W/E OCTOBER 26TH 1974

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Carl Glover

Inside Front

Alan Cowland

Inside Rear

Steve Bastable

Rear

Trevor Hedge

News

• Peter Collins is a comprehensive winner of the Division I Riders' Championship on his home Belle Vue circuit. Collins finishes three points clear of Ivan Mauger and Phil Crump
• Phil Crump retains the Golden Helmet after beating John Boulger 2-1 in a decider at Wimbledon
• A Control Board tribunal rejects Exeter's appeal against their 40-38 defeat at Coventry. The Falcons appeals revolved around the referee's decisioon to not allow Chris Julian as a reserve change in heat 12

Major Meetings

Division I Riders' Championship, Belle Vue, October 19th 1974

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/8409/1974-british-league-riders-championship

Big Wins

Crewe 52 v 26 Canterbury

John Jackson (13)..Dave Gooderham (7)

Ipswich 54 v 24 Belle Vue

Billy Sanders (12)..Peter Collins (10)

Sheffield 51 v 27 Exeter

Bob Valentine (11)...Ivan Mauger (15)

Boston 54 v 24 Peterborough

Carl Glover/David Gagen (12)..Brian Clark (10)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.32
• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.20
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.11
• John Louis (Ipswich) 10.79
• Phil Crump (Newport) 10.77

League 2

• Phil Herne (Birmingham) 10.86
• Carl Glover (Boston) 10.38
• Arthur Browning (Birmingham) 10.21
• Mitch Graham (Workington) 10.20
• John Jackson (Crewe) 10.01

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Exeter..32..24..1..7..49
• Ipswich..32..22..1..9..45
• Belle Vue..29..22..0..7..44
• King's Lynn..32..20..1..11..41
• Sheffield..31..20..0..11..40

League 1 Bottom 5

• Cradley..32..12..1..19..25
• Poole..32..12..1..19..25
• Coventry..32..12..0..18..24
• Oxford..32..11..0..21..22
• Hull..32..9..0..23..18

League 2 Top 5

• Birmingham..35..26..3..6..55
• Eastbourne..36..24..3..9..51
• Workington..36..22..3..11..47
• Boston..35..22..2..11..46
• Crewe..34..21..0..13..42

League 2 Bottom 5

• Ellesmere Port..33..12..3..18..27
• Rye House..34..13..0..21..26
• Sunderland..36..11..0..25..22
• Scunthorpe..36..9..2..25..20
• Weymouth..34..10..0..24..20