W/E SEPTEMBER 7TH 1974

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Ole Olsen, Ivan Mauger and Jerzy Szczakiel

Inside Front

Bengt Jansson

Inside Rear

Tommy Johansson

Rear

World Pairs Champions Anders Michanek and Soren Sjosten

News

• Young Peter Collins storms to victory in the European Final at Wembley and leads the qualifiers for the Gothenburg World Final
• Oxford team manager Bob Radford quits his role stating he has become disillusioned with how things are being run
• John Louis retains the Golden Helmet for a fifth time after defeating Ole Olsen 2-0 in a decider at Swindon

Major Meetings

European Final, Wembley, August 31st 1974

• Peter Collins (13)
• Ole Olsen (13)
• Ivan Mauger (13)
• Vladimir Gordeev (11)
• John Louis (10)
• Zenon Plech (10)
• Dave Jessup (8)
• Dag Lovaas (7)
• Grigori Chlinovski (7)
• Terry Betts (6)
• Mikhail Krasnov (6)
• Edward Jancarz (5)
• Scott Autrey (3)
• John Boulger(Res) (3)
• Jimmy McMillan(Res) (2)
• Mikhail Starostin (2)
• Anatoli Kuzmin (1)
• Ryszard Fabiszewski (DNR)

Big Wins

Hull 58 v 20 Poole

Bobby Beaton (12)..Eric Broadbelt (8)

Ipswich 50 v 28 Exeter

John Louis (10)...Kevin Holden (10)

Teesside 50 v 28 Peterborough

Bruce Forrester/Dave Durham (12)..Brian Clark (10)

Coatbridge 54 v 24 Weymouth

Brian Collins (12)...Nigel Couzens (8)

Eastbourne 55 v 23 Long Eaton

Paul Gachet (11)...Geoff Bouchard (11)

Eastbourne 56 v 21 Coatbridge

Trevor Geer (12)...Dave Gifford (8)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.29
• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.28
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.24
• Phil Crump (Newport) 10.73
• John Louis (Ipswich) 10.53

League 2

• Phil Herne (Birmingham) 11.06
• Carl Glover (Boston) 10.59
• John Jackson (Crewe) 10.04
• Arthur Browning (Birmingham) 9.91
• Mitch Graham (Workington) 9.76

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Exeter..24..17..1..6..35
• King's Lynn..27..17..1..9..35
• Belle Vue..20..16..0..4..32
• Newport..26..14..2..8..30
• Ipswich..23..14..1..8..29

League 1 Bottom 5

• Leicester..23..9..1..13..19
• Cradley..26..9..0..17..18
• Oxford..26..8..0..18..16
• Coventry..23..7..0..16..14
• Hull..25..7..0..18..14

League 2 Top 5

• Birmingham..25..18..3..4..39
• Eastbourne..28..18..3..7..39
• Boston..29..18..1..10..37
• Bradford..30..16..1..13..33
• Workington..26..15..3..8..33

League 2 Bottom 5

• Rye House..22..11..0..11..22
• Ellesmere Port..24..8..2..14..18
• Sunderland..31..8..0..23..16
• Weymouth..27..8..0..19..16
• Scunthorpe..29..6..1..22..13