W/E OCTOBER 13TH 1973

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Bradford trio - Brenton Langlois, Tony Featherstone and Mike Fullerton

Inside Front

Tony Lomas of Exeter

Inside Rear

Sheffield team photo

Rear

Arthur Price leads Ted Hubbard

News

• Boston's Arthur Price becomes Division II Riders' Champion after a three-man run-off
• Polish authorities veto King's Lynn's request to sign Zenon Plech. Attempts to sign Graham Plant also fail
• Cradley sign Ulf Lovaas to replace the injured Bernt Persson
• Oxford announce the signing of Swedish rider Kenneth Selmosson
• Bradford are set to change their name for 1974 from Northern to Barons
• Reading lead Belle Vue by 16 points after the KOC final first leg

Major Meetings

Division II Riders' Championship, Wimbledon, October 6th 1973

• Arthur Price (12)
• Bobby McNeil (12)
• Lou Sansom (12)
• Bruce Forrester (11)
• Dave Baugh (11)
• Mike Broadbank (10)
• Richard Greer (10)
• Graham Drury (9)
• Arthur Browning (7)
• Barney Kennett (5)
• Geoff Bouchard (5)
• Ken McKinlay (4)
• Dave Morton (3)
• Jim Wells (3)
• Willie Templeton(res) (3)
• Dave Mills (1)
• Tom Owen (1)
• Bob Young(res) (1)

Division II International Series

England 77 v 31 Sweden

John Davis (16)..Tommy Nilsson (12)

England 73 v 35 Sweden

Carl Glover (16)...Richard Hellsen (11)

England 62 v 46 Sweden

Bruce Forrester/Arthur Price (15)...Leif Enecrona (16)

England 75 v 33 Sweden

John Davis (18)...Peter Smith (10)

Big Wins

Birmingham 55 v 23 Hull

Ted Howgego (12)...Dave Mills (8)

Leicester 56 v 22 Cradley United

Ray Wilson/John Boulger (12)..Howard Cole (8)

Oxford 59 v 19 Cradley United

Bob Kilby (11)...Dave Perks (6)

Sheffield 50 v 28 Poole

Bob Valentine (12)..Ray Wilson(G) (13)

Belle Vue 50 v 27 Cradley United

Peter Collins/Alan Wilkinson/Paul Tyrer (9)..Ulf Lovaas (10)

Coatbridge 52 v 26 Hackney

Jimmy McMillan (11)..Laurie Etheridge (10)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.59
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.40
• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.03
• Malcolm Simmons (King's Lynn) 10.53
• Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.52

League 2

• Lou Sansom (Workington) 10.72
• Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.04
• Jack Millen (Sunderland) 9.81
• Ken McKinlay (Scunthorpe) 9.66
• Bobby McNeil (Eastbourne) 9.47

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Reading..32..24..1..7..49
• Sheffield..33..21..3..9..45
• King's Lynn..30..19..3..8..41
• Leicester..33..20..0..13..40
• Ipswich..30..17..2..11..36

League 1 Bottom 5

• Coventry..33..13..0..20..26
• Wimbledon..31..12..1..18..25
• Poole..29..11..2..16..24
• Coatbridge..33..11..1..21..23
• Cradley..30..7..3..20//17

League 2 Top 5

• Boston..31..26..0..5..52
• Workington..32..21..2..9..44
• Eastbourne..33..19..2..12..40
• Peterborough..32..19..1..12..39
• Crewe..34..17..1..16..35

League 2 Bottom 5

• Ellesmere Port..33..13..0..20..26
• Scunthorpe..33..12..1..20..25
• Chesterton..30..12..1..17..25
• Berwick..32..11..1..20..23
• Rayleigh..9..2..21..20