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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Bob Kilby leads Richard Greer
Inside Front
Reading team photo
Inside Rear
Berwick team photo
Rear
Scunthorpe on a 5-1 at Mildenhall
News
- The FIM hit Barry Briggs and Ivan Mauger with bans after they both refuse to ride for New Zealand in the World Team Cup at Ipswich
- Boston's Andy Sims decides to take a break from the sport after a difficult start with the Lincolnshire club
- Ipswich's Trevor Jones is another rider having a racing sabbatical due to poor early-season form
- Mildenhall fail in a bid to lure veteran Chris Julian out of retirement
- Halifax lose patience with Polish newcomer Adam Olkiewicz and replace him with Danish newboy Mike Lohmann
- Birmingham finally secure a signing as Bob Valentine agrees to join the club after they miss out on both Jiri Stancl and Jerzy Rembas
- Wolverhampton finally give up on trying to sign Swede Tommy Johansson after protracted talks over terms
Major Meetings
World Championship Quarter Final, Birmingham, May 3rd 1976
- Peter Collins (15)
- Chris Pusey (14)
- Alan Molyneux (10)
- Bobby McNeil (9)
- Carl Glover (9)
- Bob Kilby (8)
- Geoff Pusey (8)
- Steve Lomas (8)
- Richard Greer (7)
- Martin Ashby (6)
- Nigel Boocock (5)
- Norman Hunter (5)
- John Harrhy (5)
- Eric Broadbelt (4)
- Geoff Bouchard (3)
- Mick Fishwick(Res) (3)
- Steve Davenport(Res) (1)
- Graham Plant (0)
World Championship Quarter Final, Poole, May 5th 1976
- Dave Jessup (14)
- Dave Morton (13)
- Arthur Price (12)
- George Hunter (1)
- Jimmy McMillan (11)
- Dave Perks (10)
- Tony Davey (9)
- Kevin Holden (8)
- Barry Thomas (7)
- Steve Bastable (5)
- Keith White (5)
- Steve Finch (4)
- Bernie Leigh (4)
- Mick Hines (3)
- Ian Cartwright (2)
- Reg Luckhurst (2)
World Championship Quarter Final, Belle Vue, May 8th 1976
- Alan Grahame (13)
- John Davis (13)
- Michael Lee (13)
- John Louis (12)
- Gordon Kennett (10)
- Terry Betts (10)
- Reg Wilson (9)
- Steve Weatherley (8)
- Frank Auffret (7)
- Ian Turner (5)
- Trevor Geer (5)
- Mick Bell (5)
- Ted Howgego (4)
- Craig Pendlebury (3)
- Les Collins(Res) (2)
- Taffy Owen (1)
- Brian Havelock (0)
World Championship Quarter Final, King's Lynn, May 8th 1976
- Malcolm Simmons (15)
- Chris Morton (14)
- Doug Wyer (13)
- Ray Wilson (11)
- Mike Lanham (10)
- Tom Owen (9)
- Arthur Browning (8)
- Paul Tyrer (7)
- Ted Hubbard (7)
- Bobby Beaton (6)
- Alan Wilkinson (6)
- Mitch Graham (6)
- Bob Coles (4)
- Brian Woodward (2)
- Russ Hodgson (2)
- Tony Featherstone (0)
Big Wins
Ellesmere Port 55 v 23 Stoke
John Jackson/Chris Turner (12)..Les Collins (7)
Weymouth 55 v 23 Paisley
Martin Yeates (12)..Sid Sheldrick (6)
Eastbourne 59 v 19 Scunthorpe
Steve Weatherley/Pete Jarman (12)..Andy Hines (7)
Rye House 53 v 25 Peterborough
Kelvin Mullarkey (8)..Tony Featherstone (8)
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Belle Vue..8..6..0..2..12
- Reading..6..5..0..1..10
- Swindon..7..4..1..2..9
- Poole..5..4..0..1..8
- Coventry..6..4..0..2..8
League 1 Bottom 5
- Sheffield..6..2..0..4..4
- King's Lynn..3..1..1..1..3
- Wimbledon..5..1..0..4..2
- Leicester..5..0..1..4..1
- Birmingham..3..0..0..3..0
League 2 Top 5
- Newcastle..10..9..0..1..18
- Ellesmere Port..8..6..0..2..12
- Workington..7..6..0..1..12
- Crayford..8..5..0..3..10
- Peterborough..8..5..0..3..10
League 2 Bottom 5
- Mildenhall..4..2..0..2..4
- Scunthorpe..7..2..0..5..4
- Oxford..10..2..0..8..4
- Paisley..7..2..0..5..4
- Rye House..6..1..0..5..2