W/E AUGUST 10TH 1974

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Bob Kilby in England colours

Inside Front

Cradley United team photo

Inside Rear

Bradford team photo

Rear

Barry Briggs

News

• Ole Olsen wins the quaintly named British-American-Nordic Final at Fredericia. Ivan Mauger and John Louis complete the top three
• Olsen completes a good week by being nominated as the August challenger to John Louis for the Golden Helmet
• Belle Vue walk out of their league clash at Hull in a protest against track conditions. The Aces are joined by home rider Dave Gifford in leaving the Boulevard Stadium. Hull complete the meeting with nine 5-0's to record a 60-9 victory
• Scunthorpe persuade retired veteran Stan Stevens to make a comeback
• Former World Champion Ronnie Moore agrees to help out Coventry on a temporary basis
• Canterbury sign veteran racer Jimmy Squibb to bolster their lower order

Major Meetings

British-Nordic-American Final, Fredericia

• Ole Olsen (14)
• Ivan Mauger (13)
• John Louis (10)
• Terry Betts (10)
• Peter Collins (10)
• Dave Jessup (10)
• Scott Autrey (9)
• Dag Lovaas (9)
• John Boulger (8)
• Jimmy McMillan (8)
• Reidar Eide (7)
• Bent Norregaard (6)
• Ray Wilson(Res) (3)
• Nigel Boocock (2)
• Matti Olin (1)
• Kari Vuoristo (0)
• Eric Boocock (0)
• Oyvind Berg(Res) (0)

Third Test, Wimbledon, August 1st 1974

• England 71
• Barry Thomas (16)
• Trevor Hedge (15)
• Martin Ashby (12)
• Kevin Holden (10)
• Eric Broadbelt (8)
• Roger Johns (5)
• Malcolm Simmons (3)
• Laurie Etheridge (2)

• USSR 37
• Grigori Chlinovski (10)
• Vladimir Gordeev (9)
• Valeri Gordeev (8)
• Nikolai Kornev (5)
• Vladimir Nesterov (2)
• Viktor Kuznetsov (2)
• Sergei Duozhenko (1)

Fourth Test, Cradley, August 3rd 1974

• England 65
• Barry Thomas (14)
• Tony Davey (13)
• Eric Broadbelt (12)
• Howard Cole (10)
• Kevin Holden (9)
• Richard Greer (5)
• Arthur Price (2)

• USSR 43
• Grigori Chlinovski (10)
• Vladimir Gordeev (10)
• Valeri Gordeev (10)
• Nikolai Kornev (5)
• Vladimir Nesterov (4)
• Viktor Trofimov (2)
• Sergei Duozhenko (2)

Big Wins

Exeter 51 v 24 Hull

Ivan Mauger (12)..Jimmy McMillan (11)

Birmingham 56 v 22 Peterborough

Phil Herne (12)...Mike Lanham (9)

Crewe 54 v 24 Stoke

John Jackson (15)..Mike Broadbank (10)

Leicster 51 v 27 Wimbledon

Dave Jessup (12)...Barry Briggs (11)

Hull 60 v 9 Belle Vue

Jimmy McMillan/Bobby Beaton/Josef Angermuller (12)..Chris Morton (3)

Sheffield 51 v 24 Halifax

Reg Wilson/Arnold Haley/Bob Valentine (9)..Phil Crump(G) (14)

Newport 57 v 21 Poole

Phil Crump (12)..Pete Smith (11)

Belle Vue 59 v 19 Coventry

Alan Wilkinson/Soren Sjosten (12)..Ronnie Moore/John Harrhy (5)

Eastbourne 54 v 23 Scunthorpe

Pete Jarman/Mike Sampson (10)..Doug Underwood/Dingle Brown (8)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.48
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.34
• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.33
• Phil Crump (Newport) 10.53
• John Louis (Ipswich) 10.52

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• King's Lynn..22..15..0..7..30
• Exeter..18..13..1..4..27
• Belle Vue..16..13..0..3..26
• Ipswich..18..12..0..6..24
• Newport..19..11..2..6..24

League 1 Bottom 5

• Cradley..23..7..0..16..14
• Leicester..19..6..1..12..13
• Oxford..22..6..0..16..12
• Coventry..19..6..0..13..12
• Hull..18..5..0..13..10

League 2 Top 5

• Boston..26..16..1..9..33
• Birmingham..20..15..1..4..31
• Eastbourne..21..14..2..5..30
• Bradford..25..14..1..10..29
• Barrow..24..13..1..10..27

League 2 Bottom 5

• Long Eaton..23..8..1..14..17
• Sunderland..25..6..0..19..12
• Weymouth..20..6..0..14..12
• Scunthorpe..24..5..1..18..11
• Ellesmere Port..19..5..1..13..11