Post by bod on May 28, 2019 19:22:58 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Doug Wyer and Craig Pendlebury
Inside Front
Scunthorpe team photo
Inside Rear
Eastbourne team photo
Rear
Brian Clark, Roy Sizmore and Les Ott
News
- Ole Olsen clinches the Nordic title with a comfortable 15-point maximum at Tampere. Dag Lovaas finished one point behind, with local hero Matti Olin in third on 11
- Poole's injury-hit season suffers another blow as Eric Broadbelt breaks an ankle
- Long Eaton are the latest club to give a trial to veteran Malcolm Brown
- Peterborough lose third heat-leader Ken Matthews with a broken leg and will use number eight Chris Drewett in his place
- Malcolm Simmons is named as June Golden Helmet challenger to John Louis
- Crewe sign 17-year-old Andy Reid on a full contract
- Wolves middle-order man Ken Eyre will miss a large portion of the remainder of the season following a spins injury at Wimbledon
Major Meetings
Nordic Final, Tampere, June 9th 1974
- Ole Olsen (15)
- Dag Lovaas (14)
- Matti Olin (11)
- Bent Norregaard (10)
- Reidar Eide (9)
- Kari Vuoristo (9)
- Oyvind Berg (8)
- Edgar Stangeland (8)
- Preben Rosenkilde (7)
- Jan Garvningen (6)
- Ulf Lovaas (6)
- Kaj Kristensen (5)
- Pekka Paljakka (4)
- Svein Lokken (4)
- Kjell Gimre (3)
- Nils Neilsen (0)
Big Wins
Birmingham 54 v 24 Bradford
Phil Herne (12)...Colin Meredith (11)
Crewe 52 v 26 Teesside
Jack Millen/John Jackson (12)..Bruce Forrester (8)
Scunthorpe 56 v 22 Sunderland
Ken McKinlay (10)...Brian Havelock (10)
Barrow 56 v 21 Rye House
Joe Owen (13)...Brian Foote (7)
Bradford 50 v 28 Rye House
Alan Knapkin/Colin Meredith (12)..Brian Foote (8)
Sheffield 55 v 23 Swindon
Bob Valentine/Doug Wyer (11)..Martin Ashby (12)
Teesside 52 v 26 Sunderland
Dave Durham (12)...Jim Wells/Brian Havelock (8)
Halifax 54 v 24 Wolves
Eric Boocock/Graham Plant (10)..Ole Olsen (15)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.51
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.41
- Dag Lovaas (Hackney) 11.03
- John Louis (Ipswich) 10.97
- Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 10.93
League 2
- Bobby McNeil (Eastbourne) 10.60
- Arthur Browning (Birmingham) 10.56
- Phil Herne (Birmingham) 10.36
- Trevor Jones (Canterbury) 10.35
- Brian Clark (Peterborough) 10.31
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Halifax..11..7..2..2..16
- Hackney..10..7..1..2..15
- Belle Vue..9..7..0..2..14
- King's Lynn..11..7..0..4..14
- Exeter..9..6..1..2..13
League 1 Bottom 5
- Wimbledon..11..3..1..7..7
- Leicester..10..2..1..7..5
- Hull..7..2..0..5..4
- Oxford..11..2..0..9..4
- Coventry..8..1..0..7..2
League 2 Top 5
- Eastbourne..12..9..1..2..19
- Boston..13..9..0..4..18
- Barrow..14..7..1..6..15
- Berwick..16..7..1..8..15
- Teesside..12..7..0..5..14
League 2 Bottom 5
- Rye House..9..4..0..5..8
- Ellesmere Port..9..2..1..6..5
- Weymouth..12..2..0..10..4
- Sunderland..12..2..0..10..4
- Scunthorpe..10..1..1..8..3