Post by bod on Sept 3, 2016 16:56:46 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Ipswich pair Tony Davey and Billy Sanders read the programme at Hackney
Inside Front
Halifax rider Mike Hiftle
Inside Rear
Berwick's Willie Templeton and Geoff Davies in action
Rear
England star Peter Collins
News
- British selectors drop Ivan Mauger and select an all English team of Wilson, Betts, Collins, Simmons and Jessup for the World Team Cup Final
- Poland name a team of Waloszek, Szczakiel, Mucha, Plech and Jancarz
- Soviet Union team will be Vladimir and Valeri Gordeev, Chlinovski, Pavlov and Paznikov
- Sweden's team is hit by an injury to Christer Lofqvist. Tommy Jansson will step up from reserve and be replaced by Soren Sjosten
- Cradley United release struggling Swede Lars-Inge Hultberg
- Eastbourne's Eric Dugard breaks his collar-bone
- Top second divsion performer Lou Sansom suggests he may not return to the UK in '74
- A Peter Oakes article highlights a 13-year-old starlet in the US by the name of "Kid" Sigalos
- Coventry number 8 Cliff Emms retires
- Berwick's Chris Quigley quits the club after a mid-match row at Workington
- Chesterton aim to sign Birmingham number 8 Steve Wilson
- Ex Halifax man Chris Bailey retires following serious neck injuries
- Veterans Doug Templeton and Peter Moore are both set to miss the rest of the season following leg breaks
- Newtongrange track closes following poor support for challenge meetings held there
- Eastbourne walk out of their meeting at Long Eaton folowing a tape-exclusion for Neil Middleditch in heat 9
Division II International Series
England 55 v 53 Australasia
Carl Glover (15)...Lou Sansom/Dave Mills (16)
England 44 v 64 Australasia
Mitch Graham/Richard Greer (10)..Lou Sansom (18)
Big Wins
Reading 52 v 26 King's Lynn
Dag Lovaas (10)...Malcolm Simmons (15)
Crewe 50 v 27 Sunderland
John Jackson (12)..Brian Havelock (13)
Scunthorpe 51 v 27 Chesterton
Ken McKinlay (10)...Mike Broadbank (11)
Birmingham 57 v 21 Long Eaton
Arthur Browning (10...Alan Molyneux (5)
Leicester 52 v 25 Cradley United
Dave Jessup/John Boulger (12)..Malcolm Corradine (8)
Barrow 58 v 20 Crewe
Tom Owen/Joe Owen (12)..Glyn Taylor (7)
Bradford 51 v 27 Teesside
Dave Baugh/Brenton Langlois (10)..Frank Auffret/Dave Durham (8)
Sheffield 57 v 21 Newport
Bob Valentine/Arnold Haley (12)..Graham Plant (8)
Reading 52 v 26 King's Lynn
Dag Lovaas (10)...Malcolm Simmons (15)
Long Eaton 51 v 22 Eastbourne
Roger Mills (11)...Bobby McNeil/Neil Middleditch (7)
Chesterton 52 v 26 Berwick
Mike Broadbank (14)...Andy Meldrum (12)
Peterborough 51 v 27 Chesterton
Brian Clark/Richard Greer (12)..Geoff Pusey (9)
Workington 53 v 24 Long Eaton
Lou Sansom (12)...Phil Bass (7)
Belle Vue 55 v 23 Reading
Soren Sjosten (12)...Dag Lovaas/Geoff Curtis (7)
Rayleigh 50 v 28 Peterborough
Trevor Barnwell/Brian Foote (12)..Peter Murray(G) (11)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.71
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.49
- Ole Olsen (Wolves) 10.92
- Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.52
- Dag Lovaas (Reading) 10.50
League 2
- Lou Sansom (Workington) 10.78
- Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.04
- Ken McKinlay (Scunthorpe) 9.93
- Jack Milen (Sunderland) 9.81
- Mike Broadbank (Chesterton) 9.57
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Reading..28..20..1..7..41
- Sheffield..27..18..2..7..38
- King's Lynn..26..16..3..7..35
- Ipswich..27..16..2..9..34
- Leicester..28..16..0..12..32
League 1 Bottom 5
- Coventry..29..11..0..18..22
- Hackney..27..10..1..16..21
- Coatbridge..30..10..1..19..21
- Wimbledon..26..10..0..16..20
- Cradley..25..6..2..17..14
League 2 Top 5
- Boston..26..20..0..6..40
- Workington..28..18..2..8..38
- Peterborough..29..18..1..10..37
- Eastbourne..26..15..1..10..31
- Crewe..29..15..1..13..31
League 2 Bottom 5
- Ellesmere Port..29..12..0..17..24
- Scunthorpe..29..11..1..17..23
- Chesterton..26..10..1..15..21
- Berwick..29..10..1..18..21
- Rayleigh..29..8..2..19..18