Ian Platts

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

77 (1988-1997)

Honours

John Hillam Trophy
1988

World Championship Semi-Final
1996

Harry Smith Memorial Cup
1993 1995

Wilf Blundell Bowl
1989

Finals (11)

11 finals at 6 tracks
Boston	1
Coventry	2
Hednesford	1
Long Eaton	4
Skegness	2
Stoke	1

1.	Sunday 5th March 1989	Skegness
2.	Sunday 22nd October 1989	Skegness
3.	Saturday 24th March 1990	Long Eaton
4.	Sunday 15th July 1990	Boston
5.	Wednesday 26th December 1990	Long Eaton
6.	Saturday 4th September 1993	Coventry
7.	Saturday 23rd July 1994	Stoke
8.	Monday 2nd January 1995	Long Eaton
9.	Sunday 10th September 1995	Hednesford
10.	Saturday 23rd March 1996	Long Eaton
11.	Saturday 6th April 1996	Coventry

1.	5 Mar 1989	Skegness
2.	22 Oct 1989	Skegness
3.	24 Mar 1990	Long Eaton
4.	15 Jul 1990	Boston
5.	26 Dec 1990	Long Eaton
6.	4 Sep 1993	Coventry
7.	23 Jul 1994	Stoke
8.	2 Jan 1995	Long Eaton
9.	10 Sep 1995	Hednesford
10.	23 Mar 1996	Long Eaton
11.	6 Apr 1996	Coventry

Race Wins (60)

60 race wins at 15 tracks
Aycliffe	2
Boston	2
Bradford	3
Buxton	1
Coventry	8
Crewe	1
Hartlepool	2
Hednesford	3
King's Lynn	6
Long Eaton	17
Mildenhall	2
Northampton	2
Scunthorpe	4
Skegness	5
Stoke	2

1.	Sunday 8th May 1988	Mildenhall	Heat 1
2.	Saturday 28th May 1988	Scunthorpe	Heat 1
3.	Sunday 21st August 1988	Mildenhall	Consolation
4.	Sunday 25th September 1988	Aycliffe	Grand National
5.	Saturday 22nd October 1988	Scunthorpe	Heat 2
6.	Sunday 23rd October 1988	Skegness	Heat 1
7.	Sunday 5th March 1989	Skegness	Final
8.	Monday 27th March 1989	Scunthorpe	Heat 2
9.	Saturday 2nd September 1989	Coventry	Grand National
10.	Sunday 1st October 1989	Aycliffe	Helter Skelter
11.	Sunday 22nd October 1989	Skegness	Final
12.	Saturday 24th March 1990	Long Eaton	Final
13.	Sunday 1st April 1990	Hartlepool	Heat 1
14.	Sunday 8th April 1990	Hednesford	Consolation
15.	Friday 13th April 1990	Scunthorpe	Grand National
16.	Saturday 14th April 1990	Long Eaton	Grand National
17.	Monday 7th May 1990	Bradford	Consolation
18.	Sunday 15th July 1990	Boston	Heat 2
19.	Sunday 15th July 1990	Boston	Final
20.	Saturday 18th August 1990	Crewe	Heat 1
21.	Wednesday 26th December 1990	Long Eaton	Final
22.	Saturday 23rd March 1991	Long Eaton	Heat 3
23.	Saturday 13th July 1991	Long Eaton	Heat 3
24.	Saturday 10th October 1992	Long Eaton	Heat 1
25.	Saturday 29th May 1993	Long Eaton	Heat 1
26.	Saturday 29th May 1993	Long Eaton	Grand National
27.	Saturday 26th June 1993	Bradford	Consolation
28.	Saturday 4th September 1993	Coventry	Final
29.	Sunday 10th October 1993	King's Lynn	Grand National
30.	Saturday 30th October 1993	Bradford	Heat 3
31.	Sunday 17th April 1994	Buxton	Heat 2
32.	Saturday 14th May 1994	Long Eaton	Consolation
33.	Saturday 14th May 1994	Long Eaton	Grand National
34.	Saturday 9th July 1994	Long Eaton	Heat 1
35.	Saturday 23rd July 1994	Stoke	Final
36.	Saturday 6th August 1994	Coventry	Heat 1
37.	Monday 2nd January 1995	Long Eaton	Final
38.	Sunday 4th June 1995	King's Lynn	Heat 1
39.	Sunday 4th June 1995	King's Lynn	Heat 2
40.	Sunday 4th June 1995	King's Lynn	Grand National
41.	Sunday 11th June 1995	Northampton	Heat 2
42.	Sunday 9th July 1995	Skegness	Heat 1
43.	Sunday 16th July 1995	Northampton	Heat 2
44.	Sunday 23rd July 1995	Hartlepool	Grand National
45.	Sunday 10th September 1995	Hednesford	Consolation
46.	Sunday 10th September 1995	Hednesford	Final
47.	Saturday 23rd March 1996	Long Eaton	Final
48.	Saturday 6th April 1996	Coventry	Consolation
49.	Saturday 6th April 1996	Coventry	Final
50.	Saturday 13th April 1996	Long Eaton	Consolation
51.	Sunday 9th June 1996	King's Lynn	Heat 1
52.	Saturday 22nd June 1996	Stoke	Heat 1
53.	Saturday 27th July 1996	Long Eaton	World Semi-Final
54.	Saturday 14th September 1996	Long Eaton	Heat 3
55.	Sunday 15th September 1996	King's Lynn	Heat 2
56.	Saturday 5th October 1996	Coventry	Heat 1
57.	Saturday 5th October 1996	Coventry	Heat 3
58.	Saturday 12th October 1996	Long Eaton	Heat 1
59.	Saturday 3rd May 1997	Coventry	Heat 2
60.	Sunday 25th May 1997	Skegness	Grand National

