KLWF11- 9 Days to go - WF WTF!

It's time to astound/dazzle/bore your mates with useless World Final based trivia researched by yours truly, with some assistance from World Final Programmes gone by....

MOST TITLES WON
by Driver....

Not suprisingly Rob Speak leads the way with 8 world titles. Next its Bill Batten (667/167) with 4, then triple title holder Dave Brown (583), then doubles for Tom Pitcher (795),Colin Higman (778), Dave Bunt (595), Malc Locke (698) and Daz Kitson (732)

by First Name.....

The most successful christian name in is unsurprisingly is Rob (8) and then followed by Dave (7) and derivatives thereof William with 5

BACK TO BACK

First driver to successfully defend his title - Colin Higman (778) in 1976

MULTIPLES GAME

First driver to win two titles - Tom Pitcher (795)
First driver to win three titles - Dave Brown (583)
First driver to win four titles - Rob Speak (218)

THE AGE GAP

The youngest world champion was Chris Burgoyne (647) in 2002 at the ripe age of 18, whilst veteran status and proof there is now need to put an old dog down was 2 years later in 2004 when Bill Batten (167) won it at the age of 57

BIRTHDAY BOYS

Micky Brennan (968 - 2009), Bill Batten (167 - 2004) and Dave Luscombe (642 - 1987) all won the World Title on their birthday. It's almost as if fate had wrapped it up with a bow

49 YEARS...

..is the amount of years it will take Gordon Moodie to complete the World Final distance with present form taken into account!
This stat has been submitted by a Moodie fan, so please don't jump down my back!

NUMERO UNO

The Number 1 is reserved for the World Champ, adn they can take if they so wish. However, usually, if you take No 1, you usually lose the title the following year!

VENUE OF VICTORIES

Northampton leads the way with 7 World Finals from 1966 to 2005. Bristol next with 6 (1973-2008)
Then Taunton  (77-03) and Swindon (63-98) with 5 each.

FRONT ROW - RATED!

Despite Gordon Moodie (7)'s proclaimation that the front row was over-rated, a gap of 12 years from 1990 to 2002, saw front row sitters take the title.

GOING ACROSS THE WATER

The title has gone across the Irish Sea twice - Jimmy Murray (410) in 1972 and Ian Thompson Jnr (901) inherited the 2008 title. Over the North Sea went the big cup in 2005 when Northampton specialist Willie Peeters (H24) won the title.

GIRL POWER

There has only been one woman that has got through to the big race, and that was Plymouthian Sarah Bowden in 1993 at Crewe. She sadly did not finish. Since then only Holly Glen (321) has got to the Semi stage.

ROLL OF HONOUR

2010 John Fortune (964) Skegness

2009 Micky Brennan (968) Buxton

2008 Ian Thompson Jnr (NI901) Bristol

2007 Mick Sworder (152) Arena Essex

2006 Gordon Moodie (79) Mildenhall

2005 Willie Peeters (H24) Northampton

2004 Bill Batten (167) Barford

2003 Barry Goldin (401) Taunton

2002 Chris Burgoyne(647) Cowdenbeath

2001 Daz Kitson(732) Northampton

2000 Daz Kitson (732) Kings Lynn

1999 Rob Speak (218) Buxton

1998 Rob Speak (218) Swindon

1997 Rob Speak (218) Cowdenbeath
1996 Rob Speak (218) Northampton
1995 Rob Speak (218) Ringwood
1994 Rob Speak (218) Taunton
1993 Ian King (804) Crewe
1992 Rob Speak (218)Skegness
1991 Rob Speak (218)Bristol
1990 Allister King (74) Cowdenbeath
1989 Jimmy Wallace (16) Newton Abbot
1988 Jimmy Wallace (16) Taunton
1987 Dave Luscombe (642) Skegness
1986 Garry Hooper (686) Hartlepool
1985 Malc Locke (1) Bristol
1984 Malc Locke (698) Newtongrange
1983 Dave Bunt (595) Newton Abbot
1982 Bill Batten (667) Taunton
1981 Bill Batten (667) Northampton
1980 Dave Bunt (595) Hartlepool
1979 Dave Brown (583) Newton Abbot
1978 Jeremy Deeble (530) Bristol
1977 Bill Batten (667) Taunton
1976 Colin Higman (778) St Austell
1975 Colin Higman (778) Bristol
1974 Dave Brown (583) Wembley
1973 Tom Pitcher (795) Bristol
1972 Jim Murray (NI410) St Austell
1971 Dave Brown (583) Northampton
1970 Dave Chisholm (552) Harringay
1969 Ron Innocent (712) Northampton
1968 Tom Pitcher (795) Rayleigh
1967 Andy Webb (763) Swindon
1966 Steve Bateman (676) Northampton
1965 Jonny Marquand (689) Swindon
1964 Ron Gaskin (647) Swindon
1963 Roy Goodman (163) Swindon