Post by bod on Apr 7, 2017 11:44:27 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Coventry pair Les Owen and Nigel Boocock
Rear
Exeter team photo
News
- Wolves star Norman Hunter is seriously injured in a sand track crash at Prestatyn
- Antoni Woryna is crowned Continental Champion at Ufa in Russia
- Laurie Etheridge is recalled from Rayleigh by parent club Hackney
- Plans are underway for Belle Vue to visit Leningrad on tour in October
- Plymouth are keen to sign Newport junior Ian Terrar
Major Meetings
Continental Final, Ufa, June 27th 1969
- Antoni Woryna (11)
- Andrzej Wyglenda (10)
- Edward Jancarz (10)
- Valeri Klementiev (9)
- Henryk Glucklich (9)
- Zbigniew Podlecki (9)
- Jan Mucha (9)
- Andrzej Pogorzelski (9)
- Gennadi Kurilenko (9)
- Jerzy Trzeszkowski (9)
- Stanislaw Tkocz (8)
- Jan Holub (8)
- Pawel Waloszek (6)
- Zygmunt Pytko (3)
- Karol Prusa (3)
- Zdzislaw Dobrucki (0)
Big Wins
Crewe 53 v 25 Romford
Paul O'Neal/Geoff Curtis (12)..Phil Woodcock (11)
Belle Vue Colts 58 v 20 Middlesbrough
Eric Broadbelt (12)...Tom Leadbitter (9)
Middelsbrough 55 v 23 Canterbury
Tom Leadbitter/Terry Lee (12)...Martyn Piddock (13)
Sheffield 53 v 25 Glasgow
Jim Airey (12)...Jimmy McMillan (10)
Wimbledon 54 v 24 Halifax
Bob Dugard (12)...Greg Kentwell/Colin Pratt(G)/Eric Boocock (7)
Belle Vue 52 v 26 Coatbridge
Tommy Roper (12)...Bert Harkins (13)
Canterbury 52 v 26 Plymouth
Peter Murray/Ken Vale (12)...Chris Roynon (7)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.89
- Barry Briggs (Swindon) 11.15
- Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.96
- Ray Wilson (Leicester) 10.96
- Trevor Hedge (Wimbledon) 10.67
League 2
- Peter Murray (Canterbury) 10.43
- Geoff Curtis (Crewe) 10.34
- Eric Broadbelt (Belle Vue Colts) 10.33
- Geoff Ambrose (Crayford) 10.29
- Tony Lomas (Long Eaton) 10.20
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Belle Vue..19..13..1..5..27
- Wimbledon..17..12..1..4..25
- Sheffield..17..10..1..6..21
- Glasgow..19..10..1..8..21
- Cradley..16..10..0..6..20
League 1 Bottom 5
- Wolves..17..6..1..10..13
- Coventry..18..5..2..11..12
- West Ham..18..5..2..11..12
- Newport..14..5..1..8..11
- Newcastle..14..3..0..11..6
League 2 Top 5
- Belle Vue Colts..16..14..0..2..28
- Rayleigh..17..11..1..5..23
- Reading..14..11..0..3..22
- Canterbury..16..9..1..6..19
- Crayford..15..8..0..7..16
League 2 Bottom 5
- Ipswich..17..5..0..12..10
- Plymouth..15..5..0..10..10
- King's Lynn II..13..4..1..8..9
- Crewe..9..4..0..5..8
- Nelson..13..1..2..10..4