# 1997 Edward Jancarz Memorial

The 5th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1997 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 3 August in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. The Memorial was won by Hans Nielsen who beat Tony Rickardsson and Sławomir Drabik.

## Heat details

* 3 August 1997 (Sunday)
* Best Time: 63.49 - Tony Rickardsson in Heat 5
* Attendance:
* Referee: Lechosław Bartnicki
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| 1 | (4) Hans Nielsen (PIŁ) | 15 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2 | (5) Tony Rickardsson (GOR) | 14 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 14 | 2 | |
| 3 | (10) Sławomir Drabik (CZE) | 9 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | F | | 2 | | | | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | (11) Piotr Świst (GOR) | 9 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | (9) Brian Andersen (RZE) | 9 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | (8) Andrzej Huszcza (ZIE) | 8 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 8 | 6 | |
| 7 | (1) Roman Jankowski (LES) | 8 | 2 | | | | F | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (6) Tomasz Bajerski (GOR) | 7 | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | R | | | | | | | T/- | | | 3 | | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | (2) Peter Karlsson (PIŁ) | 7 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (7) Todd Wiltshire (GDA) | 7 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (14) Antonín Kasper, Jr. (RZE) | 6 | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (3) Jacek Krzyżaniak (TOR) | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 6 | 12 | |
| 13 | (16) Chris Louis (ZIE) | 5 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | R | | | 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | (12) Andy Smith (TAR) | 4 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 4 | 14 | |
| 15 | (15) Piotr Paluch (GOR) | 4 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | F | | | | 4 | 15 | |
| 16 | (13) Mirosław Kowalik (TOR) | 1 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | T/- | | 0 | | | | | - | | 1 | 16 | |
| | (R1) Mariusz Staszewski (GOR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | |
| | (R2) Krzysztof Cegielski (GOR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |

### Heat after heat

* (63.70) Nielsen, Jankowski, Karlsson, Krzyżaniak
* (63.66) Rickardsson, Wiltshire, Bajerski, Huszcza
* (63.77) Drabik, Świst, Andersen, Smith
* (63.72) Kasper, Paluch, Louis, Kowalik
* (63.49) Rickardsson, Andersen, Kowalik, Jankowski (F)
* (64.07) Bajerski, Drabik, Karlsson,
* (64.25) Krzyżaniak, Świst, Wiltshire, Paluch
* (64.01) Nielsen, Huszcza, Louis, Smith
* (64.81) Jankowski, Świst, Louis, Bajerski (R)
* (64.09) Rickardsson, Smith, Paluch, Karlsson
* (64.36) Kasper, Huszcza, Andersen, Krzyżaniak
* (63.86) Nielsen, Drabik, Staszewski, Wiltshire, Kowalik (T)
* (64.81) Wiltshire, Jankowski, Smith, Kasper
* (63.65) Karlsson, Świst, Huszcza, Kowalik
* (63.55) Rickardsson, Louis, Krzyżaniak, Drabik (F)
* (63.50) Nielsen, Andersen, Paluch, Cegielski, Bajerski (T)
* (65.05) Huszcza, Drabik, Jankowski, Paluch (F)
* (64.96) Andersen, Karlsson, Wiltshire, Louis (T)
* (64.02) Bajerski, Krzyżaniak, Smith, Staszewski, Kowalik (-)
* (63.51) Nielsen, Rickardsson, Świst, Kasper
    3rd-5th placed Run-Off
* (64.66) Drabik, Świst, Andersen