Post by bod on Aug 15, 2016 20:54:20 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Wimbledon trio Reg Luckhurst, Tommy Jansson and Bert Harkins
Inside Front
Rex Garrod of Scunthorpe
Inside Rear
Teesside team photo
Rear
Cradley rider Bernt Persson
News
- Chris Pusey breaks an arm in Poland
- West German club Olching announce tour of Division ii tracks
- Arnold Haley requests move from Sheffield
- Coatbridge lose Robin Adlington as he is recalled by Bradford. He is due to be replaced by Dave Gifford
- Jan Simensen and Tommy Johansson win Swedish Pairs Championship
- Oxford's Bob Kilby has knee op
- Interntional League squads finalised with seven teams set to compete - England, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway/Denmark combined team, Poland and Soviet Union.
- Barry Briggs reveals he will not represent New Zealand in the tournament
- England defeat Scotland 70-38 in a Division ii test match as Sunderland
Major Meetings
Third Test, Gorzow
[li]Zenon Plech (18)[/li]
[li]Edward Jancarz (14)[/li]
[li]Jerzy Szczakiel(14)[/li]
[li]Marek Cieslak (12)[/li]
[li]Pawel Waloszek (11)[/li]
[li]Henryk Zyto (4)[/li]
[li]Zbigniew Marcinkowski (2)[/li]
[li]Jerzy Kowalski (0)[/li]
Great Britain 33
[li]Ivan Mauger (9)[/li]
[li]Jimmy McMillan (8)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (8)[/li]
[li]John Louis (4)[/li]
[li]John Boulger (3)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (1)[/li]
[li]Reg Wilson (0)[/li]
[li]Malcolm Simmons (0)[/li]
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Major Meetings
Third Test, Gdansk
[li]Zbigniew Filipiak (17)[/li]
[li]Boguslaw Nowak (16)[/li]
[li]Bernard Jader (14)[/li]
[li]Ryszard Fabiszewski (11)[/li]
[li]Andrzej Tkocz (8)[/li]
[li]Jerzy Bozyk (4)[/li]
Great Britain 37
[li]John Titman (10)[/li]
[li]Doug Wyer (10)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (8)[/li]
[li]Bobby Beaton (8)[/li]
[li]Chris Pusey (4)[/li]
[li]Peter Collins (3)[/li]
[li]Alan Wilkinson (2)[/li]
[li]Barry Thomas (0)[/li]
[li]Graham Plant (0)[/li]
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British Junior Championship, Canterbury,16/06/1973
- Peter Collins (14)
- Barney Kennett (13)
- Dave Gagen (12)
- Dave Piddock (11)
- Ian Hindle (9)
- Bobby McNeil (8)
- Paul Gachet (8)
- John Davis (7)
- Carl Glover (7)
- Colin Meredith (6)
- Trevor Geer (6)
- Les Rumsey (5)
- Terry Barclay (4)
- Tim Ballard (4)
- Peter Cairns (3)
- Eric Dugard (2)
- Keith White(res) (0)
Big Wins
Exeter 56 v 22 Newport
Tony Lomas (12)..Malcolm Simmons(G)(7)
Scunthorpe 54 v 24 Berwick
Ken McKinlay (15)...Chris Quigley (8)
Barrow 56 v 22 Rayleigh
Mike Sampson/Keith Evans (11)..Tiger Beech (7)
Workington 57 v 19 Canterbury
Lou Sansom (12)...Trevor Jones (10)
Belle Vue 51 v 27 Ipswich
Chris Pusey (12)..John Louis (8)
Boston 56 v 22 Scunthorpe
Arthur Price/Carl Glover (12)..Jack Bywater (6)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.84
- Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.69
- Ole Olsen (Wolves) 10.98
- Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.79
- Soren Sjosten (Belle Vue) 10.16
League 2
- Lou Sansom (Workington) 11.18
- Alan Knapkin(Bradford) 10.59
- Jack Millen (Sunderland) 10.33
- Arthur Price (Boston) 10.26
- Ken McKinlay (Scunthorpe) 10.17
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Belle Vue..10..9..0..1..18
- Leicester..14..9..0..5..18
- Halifax..12..8..1..3..17
- Wolves..16..8..0..8..16
- Newport..16..7..0..9..14
League 1 Bottom 5
- Exeter..11..4..1..6..9
- Coventry..13..4..0..9..8
- Poole..6..2..2..2..6
- Hackney..13..3..0..10..6
- Wimbledon..6..2..0..4..4
League 2 Top 5
- Boston..11..10..0..1..20
- Peterborough..14..9..1..4..19
- Workington..12..9..0..3..18
- Barrow..10..7..0..3..14
- Bradford..10..7..0..3..14
League 2 Bottom 5
- Birmingham..10..4..0..6..8
- Canterbury..9..3..1..5..7
- Ellesmere Port..16..3..0..13..6
- Berwick..13..3..0..10..6
- Scunthorpe..10..2..1..7..5