W/E SEPTEMBER 29TH 1973

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Teesside pair Pete Reading and Roger Wright chatting on parade

Inside Front

Rayleigh's Trevor Barnwell

Inside Rear

Cradley United team photo

Rear

Barry Thomas on England duty

News

• Tommy Johansson clinches the Swedish Championship in an action-packed meeting. Favourites Bernt Persson (broken arm) and Anders Michanek (excluded and walked out) chances ended following a heat 12 incident
• Ole Olsen becomes World Long Track Champion
• Wolves sign Tony Clarke
• Boston state a desire to apply for First Division racing in 1974
• Cradley end a run of 14 matches without a win with victory over King's Lynn. The Stars immediately protest over United's use of Dave Perks at reserve

Major Meetings

Swedish Championship, Gothenburg, September 20th 1973

• Tommy Johansson (14)
• Bo Wirebrand (13)
• Tommy Jansson (11)

World Long Track Final, Oslo, September 20th 1973

• Ole Olsen (24)
• Hans Siegl (20)
• Manfred Poschenrieder (20)

International Series

England 68 v 40 Scotland

Peter Collins (15)..Bobby Beaton (11)

Big Wins

Reading 58 v 20 Exeter

Anders Michanek (12)..Kevin Holden (5)

Teesside 53 v 25 Scunthorpe

Bruce Forrester (9)..Ian Hindle (12)

Newport 56 v 22 Coventry

Neil Street (11)...Nigel Boocock (12)

Workington 55 v 23 Sunderland

Malcolm Mackay (12)...Jim Wells/Dave Gatenby (9)

King's Lynn 55 v 23 Oxford

Terry Betts (15)...John Dews (10)

Boston 58 v 19 Workington

Carl Glover (15)..Lou Sansom (7)

Eastbourne 51 v 27 Long Eaton

Roger Johns/Bobby McNeil (11)..Geoff Bouchard (10)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.59
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.37
• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 10.92
• Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.52
• Malcolm Simmons (King's Lynn) 10.42

League 2

• Lou Sansom (Workington) 10.86
• Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.04
• Ken McKinlay (Scunthorpe) 9.89
• Jack Millen (Sunderland) 9.81
• Dave Mills (Hull) 9.49

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Reading..30..22..1..7..45
• Sheffield..29..19..2..8..40
• King's Lynn..29..18..3..10..39
• Ipswich..30..17..2..11..36
• Leicester..30..17..0..13..34

League 1 Bottom 5

• Poole..25..11..2..12..24
• Hackney..29..11..1..17..23
• Wimbledon..27..11..0..16..22
• Coatbridge..30..10..1..19..21
• Cradley..27..7..2..18..16

League 2 Top 5

• Boston..30..25..0..5..50
• Workington..30..20..2..8..42
• Peterborough..31..18..1..12..37
• Eastbourne..30..17..2..11..36
• Crewe..33..17..1..15..35

League 2 Bottom 5

• Scunthorpe..31..12..1..18..25
• Ellesmere Port..31..12..0..19..24
• Chesterton..29..12..1..17..25
• Berwick..32..11..1..20..23
• Rayleigh..32..9..2..21..20