W/E JUNE 12TH 1976

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

The Morton Brothers, Chris and Dave

Inside Front

Ipswich team photo

Inside Rear

Dave Jessup

Rear

Mick Handley leads Carl Askew and Martin Yeates

News

• Malcolm Simmons continues his stellar form with a stunning fifteen-point maximum to win the British Final at Coventry
• Ellesmere Port duo Chris Turner and John Jackson win the New National League Pairs Championship at Belle Vue
• England and Denmark lead the qualifiers from the World Pairs Semi-Finals in Hungary and West Germany
• Hull manager Derek Tattersall quits the role due to issues with travel and a perceived non-acceptance by the Hull fans
• Sheffield drop Carl Glover after a troubled spell of form
• Newport rest veteran Australian Neil Street to ease pressures brought on by his four-valve engine development work
• Mildenhall sign the experienced Alan Cowland after he recent departure from Peterborough

Major Meetings

British Final, Coventry, June 2nd 1976

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2638/1976-british-final

Tour Matches

Wolves 56 v 22 USSR

Finn Thomsen (12)..Vladimir Gordeev (6)

Big Wins

Ellesmere Port 51 v 27 Oxford

John Jackson/Chris Turner (12)..Carl Askew (9)

Weymouth 50 v 28 Scunthorpe

Vic Harding/Chris Robins (10)..Andy Hines/Colin Cook (9)

Wimbledon 54 v 24 Leicester

Mick Hines (12)...Ray Wilson (11)

Workington 55 v 22 Weymouth

Lou Sansom (12)...Vic Harding (7)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.68
• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.36
• John Louis (Ipswich) 11.29
• Dave Morton (Hackney) 11.28
• Ole Olsen (Coventry) 11.24

League 2

• Joe Owen (Newcastle) 11.42
• Steve Weatherley (Eastbourne) 11.11
• Tom Owen (Newcastle) 10.69
• John Jackson (Ellesmere Port) 10.51
• Laurie Etheridge (Crayford) 10.42

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Coventry..13..8..2..3..18
• Belle Vue..14..7..2..5..16
• Hull..11..8..0..3..16
• Ipswich..9..7..0..2..14
• Swindon..12..6..2..4..14

League 1 Bottom 5

• Wimbledon..9..2..1..6..5
• King's Lynn..7..1..2..4..4
• White City..9..2..0..7..4
• Leicester..11..1..1..9..3
• Birmingham..9..1..0..8..2

League 2 Top 5

• Newcastle..15..14..0..1..28
• Ellesmere Port..12..9..0..3..18
• Workington..11..9..0..2..18
• Peterborough..14..8..0..6..16
• Berwick..13..7..0..6..14

League 2 Bottom 5

• Mildenhall..9..4..0..5..8
• Rye House..9..3..0..6..6
• Oxford..12..3..0..9..6
• Scunthorpe..13..3..0..10..6
• Paisley..11..2..0..9..4