Post by bod on May 15, 2019 14:28:56 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
John Louis
Inside Front
Swindon's Bernie Leigh
Inside Rear
Alan Bridgett
Rear
Trevor Hedge
News
- Coventry sign Dane Jens Krause-Kjaer after failing in an attempt to sign Soren Sjosten and Czech star Milan Spinka
- Dave Jessup finally agrees terms to remain with Leicester for 1974
- Hull give a trial to Norwegian Stein Roar Pedersen
- Barrow promoter George Graham pulls off a major scoop by tempting both Ivan Mauger and Barry Briggs to appear in a match race series at Holker Street
- Blow for Long Eaton as veteran Norman Strachan quits due to work commitments and travel constraints
- Crewe wield the axe early and drop both Wayne Forrest and Barry Meeks from their team
- Hull immediately release Jurgen Hehlert after he fails to score in his Northern Trophy debut at home to Sheffield
Tour Matches
Scunthorpe 41 v 37 Kaparna
Ken McKinlay (12)...Soren Karlsson/Stefan Hjort (9)
Ellesmere Port 43 v 35 Kaparna
Graham Drury (11)...Kenneth Salmosson (12)
Long Eaton 37 v 41 Kaparna
Geoff Bouchard (13)...Kenneth Salmosson (14)
Boston 43 v 35 Kaparna
Jim Ryman (9)...Soren Sjosten/Olle Nygren (11)
England Div II 63 v 45 Czechoslovakia
Bobby McNeil (14)...Jiri Stancl (12)
England Div II 72 v 36 Czechoslovakia
Bruce Forrester (17)...Jiri Stancl (14)
Big Wins
Crewe 50 v 28 Stoke
John Jackson (12)..Mike Boradbank (11)
Teesside 51 v 27 Workington
Pete Reading/Roger Wright (10)..Taffy Owen/Malcolm Mackay (8)
Peterborough 50 v 28 Scunthorpe
Brian Clark (11)...Ken McKinlay (10)
Workington 55 v 23 Berwick
Mitch Graham/Malcolm Mackay (12)..Denny Morter (7)
Belle Vue 56 v 22 King's Lynn
Chris Pusey/Alan Wilkinson/Paul Tyrer/Soren Sjosten (9)..Terry Betts/Malcolm Simmons (8)