Post by bod on Aug 30, 2016 16:17:37 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Chesterton pair Mike Broadbank and Bryan Woodward
Inside Front
Action shot of Oxford's Rick Timmo
Inside Rear
Barrow younsgter Joe Owen
Rear
Roger Mills in England colours
News
- John Louis is banned from competing in the European World Championship round by the SCB following fuel additive issues at the previous round
- Ted Howgego leaves Peterborough for Birmingham
- Ex Canterbury rider Jake Rennison plans a comeback
- Poole's Pete Smith breaks ribs versus King's Lynn
- Severely injured Les Owen now well enough to attend Brandon to watch Bees' match against Leicester
- Teesside secure 16-year-old trialist Alan Emerson on a contract
- Leicster boss Ron Wilson calling for World Championship rounds to be scrapped and for each major federation to select an allocated number of finalists
- King's Lynn rider Barry Crowson out with smashed toes
- Swindon sign Geoff Bouchard from Long Eaton
- England defeat Scotland 66-44 in the third Div II test match at Teesside
Major Meetings
European Final, Abensberg, August 19th 1973
- Anders Michanek (15)
- Ivan Mauger (14)
- Vladimir Paznikov (12)
- Bernt Persson (10)
- Peter Collins (9)
- Vladimir Zaplechny (9)
- Valeri Gordeev (8)
- Ole Olsen (8)
- John Boulger (7)
- Grigori Chlinovski (7)
- Ray Wilson (6)
- Tommy Jansson (6)
- Alexander Pavlov (4)
- Jiri Stancl (2)
- Viktor Trofimov (2)
- Anatoli Kuzmin (1)
- Otto Barth(res) (0)
International Tour
Barrow 38 v 40 West Germany
Sid Sheldrick/Tom Owen (11)..Josef Angermuller/Christoph Betzl (11)
Berwick 38 v 40 West Germany
Willie Templeton (9)..Hans Siegl (12)
Chesterton 42 v 36 West Germany
Alan Bridgett/Mike Broadbank (10)..Albert Strasser (9)
Big Wins
Reading 53 v 25 Cradley United
Anders Michanek (12)..Bernt Persson (12)
Long Eaton 50 v 27 Rayleigh
Geoff Bouchard (12)..Peter Moore (11)
Belle Vue 53 v 25 Oxford
Soren Sjosten/Alan Wilkinson (12)..Geoff Curtis(G) (10)
Canterbury 50 v 28 Long Eaton
Les Rumsey (11)..Norman Strachan (9)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.66
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter)11.62
- Ole Olsen (Wolves) 10.92
- Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.52
- Dag Lovaas (Reading) 10.31
League 2
- Lou Sansom (Workington) 10.97
- Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.04
- Mike Broadbank (Chesterton) 9.98
- Jack Milen (Sunderland) 9.97
- Ken McKinlay (Scunthorpe) 9.90
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Reading..24..17..1..6..35
- Sheffield..22..14..2..6..30
- Ipswich..20..13..2..5..28
- King's Lynn..21..12..3..6..27
- Halifax..21..12..2..7..26
League 1 Bottom 5
- Oxford..24..8..2..14..18
- Poole..16..7..2..7..16
- Hackney..22..7..1..14..15
- Cradley..22..6..2..14..14
- Coatbridge..24..6..1..17..13
League 2 Top 5
- Boston..21..16..0..5..32
- Peterborough..23..15..1..8..31
- Workington..22..14..1..7..29
- Eastbourne..20..13..1..6..27
- Hull..22..12..2..7..26
League 2 Bottom 5
- Canterbury..21..9..1..11..19
- Scunthorpe..26..9..1..16..19
- Rayleigh..25..8..1..16..17
- Tesside..17..8..0..9..16
- Berwick..22..7..0..15..14