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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Dave Gifford
Inside Front
Bernt Persson
Inside Rear
West Ham's Christer Lofqvist
Rear
Workington team photo
News
- Young Czechoslovakia announce a team including Jiri Stancl, Vaclav Verner and Milan Spoinka to tour Division 2 tracks
- Mike Broadbank is forced to delay his track return by another month to finish a course of manipulative therapy on his badly injured leg
- Non-league track Newtongrange is in grave danger of closure owing to poor crowds
- Ove Fundin's future with Wembley is in doubt as outside commitments increase
Major Meetings
Third Test, Exeter, 6th July 1970
[li]Barry Briggs (17)[/li]
[li]Nigel Boocock (16)[/li]
[li]Ronnie Moore (11)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (10)[/li]
[li]Ivan Mauger (9)[/li]
[li]Martin Ashby (3)[/li]
[li]Bob Kilby (0)[/li]
Sweden 42
[li]Anders Michanek (14)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (8)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (7)[/li]
[li]Christer Lofqvist (5)[/li]
[li]Olle Nygren (4)[/li]
[li]Soren Sjosten (2)[/li]
[li]Bengt Larsson (2)[/li]
[li]Bengt Brannefors (0)[/li]
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Fourth Test, West Ham, 7th July 1970
[li]Barry Briggs (18)[/li]
[li]Ivan Mauger (17)[/li]
[li]Ronnie Moore (15)[/li]
[li]Eric Boocock (4)[/li]
[li]Tony Clarke (3)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (2)[/li]
[li]Bob Kilby (2)[/li]
[li]Trevor Hedge (1)[/li]
Sweden 46
[li]Anders Michanek (15)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (13)[/li]
[li]Olle Nygren (9)[/li]
[li]Soren Sjosten (6)[/li]
[li]Christer Lofqvist (2)[/li]
[li]Bengt Larsson (1)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (0)[/li]
[li]Bengt Brannefors (0)[/li]
[/ul][/div]
Fifth Test, Newport, 10th July 1970
[li]Barry Briggs (17)[/li]
[li]Ronnie Moore (16)[/li]
[li]Nigel Boocock (12)[/li]
[li]Bill Andrew (11)[/li]
[li]Ivan Mauger (10)[/li]
[li]Martin Ashby (2)[/li]
[li]Jim Airey (2)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (0)[/li]
Sweden 38
[li]Soren Sjosten (10)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (7)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (7)[/li]
[li]Anders Michanek (6)[/li]
[li]Olle Nygren (6)[/li]
[li]Christer Lofqvist (2)[/li]
[li]Bengt Brannefors (0)[/li]
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Sixth Test, Coventry, 11th July 1970
[li]Ivan Mauger (18)[/li]
[li]Nigel Boocock (16)[/li]
[li]Rick France (13)[/li]
[li]Jimmy McMillan (10)[/li]
[li]Ken McKinlay (8)[/li]
[li]John Boulger (6)[/li]
Sweden 37
[li]Anders Michanek (13)[/li]
[li]Olle Nygren (8)[/li]
[li]Soren Sjosten (8)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (4)[/li]
[li]Bengt Larsson (2)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (1)[/li]
[li]Christer Lofqvist (1)[/li]
[li]Bengt Brannefors (0)[/li]
[/ul][/div]
Big Wins
Newcastle 50 v 28 West Ham
Dave Gifford (12)...Ken McKinlay (8)
Reading 55 v 23 King's Lynn
Richard May (12)...Arthur Price (12)
Bradford 52 v 25 Ipswich
Alan Knapkin/Dave Schofield (9)...John Louis (10)
Middlesbrough 53 v 25 Long Eaton
Tom Leadbitter (12)...Roy Williams(G)/Geoff Bouchard (10)
Ipswich 50 v 28 Crayford
Pete Bailey (11)...Tony Childs (10)
Sheffield 51 v 27 Newport
Jim Airey/Arnold Haley (12)...Edgar Stangeland (10)
Wolves 52 v 26 King's Lynn
Ole Olsen/Peter Vandenberg (12)...Howard Cole (12)
Belle Vue 53 v 25 Poole
Ivan Mauger/Chris Pusey (12)...Geoff Mudge (8)
Canterbury 57 v 21 Berwick
Graeme Smith (12)...Maury Robinson (9)
Halifax 52 v 26 Exeter
Eric Boocock (12)...Martin Ashby (14)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.37
- Anders Michanek (Newcastle) 11.08
- Jim Airey (Sheffield) 10.83
- Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.82
- Ray Wilson (Leicester) 10.72
League 2
- Gary Peterson (Bradford) 10.60
- Graeme Smith (Canterbury) 10.56
- Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.29
- Malcolm Shakespeare (Long Eaton) 10.23
- Paul O'Neil (Crewe) 10.10
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Wimbledon..22..15..2..5..32
- Coventry..24..15..0..9..30
- Belle Vue..16..14..0..2..28
- Glasgow..22..11..1..10..23
- Sheffield..21..11..0..10..22
League 1 Bottom 5
- West Ham..19..7..1..11..15
- Wembley..18..7..0..11..14
- Exeter..15..6..0..9..12
- Cradley..19..6..0..13..12
- Newport..18..4..0..14..8
League 2 Top 5
- Canterbury..16..14..0..2..28
- Eastbourne..17..13..0..4..26
- Romford..19..12..0..7..24
- Ipswich..20..11..0..9..22
- Crewe..14..10..1..3..21
League 2 Bottom 5
- Berwick..18..6..0..12..12
- Rayleigh..20..5..1..14..11
- Peterborough..17..5..1..11..11
- Workington..16..5..0..11..10
- Doncaster..13..4..1..8..9