heat 2. There were three qualifying rounds, with 28 riders progressing to the Championship round, held over seven meetings.
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on 12 September 1946, in front of 85,000 spectators. There were no less than 23 qualifying rounds, where riders from National and Northern League tracks respectively, competed in six meetings each.
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was re-introduced and so the competition was no longer run. After some pre-qualifying meetings, the final in each season was held at
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competition held in the United Kingdom for three years from 1946 until 1948. The competition was introduced after the
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List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' champions
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on 16 September, in front of nearly 90,000 spectators.
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http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/docs/1948/brc.pdf
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Index

British League Riders' Championship
motorcycle speedway
British League Riders' Championship
motorcycle speedway
Second World War
World Championship
World Championship
Wembley Stadium
Tommy Price
Empire Stadium
Jack Parker
Empire Stadium
Vic Duggan
Empire Stadium
1946
Tommy Price
Wembley Lions
Jack Parker
Belle Vue Aces
Bill Kitchen
Wembley Lions
1947
Jack Parker
Belle Vue Aces
Bill Kitchen
Wembley Lions
Bill Longley
New Cross Rangers
1948
Vic Duggan

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