Post by bod on May 25, 2017 22:40:09 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
White City riders Paul Gachet, Kai Niemi and Marek Cieslak
Inside Front
King's Lynn team photo
Inside Rear
Coventry team photo
Rear
Steve Koppe
News
- Scottish pair Bobby Beaton and Jimmy McMillan are forced to miss the World Pairs semi-final in Pocking as they cannot get flight tickets
- Sheffield manager Terry Thornhill resigns
- Belle Vue report average crowds are over 2,000 people down on 1976
- Edward Jancarz is nominated as Golden Helmet challenger to Phil Crump in July.
- Tom Owen will challenge Colin Richardson for the NL equivalent
- Birmingham rider Arthur Browning joins NL basement club Scunthorpe
Major Meetings
World Pairs Semi-Final, Pocking
[li]Egon Muller (16)[/li]
[li]Hans Wassermann (9)[/li]
Australia 24
[li]Billy Sanders (14)[/li]
[li]Phil Crump (10)[/li]
Finland 21
[li]Ila Teromaa (14)[/li]
[li]Kai Niemi (7)[/li]
Denmark 18
[li]Ole Olsen (12)[/li]
[li]Finn Thomsen (6)[/li]
Holland 17
[li]Henny Kroeze (13)[/li]
[li]Henk Steman (4)[/li]
Norway 10
[li]Tormod Langli (5)[/li]
[li]Jan Gravningen (5)[/li]
West Germany 'B' 9
[li]Christoph Betzl (7)[/li]
[li]Fritz Lang (2)[/li]
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World Pairs Semi-Final, Lonigo
[li]Bernt Persson (14)[/li]
[li]Anders Michanek (11)[/li]
New Zealand 23
[li]Ivan Mauger (18)[/li]
[li]Larry Ross (5)[/li]
Czechoslovakia 21
[li]Jan Verner (12)[/li]
[li]Jiri Stancl (9)[/li]
Poland 20
[li]Edward Jancarz (12)[/li]
[li]Marek Cieslak (8)[/li]
Italy 17
[li]Giuseppe Marzotto (10)[/li]
[li]Francesco Biginato (7)[/li]
Hungary 11
[li]Herbert Szerecs (10)[/li]
[li]Laszlo Meszaros (1)[/li]
Austria 9
[li]Adi Funk (8)[/li]
[li]Hubert Fischbacher (1)[/li]
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Embassy Internationale, Wimbledon, June 6th 1977
- Edward Jancarz (13)
- Larry Ross (11)
- Phil Crump (11)
- Dave Jessup (9)
- Billy Sanders (9)
- Gordon Kennett (9)
- John Davis (9)
- Chris Morton (8)
- Jimmy McMillan (8)
- Peter Collins (7)
- Martin Ashby (7)
- Malcolm Simmons (7)
- John Louis (5)
- John Boulger (4)
- Doug Wyer (2)
- Michael Lee (1)
- Neil Middlesditch(res) (0)
Big Wins
Exeter 58 v 20 Birmingham
Ivan Mauger (12)..Alan Grahame (8)
Peterborough 55 v 23 Weymouth
Ian Clark (10)...Malcolm Corradine (11)
Edinburgh 54 v 24 Peterborough
Bert Harkins/Charlie Monk (12)..Andy Hines (7)
Oxford 50 v 28 Newport
Martin Yeates/Mick Handley (10)..John Goodall (9)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Malcolm Simmons (Poole) 11.20
- Anders Michanek (Cradley) 11.00
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 10.87
- Billy Sanders (Ipswich) 10.87
- Dave Jessup (Reading) 10.84
League 2
- John Jackson (Ellesmere Port) 10.75
- Tom Owen (Newcastle) 10.52
- Martin Yeates (Oxford) 10.45
- Steve Lawson (Workington) 10.18
- Brian Collins (Coatbridge) 10.08
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- White City..15..10..1..4..21
- King's Lynn..15..9..1..5..19
- Swindon..11..8..0..3..16
- Exeter..10..7..1..2..15
- Cradley..13..7..0..6..14
League 1 Bottom 5
- Hull..10..5..0..5..10
- Birmingham..16..4..0..12..8
- Leicester..14..2..0..12..4
- Hackney..11..2..0..9..4
- Bristol..3..0..0..3..0
League 2 Top 5
- Ellesmere Port..16..10..0..6..20
- Peterborough..14..9..0..5..18
- Eastbourne..12..8..0..4..16
- Workington..12..8..0..4..16
- Mildenhall..12..8..0..4..16
League 2 Bottom 5
- Rye House..7..3..1..3..7
- Oxford..7..3..0..4..6
- Stoke..9..3..0..6..6
- Berwick..9..3..0..6..6
- Scunthorpe..9..1..0..8..2