Post by bod on Apr 6, 2017 22:25:56 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Nigel Boocock leads Peter Vandenberg
Rear
Poole team photo
News
- Sverre Harrfeldt is forced to delay his comeback as he fails a fitness test on the serious injuries sustained the previous season
- Reidar Eide is the only non-Swede to qualify from the Nordic Final at Linkoping. The meeting is won by Torbjorn Harrysson
- Antoni Woryna and Jerzy Trzeszkowski triumph in the Continental semi-finals staged at Slany and Bydgoszcz
- Newport veteran Alby Golden announces his retirement
Major Meetings
First Test, Wimbledon, June 12th 1969
[li]Ivan Mauger (18)[/li]
[li]Ronnie Moore (14)[/li]
[li]Nigel Boocock (11)[/li]
[li]Barry Briggs (11)[/li]
[li]Reg Luckhurst (10)[/li]
[li]Trevor Hedge (2)[/li]
[li]Eric Boocock (1)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (1)[/li]
Sweden 40
[li]Bengt Jansson (12)[/li]
[li]Olle Nygren (8)[/li]
[li]Soren Sjosten (7)[/li]
[li]Torbjorn Harrysson (7)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (2)[/li]
[li]Ove Fundin (2)[/li]
[li]Anders Michanek (1)[/li]
[li]Gote Nordin (1)[/li]
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Second Test, Newport, June 13th 1969
[li]Barry Briggs (15)[/li]
[li]Ivan Mauger (14)[/li]
[li]Martin Ashby (12)[/li]
[li]Nigel Boocock (11)[/li]
[li]Eric Boocock (10)[/li]
[li]Reg Luckhurst (6)[/li]
[li]Jon Erskine (1)[/li]
[li]Tony Clarke (1)[/li]
Sweden 38
[li]Torbjorn Harrysson (13)[/li]
[li]Anders Michanek (9)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (7)[/li]
[li]Gote Nordin (6)[/li]
[li]Soren Sjosten (2)[/li]
[li]Olle Nygren (1)[/li]
[li]Ove Fundin (0)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (0)[/li]
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World Championship Qualifying Round, Cradley, June 9th 1969
- Roy Trigg (15)
- Bob Andrews (14)
- James Bond (12)
- Geoff Mudge (11)
- Chris Bass (10)
- Colin Gooddy (10)
- Pete Jarman (9)
- Graham Coombes (8)
- Chris Julian (7)
- Ken Wakefield (7)
- Gordon Guasco (5)
- John Dews (3)
- Mick Handley (3)
- Chris Hawkins(res) (3)
- Jon Erskine (2)
- Ted Laessing (1)
- Frank Shuter (0)
World Championship Qualifying Round, Swindon, June 11th 1969
- Barry Briggs (15)
- Clive Hitch (13)
- Jim Airey (13)
- Jim Tebby (10)
- Graham Plant (10)
- Arnold Haley (10)
- Mike Keen (10)
- Mike Broadbank (9)
- Pete Munday (7)
- Bob Dugard (6)
- Stan Stevens (6)
- John Hart (4)
- Barry Duke (4)
- Graeme Smith (2)
- Les McGillivray (1)
- Grorge Barclay (0)
Big Wins
Belle Vue Colts 55 v 22 KIng's Lynn II
Ken Eyre (12)...Geoff Penniket(G)(10)
Ipswich 55 v 23 Plymouth
Ted Spittles/Ron Bagley (12)...Colin Sanders/Chris Roynon (6)
Sheffield 50 v 28 Poole
Jim Airey (12)...Geoff Mudge (13)
Canterbury 51 v 26 Crayford
Peter Murray/Ken Vale (12)...Archie Wilkinson/Geoff Ambrose (8)
Halifax 50 v 28 Swindon
Eric Boocock/Greg Kentwell (12)...Barry Briggs (9)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.86
- Eric Boocock (Halifax) 11.42
- Barry Briggs (Swindon) 11.35
- Ray Wilson (Leicester) 11.20
- Trevor Hedge (Wimbledon) 10.43
League 2
- Peter Murray (Canterbury) 10.55
- Eric Broadbelt (Belle Vue Colts) 10.33
- Geoff Ambrose (Crayford) 10.33
- Barry Crowson (Eastbourne) 10.33
- Tony Lomas (Long Eaton) 10.22
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Belle Vue..15..10..0..5..20
- Halifax..14..9..1..4..19
- Wimbledon..13..9..1..3..19
- Cradley..12..9..0..3..18
- Sheffield..14..8..1..5..17
League 1 Bottom 5
- Swindon..13..5..0..8..10
- Hackney..15..4..2..9..10
- Coventry..14..4..1..9..9
- Wolves..12..4..1..7..9
- Newcastle..12..2..0..10..4
League 2 Top 5
- Belle Vue Colts..13..11..0..2..22
- Rayleigh..12..8..1..3..17
- Reading..9..8..0..1..16
- Canterbury..12..7..1..4..15
- Crayford..13..7...0..6..14
League 2 Bottom 5
- Romford..6..4..0..2..8
- Ipswich..13..3..0..10..6
- Plymouth..10..2..0..8..4
- Nelson..9..1..2..6..4
- Crewe..4..1..0..3..2