1.	8 May 1988	Mildenhall	Ht
2.	28 May 1988	Scunthorpe	Ht
3.	21 Aug 1988	Mildenhall	Con
4.	25 Sep 1988	Aycliffe	GN
5.	22 Oct 1988	Scunthorpe	Ht
6.	23 Oct 1988	Skegness	Ht
7.	5 Mar 1989	Skegness	Final
8.	27 Mar 1989	Scunthorpe	Ht
9.	2 Sep 1989	Coventry	GN
10.	1 Oct 1989	Aycliffe	Helte
11.	22 Oct 1989	Skegness	Final
12.	24 Mar 1990	Long Eaton	Final
13.	1 Apr 1990	Hartlepool	Ht
14.	8 Apr 1990	Hednesford	Con
15.	13 Apr 1990	Scunthorpe	GN
16.	14 Apr 1990	Long Eaton	GN
17.	7 May 1990	Bradford	Con
18.	15 Jul 1990	Boston	Ht
19.	15 Jul 1990	Boston	Final
20.	18 Aug 1990	Crewe	Ht
21.	26 Dec 1990	Long Eaton	Final
22.	23 Mar 1991	Long Eaton	Ht
23.	13 Jul 1991	Long Eaton	Ht
24.	10 Oct 1992	Long Eaton	Ht
25.	29 May 1993	Long Eaton	Ht
26.	29 May 1993	Long Eaton	GN
27.	26 Jun 1993	Bradford	Con
28.	4 Sep 1993	Coventry	Final
29.	10 Oct 1993	King's Lynn	GN
30.	30 Oct 1993	Bradford	Ht
31.	17 Apr 1994	Buxton	Ht
32.	14 May 1994	Long Eaton	Con
33.	14 May 1994	Long Eaton	GN
34.	9 Jul 1994	Long Eaton	Ht
35.	23 Jul 1994	Stoke	Final
36.	6 Aug 1994	Coventry	Ht
37.	2 Jan 1995	Long Eaton	Final
38.	4 Jun 1995	King's Lynn	Ht
39.	4 Jun 1995	King's Lynn	Ht
40.	4 Jun 1995	King's Lynn	GN
41.	11 Jun 1995	Northampton	Ht
42.	9 Jul 1995	Skegness	Ht
43.	16 Jul 1995	Northampton	Ht
44.	23 Jul 1995	Hartlepool	GN
45.	10 Sep 1995	Hednesford	Con
46.	10 Sep 1995	Hednesford	Final
47.	23 Mar 1996	Long Eaton	Final
48.	6 Apr 1996	Coventry	Con
49.	6 Apr 1996	Coventry	Final
50.	13 Apr 1996	Long Eaton	Con
51.	9 Jun 1996	King's Lynn	Ht
52.	22 Jun 1996	Stoke	Ht
53.	27 Jul 1996	Long Eaton	WCSF
54.	14 Sep 1996	Long Eaton	Ht
55.	15 Sep 1996	King's Lynn	Ht
56.	5 Oct 1996	Coventry	Ht
57.	5 Oct 1996	Coventry	Ht
58.	12 Oct 1996	Long Eaton	Ht
59.	3 May 1997	Coventry	Ht
60.	25 May 1997	Skegness	GN

Results (652)

World Finals (8)

1	1988	Hednesford	10th
2	1989	Coventry	DNF
3	1990	Bradford	DNF
4	1993	Coventry	7th
5	1994	Bradford	11th
6	1995	Hednesford	DNF
7	1996	Coventry	DNF
8	1997	Bradford	5th

Hednesford, July 1989 (Andy Johnson photo)