Post by bod on May 15, 2017 16:25:16 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Peter Collins and Chris Morton
Inside Front
Coatbridge team photo
Inside Rear
White City team photo
Rear
Oxford duo Phil Bass and Mick Handley
News
- Jiri Stancl and Walter Grubmuller are among the winners of Continental World Championship Qualifying Rounds
- Swedish rounds are won by Soren Karlsson, Hasse Holmqvist and Bernt Persson
- Dave Morton faces a long lay-off with a badly broken leg
- Reading open talks to bring Boleslaw Proch back to Smallmead
- Cyril Crane is fine £1,500 for staging an impromptu meeting at Hevingham near Norwich as part of his campaign to bring the sport back to the city on a full-time basis
- Hackney's bid to sign Jerzy Rembas is blocked by the PZM
- Berwick's Eddie Argall is transferred to Newcastle
Major Meetings
World Championship Qualifying Round, Newport, May 5th 1977
- Steve Weatherley (14)
- Barney Kennett (13)
- Steve Lomas (12)
- Tom Owen (12)
- Dave Perks (10)
- Bob Coles (9)
- Rob Hollingworth (9)
- Andy Hines (8)
- Brian Woodward (8)
- Frank Smith (8)
- Arthur Price (7)
- Graham Jones (4)
- Chris Robins (3)
- Dave Shepherd (2)
- Tony Garrad (1)
- Ian Cartwright (DNR)
Big Wins
Exeter 52 v 26 Hackney
Ivan Mauger (11)..Dave Morton (9)
Scunthorpe 22 v 56 Peterborough
Dave Baugh (11)...Ian Clark (12)
Weymouth 53 v 25 Scunthorpe
Danny Kennedy (11)...Nicky Allott (10)
White City 61 v 17 Hackney
Gordon Kennett (18)...Keith White (6)
Peterborough 51 v 27 Oxford
Brian Clark (11)...Phil Bass (10)
Workington 28 v 50 Hull
Steve Lawson (11)...Bobby Beaton (11)
Canterbury 20 v 57 White City
Graham Banks (8)...Trevor Geer/Gordon Kennett (12)
Newcastle 53 v 25 Scunthorpe
Tom Owen(11)...Nicky Allott (10)
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- White City..8..6..0..2..12
- Reading..4..4..0..0..8
- Swindon..6..4..0..2..8
- King's Lynn..6..4..0..2..8
- Coventry..9..4..0..5..8
League 1 Bottom 5
- Hull..6..2..0..4..4
- Birmingham..8..2..0..6..4
- Hackney..6..2..0..4..4
- Leicester..5..1..0..4..2
- Bristol..1..0..0..1..0
League 2 Top 5
- Ellesmere Port..12..8..0..4..16
- Eastbourne..7..6..0..1..12
- Peterborough..7..6..0..1..12
- Mildenhall..6..6..0..0..12
- Coatbridge..7..5..0..2..10
League 2 Bottom 5
- Newcastle..5..1..0..4..2
- Crayford..5..1..0..4..2
- Rye House..4..1..0..3..2
- Newport..5..1..0..4..2
- Scunthorpe..3..0..0..3..0