Post by bod on Mar 8, 2017 12:26:00 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Oxford's Eddie Reeves in action
Inside Front
Gary Peterson
Inside Rear
Ken Moss of Rochdale
Rear
Wembley team photo
News
- Romford take Canterbury rider Dave Percy on trial
- King's Lynn rider Allan Brown suffers a broken leg at West Ham
- Ex-Lion Anders Michanek breaks the track record at former home Leicester
- Australian junior Mike Letch is rushed to hospital with a serious back injury following a crash at Rye House
- Exeter release Bengt Andersson following the return from injury of Bruce Cribb
- Peter Oakes pens an article ridiculing the guest rider system and calls for it to be removed. He quotes a statistic claiming only one league match had been guest-free in the last seven days
- New track Peterborough are reporting average crowds of 5,000; more than double those of local football side Peterborough United
Major Meetings
Third Test, Swindon, August 12th 1970
[li]Bob Kilby (15)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (14)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (13)[/li]
[li]Eric Boocock (10)[/li]
[li]Martin Ashby (10)[/li]
[li]Nigel Boocock (8)[/li]
New Zealand 37
[li]Barry Briggs (18)[/li]
[li]Ivan Mauger (10)[/li]
[li]Bruce Cribb (5)[/li]
[li]Rick Timmo (5)[/li]
[li]Bob Andrews (1)[/li]
[li]Bill Andrew (0)[/li]
[li]Dave Gifford (0)[/li]
[li]Wayne Briggs (0)[/li]
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Tour Matches
Young England 40 v 68 Young Czechoslovakia
Eric Broadbelt (11)...Vaclav Verner (18)
Crewe 48 v 59 Young Czechoslovakia
Paul O'Neil (14)...Vaclav Verner/Miroslav Verner (12)
Young England 66 v 42 Young Czechoslovakia
Richard May (16)...Miroslav Verner (16)
Young England 56 v 51 Young Czechoslovakia
John Louis (17)...Miroslav Verner (13)
Young England 49 v 59 Young Czechoslovakia
John Louis (12)...Miroslav Verner (13)
Big Wins
Bradford 59 v 19 Teesside
Alan Knapkin (14)...Tom Leadbitter (8)
Teesside 53 v 25 King's Lynn II
Tom Leadbitter (12)..Arthur Price (10)
Coventry 56 v 22 Wolves
Ken McKinlay (11)...James Bond (6)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.41
- Anders Michanek (Newcastle) 11.24
- Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.92
- Jim Airey (Sheffield) 10.80
- Ray Wilson (Leicester) 10.74
League 2
- Gary Peterson (Bradford) 10.79
- Alan Knapkin )Bradford) 10.67
- Graeme Smith (Canterbury) 10.54
- George Major (Doncaster) 10.03
- Paul O'Neil (Crewe) 9.94
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Wimbledon..27..18..2..7..38
- Belle Vue..22..18..1..3..37
- Coventry..28..18..1..9..37
- Poole..25..15..0..10..30
- Halifax..25..13..1..11..27
League 1 Bottom 5
- Wembley..23..10..1..12..21
- Newcastle..25..10..0..15..20
- Exeter..23..10..0..13..20
- West Ham..26..8..1..17..17
- Newport..25..7..0..18..14
League 2 Top 5
- Canterbury..22..18..1..3..37
- Eastbourne..22..16..0..6..32
- Bradford..17..14..0..3..28
- Romford..25..13..1..11..27
- Ipswich..25..13..0..12..26
League 2 Bottom 5
- Rayleigh..23..8..1..14..17
- Long Eaton..25..7..2..16..16
- Doncaster..23..7..1..15..15
- Berwick..22..7..0..15..14
- Workington..22..7..0..15..14