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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Malcolm Simmons leads Ivan Mauger and John Boulger
Inside Front
Dave Jessup of Reading
Inside Rear
Chris Morton
Rear
Terry Betts in action
News
- England are crowned World Pairs Champions at Belle Vue
- Sheffield are rocked by the retirement of Carl Glover
- George Hunter is stripped of the Wolverhampton captaincy and transfer-listed after a dispute with the Wolves' management
- Len Silver resigns from the BSPA Management Committee in protest at the decision to allow Reading to sign Boleslaw Proch and retain Hans Wassermann
- Nigel Boocock comes out of retirement to race for Bristol
Major Meetings
World Pairs Final, Belle Vue, July 2nd 1977
[li]Peter Collins (15)[/li]
[li]Malcolm Simmons (13)[/li]
Sweden 18
[li]Anders Michanek (16)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (2)[/li]
West Germany 18
[li]Egon Muler (11)[/li]
[li]Hans Wassermann (7)[/li]
Czechoslovakia 17
[li]Jiri Stancl (11)[/li]
[li]Vaclav Verner (6)[/li]
New Zealand 17
[li]Ivan Mauger (16)[/li]
[li]Larry Ross (1)[/li]
Finland 14
[li]Ila Teromaa (7)[/li]
[li]Kai Niemi (7)[/li]
Australia 12
[li]Phil Crump (10)[/li]
[li]Billy Sanders (2)[/li]
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World Championship British Semi-Final, Birmingham, June 27th 1977
- Terry Betts (13)
- Michael Lee (11)
- Alan Wilkinson (10)
- Martin Ashby (10)
- Neil Middleditch (10)
- Gordon Kennett (9)
- Barry Thomas (9)
- David Gagen (9)
- Bobby Beaton (8)
- Trevor Geer (8)
- Chris Pusey (8)
- Ray Wilson (7)
- Bobby McNeil (4)
- Graham Drury (3)
- Steve Finch (1)
- Paul Tyrer (0)
World Championship British Semi-Final, Poole, June 29th 1977
- Dave Jessup (15)
- Doug Wyer (14)
- Malcolm Simmons (13)
- John Davis (12)
- Bob Kilby (10)
- Keith White (9)
- Chris Morton (9)
- John Louis (8)
- Martin Yeates (7)
- Ian Turner (6)
- Ray Wilson (5)
- Jimmy McMillan (4)
- Bernie Leigh (4)
- Dave Gooderham (4)
- George Hunter (1)
- John Jackson (0)
Big Wins
Exeter 54 v 24 Wolves
John Titman (14)..Joe Owen(G) (10)
White City 51 v 27 Birmingham
Kai Niemi/Gordon Kennett (12)..Ray Wilson (12)
Crayford 54 v 23 Coatbridge
John Titman (14)...Mick McKeon/Grahame Dawson (6)
Ellesmere Port 55 v 23 Teesside
John Jackson/Duncan Meredith (12)...Alan Emerson (10)
Bristol 58 v 20 Leicester
Phil Herne/Phil Crump/Steve Gresham (11)..Markku Helminen (8)
King's Lynn 52 v 26 Halifax
Michael Lee (12)...Trevor Geer(G) (8)
Swindon 50 v 28 Wolves
Martin Ashby/Jan Andersson/Geoff Bouchard (10)..Keith White(G) (11)
Canterbury 57 v 21 Edinburgh
Les Rumsey (12)...Bert Harkins/Charlie Monk (7)
Boston 52 v 26 Edinburgh
Colin Cook/Dave Piddock (10)..Bert Harkins (13)
Eastbourne 59 v 19 Teesside
Colin Richardson/Mike Sampson (12)..Alan Emerson (7)
Rye House 63 v 14 Berwick
Bob Garrad (11)...Dave Gifford (5)
Rye House 51 v 27 Scunthorpe
Kelvin Mullarkey (12)..Dave Baugh (8)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Billy Sanders (Ipswich) 10.98
- Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 10.93
- Martin Ashby (Swindon) 10.91
- Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.74
- Anders Michanek (Cradley) 10.74
League 2
- John Jackson (Ellesmere Port) 10.88
- Tom Owen (Newcastle) 10.62
- Martin Yeates (Oxford) 10.46
- Colin Richardson (Eastbourne) 10.34
- Steve Lawson (Workington) 9.90
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- White City..19..13..1..5..27
- Swindon..14..11..0..3..22
- Exeter..15..10..1..4..21
- King's Lynn..18..10..1..7..21
- Belle Vue..13..10..0..3..20
League 1 Bottom 5
- Wolves..15..6..0..9..12
- Birmingham..19..4..0..15..8
- Bristol..7..3..0..4..6
- Leicester..19..3..0..16..6
- Hackney..15..3..0..12..6
League 2 Top 5
- Eastbourne..18..14..0..4..28
- Ellesmere Port..18..12..0..6..24
- Peterborough..15..10..0..5..20
- Mildenhall..15..10..0..5..20
- Teesside..22..10..0..12..20
League 2 Bottom 5
- Weymouth..15..4..2..9..10
- Newport..11..5..0..6..10
- Stoke..14..3..0..11..6
- Berwick..12..3..0..9..6
- Scunthorpe..13..2..0..11..4