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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Norman Hunter
Inside Front
Billy Sanders drawing
Inside Rear
Halifax team photo
Rear
Jack Millen
News
- Sweden retain the World Pairs Champion title as Soren Sjosten and Anders Michanek register a comfortable victory at Belle Vue
- England thump Poland 88-19 in the first test at Hackney. The Poles avoided a whitewash when Ray Wilson was excluded for a fall in heat 17
- Stoke lose heat-leader Brian Woodward with a broken collar-bone and toe
- Leicester apply for use of a guest to replace Malcolm Ballard who has missed their last two meetings without explanation
Major Meetings
World Pairs Final, Belle Vue, July 13th 1974
- Sweden 28
- Soren Sjosten (14)
- Anders Michanek (14)
- Australia 23
- Phil Crump (14)
- John Boulger (9)
- New Zealand 21
- Ivan Mauger (17)
- Barry Briggs (4)
- England 20
- Peter Collins (12)
- Dave Jessup (8)
- Poland 18
- Zenon Plech (12)
- Edward Jancarz (6)
- USSR 10
- Grigori Chlinovski (6)
- Vladimir Gordeev (4)
- Czechoslovakia 6
- Jan Holub (3)
- Jan Hadek (3)
First Test, Hackney, July 12th 1974
- England 88
- John Louis (18)
- Peter Collins (16)
- Barry Thomas (15)
- Dave Jessup (14)
- Ray Wilson (13)
- Terry Betts (12)
- Poland 19
- Edward Jancarz (6)
- Henryk Glucklich (4)
- Jan Mucha (4)
- Zenon Plech (3)
- Ryszard Fabiszewski (2)
- Zbigniew Filipiak (0)
- Pawel Waloszek (0)
Second Test, King's Lynn, July 14th 1974
- England 78
- Ray Wilson (16)
- Terry Betts (15)
- John Louis (14)
- Malcolm Simmons (13)
- Chris Pusey (11)
- Dave Jessup (9)
- Poland 30
- Edward Jancarz (11)
- Ryszard Fabiszewski (8)
- Zenon Plech (5)
- Henryk Glucklich (3)
- Pawel Waloszek (2)
- Jan Mucha (1)
Tour Matches
England Div II 74 v 34 Poland II
Dave Morton (13)...Marek Cieslak/Boguslaw Nowak (11)
England Div II 66 v 42 Poland II
Carl Glover (15)...Marek Cieslak (13)
Big Wins
Birmingham 56 v 22 Long Eaton
John Hart (12)...Geoff Bouchard (8)
Barrow 53 v 25 Peterborough
Sid Sheldrick/Terry Kelly (12)..Chris Drewett (8)
Barrow 52 v 26 Long Eaton
Terry Kelly (12)..Phil Bass (11)
Eastbourne 51 v 27 Coatbridge
Trevor Geer (12)...Jimmy Gallacher (9)
Eastbourne 50 v 28 Workington
Trevor Geer (12)...Taffy Owen (12)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.47
- Peter Colins (Belle Vue) 11.30
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.28
- Dag Lovaas (Hackney) 10.67
- Martin Ashby (Swindon) 10.42
League 2
- Phil Herne (Birmingham) 10.83
- Arthur Browning (Birmingham) 10.32
- Carl Glover (Boston) 10.27
- Bruce Forrester (Teesside) 10.00
- Bobby McNeil (Eastbourne) 10.00
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- King's Lynn..19..12..0..7..24
- Exeter..14..10..1..3..21
- Wolves..19..10..1..8..21
- Belle Vue..12..10..0..2..20
- Ipswich..15..10..0..5..20
League 1 Bottom 5
- Cradley..20..6..0..14..12
- Leicester..15..5..1..9..11
- Oxford..17..4..0..13..8
- Coventry..15..4..0..11..8
- Hull..14..3..0..11..6
League 2 Top 5
- Boston..20..14..0..6..28
- Barrow..22..13..1..8..27
- Eastbourne..19..12..2..5..26
- Workington..19..11..2..6..24
- Birmingham..16..11..1..4..23
League 2 Bottom 5
- Rye House..15..7..0..8..14
- Scunthorpe..19..4..1..14..9
- Weymouth..16..4..0..12..8
- Sunderland..21..4..0..17..8
- Ellesmere Port..15..3..1..11..7