Post by bod on Sept 3, 2016 15:58:46 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
World Finalists Anders Michanek and Ivan Mauger
Inside Front
Newport veteran Neil Street
Inside Rear
Action shot of Russ Osborne of Boston
Rear
Christer Sjosten of Coatbridge
News
- Pole Jerzy Szczakiel secures a shock win in the World Final in Chorzow following a run-off against Ivan Mauger
- It could be 2016 - Rayleigh v Peterborough set to take place with five top riders missing owing to fixture clashes
- Following a poor run, Berwick's Chris Quigley has a second-hand Jawa bought for him by his fan club
- Boston's Jim Ryman breaks his leg
- Sweden announce a team of Michanek, Bengt Jansson, Persson, Lofqvist and Tommy Jansson for the forthcoming World Team Cup Final
- Fixture chaos causes Swindon to pull out of the Midland Cup. They were due to face opponents Wolves on three occasions at Blunsdon during September
- The SCB deny Ipswich permission to stage a "Best Of British" meeting
Major Meetings
World Final, Chorzow, 2nd September 1973
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1305/1973-world-final-slaski-stadium
Big Wins
Exeter 50 v 28 Swindon
Scott Autrey (10)..Martin Ashby (11)
Reading 52 v 26 Coventry
Dag Lovaas/Anders Michanek (12)..Nigel Boocock (12)
Ipswich 53 v 25 Halifax
John Louis/Tony Davey (11)..John Titman (10)
Sheffield 51 v 26 Wimbledon
Bob Valentine (12)...Nigel Boocock(G) (9)
Long Eaton 58 v 20 Sunderland
Roger Mills (12)...Dave Gatenby (8)
Teesside 56 v 22 Peterborough
Pete Reading (13)...Richard Greer (9)
Workington 60 v 18 Rayleigh
Lou Sansom (12)...Trevor Barnwell (6)
Peterborough 52 v 26 Long Eaton
Richard Greer (12)...Alan Molyneux (7)
Workington 54 v 24 Berwick
Taffy Owen/Malcolm Mackay (11)..Graham Jones (10)
Belle Vue 55 v 22 Wimbledon
Soren Sjosten (12)...Trevor Hedge (7)
Canterbury 50 v 28 Hull
Derek Cook (10)...Alan Cowland (13)
Boston 50 v 28 Rayleigh
Arthur Price/Carl Glover (11)..Peter Moore (8)
Eastbourne 52 v 26 Hull
Bobby McNeil (12)...Dave Mills (13)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.70
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.49
- Ole Olsen (Wolves) 10.92
- Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.52
- Dag Lovaas (Reading) 10.47
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Reading..26..19..1..6..39
- Sheffield..26..17..2..7..36
- King's Lynn..25..15..3..7..33
- Ipswich..25..15..2..8..32
- Belle Vue..24..14..1..9..29
League 1 Bottom 5
- Wimbledon..24..10..0..14..20
- Hackney..25..9..1..15..19
- Coatbridge..29..9..1..19..19
- Poole..19..8..2..9..18
- Cradley..23..6..2..15..14
League 2 Top 5
- Boston..24..19..0..5..38
- Workington..27..17..2..8..36
- Peterborough..27..16..1..10..33
- Crewe..27..14..1..12..29
- Eastbourne..24..14..1..9..29
League 2 Bottom 5
- Teesside..20..11..0..9..22
- Scunthorpe..28..10..1..17..21
- Chesterton..23..9..1..13..19
- Berwick..27..9..1..17..19
- Rayleigh..27..8..2..17..18