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1987 World Final

26th September 1987

26th September 1987


World Final

1st 53 John Lund

2nd 212 Frankie Wainman

3rd 260 Dave Berresford

4th 55 Bert Finnikin

5th 190 Len Wolfenden

6th 33 Peter Falding

7th 22 Paul Harrison

8th 317 Nigel Hardy

9th 199 Mike Close

10th H8 Friedhelm Welters

Top 3s


Heat 1

1st 254 Brian Branson

2nd 156 Graham Blundell

3rd 323 Keith Riley


Heat 2

1st 433 John Thorpe

2nd 383 Dave Johnson

3rd 139 Stu Smith


Consolation

1st 471 Bobby Burns

2nd 85 Ray Tyldesley

3rd 73 Rob Cowley


Final

1st 422 Nigel Whorton

2nd 347 Andy Shaw

3rd 304 Dave Mellor


Grand National

1st 260 Dave Berresford

2nd 55 Bert Finnikin

3rd 212 Frankie Wainman

Frankie Wainman 212
Frankie Wainman 212
Pole sitter and runner up Frankie Wainman 212
The Second Row
The Second Row
John Lund 53 & Nigel Whorton 422
Chris Elwell 501
Chris Elwell 501
Row 6 with Chris Elwell 501 & Bobby Burns 471
Piet Keijzer H10
Piet Keijzer H10
Dutch driver Piet Keijzer H10 started on row 8
Danny Clarke 203

Danny Clarke 203

Lining up along side Joe Joplin 452, Danny Clarke 203 started on the 11th row and finished 19th.

Pete Falding 33
Pete Falding 33
Out going world champion Pete Falding 33 started from the back and finished 6th.
The Grid
The Grid
Emerging through the darkness into turn 3 before the green flag drops
Team 53
Team 53
The 53 team celebrating John Lund's world championship win,
Team 53

Team 53

The 53 team celebrating John Lund's world championship win

Arthur Gibson 357
Arthur Gibson 357
Qualified for the meeting final via a 6th in heat 1
Graham Blundell 156
Graham Blundell 156
Graham Blundell 156 & Rob Pearce 175
Nigel Hardy 317
Nigel Hardy 317
Nigel Hardy 317 & Dave Mellor 3-4
Koos Peeters H73 & Nigel Whorton 422
Koos Peeters H73 & Nigel Whorton 422
2nd row starter Nigel Whorton finished 11th after a last lap altercation.
Nigel Whorton 422

Nigel Whorton 422

Meeting final winner following an 8th in the consolation