W/E AUGUST 11TH 1973

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Oxford's Bob Kilby in action

Inside Front

Ken Eyre of Wolves

Inside Rear

Cradley's Dave Perks

Rear

Garry Middleton in Australia colours

News

• Controversy rages over the referee using TV footage to judge tape-breaking incidents at the Nordic/British Final
• Eric Boocock walks out of the meting following an exclusion in heat 8
• Scunthorpe rider Rex Garrod injures a shoulder
• Reading tell Eastbourne to "name their price" for Bobby McNeil
• Peterborough second-halfer John Simmons suffers a broken neck in a crash at Alwalton
• Russia and Poland qualify from World Team Cup round in Balakovo Russia

Major Meetings

Nordic/British Final, Coventry, August 1st 1973

• Anders Michanek (14)
• Ole Olsen (11)
• Ivan Mauger (11)
• John Louis (10)
• Tommy Jansson (10)
• John Boulger (10)
• Ray Wilson (9)
• Peter Collins (9)
• Bernt Persson (9)
• Bob Valentine (8)
• Reidar Eide (5)
• Gote Nordin (5)
• Bengt Jansson (3)
• Jan Simensen (2)
• Garry Middleton(res) (2)
• Tony Davey (1)
• Eric Boocock (0)

Big Wins

Reading 55 v 23 Newport

Anders Michanek (12)..Reidar Eide (8)

Crewe 52 v 26 Canterbury

Wayne Forrest (10)..Ted Hubbard/Trevor Jones (9)

Barrow 58 v 20 Long Eaton

Terry Kelly (10)..Phil Bass (8)

Ellesmere Port 52 v 26 Bradford

Graham Drury (11)...Tony Featherstone/Robin Adlington (8)

Oxford 50 v 28 Coatbridge

Geoff Curtis(G)/Hasse Holmqvist (10)..Jimmy McMillan (14)

Hackney 28 v 50 Reading

Barry Thomas (12)..Richard May (14)

Workington 55 v 23 Scunthorpe

Mal Mackay (11)...Ian Hindle (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.90
• Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.61
• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 10.92
• Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.77
• Chris Pusey (Belle Vue) 10.24

League 2

• Lou Sansom (Workington) 11.06
• Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.04
• Ken McKinlay (Scunthorpe) 9.94
• Arthur Price (Boston) 9.73
• Jack Millen (Sunderland) 9.66

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Sheffield..20..12..2..6..26
• Reading..19..13..0..6..26
• Ipswich..18..11..2..5..24
• Wolves..23..12..0..11..24
• Halifax..17..11..1..5..23

League 1 Bottom 5

• Poole..15..6..2..7..14
• Coventry..20..7..0..13..14
• Cradley..19..6..1..12..13
• Coatbridge..20..5..1..14..11
• Hackney..18..4..1..13..9

League 2 Top 5

• Boston..20..17..0..3..34
• Workington..21..14..1..6..29
• Peterborough..22..14..1..7..29
• Eastbourne..20..11..1..8..23
• Hull..20..10..2..8..22

League 2 Bottom 5

• Birmingham..19..8..0..11..16
• Ellesmere Port..24..8..0..16..16
• Canterbury..17..7..1..9..15
• Scunthorpe..24..7..1..16..15
• Berwick..20..7..0..13..14