Post by bod on Sept 5, 2016 13:24:34 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Belle Vue's Alan Wilkinson leads Hasse Holmqvist of Oxford
Inside Front
Kym Amundson of Workington
Inside Rear
Coventry team photo
Rear
Poole veteran Antoni Woryna
News
- A team consisting of solely English riders wins the World Team Cup for the first time
- Speedway Star reports on "speedway in crisis" following various occurrences where riders have let down supporters by walking out or striking
- 18-year-old Ipswich rider Billy Sanders flies back to Australia following hand and knee injuries sustained against Exeter
- Anders Michanek walks out of Reading's defeat at Belle Vue following engine trouble in his second ride. It was the first time Michanek had ridden at Hyde Road since 1967
- Hasse Holmqvist set to miss Oxford's remaining meetings owing to knee injuries
- Barrow are fighting Barrow football club in the High Court in a bid to maintain speedway at Holker Street
- Belle Vue agree that Eric Broadbelt can find a new team in 1974
- Cradley sign Malcolm Corradine on a full-transfer. He will remain on-loan to Birmingham for the rest of '73
- Swindon's David Ashby set to miss the rest of the season due to a broken collar-bone
- Wimbledon's Neil Cameron flies back to Australia at short-notice owing to a family illness
Major Meetings
World Team Cup Final, Wembley
[li]Peter Collins (12)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (9)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (8)[/li]
[li]Malcolm Simmons (8)[/li]
Sweden 31
[li]Anders Michanek (11)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (9)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (6)[/li]
[li]Tommy Jansson (5)[/li]
USSR 20
[li]Vladimir Gordeev (7)[/li]
[li]Vladimir Paznikov (5)[/li]
[li]Grigori Chlinovski (4)[/li]
[li]Alexander Pavlov (2)[/li]
[li]Viktor Trofimov(res) (2)[/li]
Poland 8
[li]Zenon Plech (5)[/li]
[li]Edward Jancarz (2)[/li]
[li]Pawel Waloszek (1)[/li]
[li]Jerzy Szczakiel (0)[/li]
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Big Wins
Exeter 56 v 22 Hackney
Tony Lomas (11)...Hugh Saunders (10)
Birmingham 63 v 15 Sunderland
Mike Lanham (12)...Terry Barclay (4)
Ipswich 51 v 27 Oxford
John Louis (12)...John Dews (7)
Barrow 57 v 20 Hull
Terry Kelly/Tom Owen/Mike Sampson (11)..Alan Cowland (10)
Bradford 60 v 18 Berwick
Tony Featherstone (12)..Andy Meldrum/Graham Jones (6)
Sheffield 56 v 22 Ipswich
Bob Valentine (12)...John Louis (13)
Long Eaton 56 v 22 Chesterton
Geoff Bouchard/Mick Handley (12)..Alan Bridgett (7)
Newport 57 v 21 Poole
Neil Street (14)..Odd Fossengen (10)
Workington 50 v 28 Crewe
Lou Sansom (12)..John Jackson (10)
Sunderland 54 v 24 Berwick
Jim Wells/Russ Dent (12)..Andy Meldrum (6)
Boston 55 v 23 Chesterton
Russ Osborne (12)..Alan Bridgett/Cyril Francis (6)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.56
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.37
- Ole Olsen (Wolves) 10.92
- Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.52
- Malcolm Simmons (King's Lynn) 10.38
League 2
- Lou Sansom (Workington) 10.82
- Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.04
- Ken McKinlay (Scunthorpe) 9.89
- Jack Millen (Sunderland) 9.81
- Mike Broadbank (Chesterton) 9.58
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Reading..28..20..1..7..41
- Sheffield..28..19..2..7..40
- King's Lynn..27..17..3..7..37
- Ipswich..29..17..2..10..36
- Leicester..29..17..0..12..34
League 1 Bottom 5
- Hackney..29..11..1..17..23
- Poole..24..10..2..12..22
- Wimbledon..27..11..0..16..22
- Coatbridge..30..10..1..19..21
- Cradley..26..6..2..18..14
League 2 Top 5
- Boston..28..23..0..5..46
- Workington..29..19..2..8..40
- Peterborough..30..18..1..11..39
- Eastbourne..28..16..1..11..33
- Crewe..31..16..1..14..33
League 2 Bottom 5
- Teesside..24..12..0..12..24
- Ellesmere Port..30..12..0..18..24
- Chesterton..27..10..1..16..21
- Berwick..30..10..1..19..21
- Rayleigh..30..8..2..20..18