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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Soren Sjosten and Reg Luckhurst
Rear
Oxford team photo
News
- Great Britain thump the USSR 52-26 in their World League clash at West Ham
- Soviet racer Gennady Kurilenko wins the Continental title and leads the eight qualifiers for the European Final in Wroclaw
- Glasgow continue with efforts to sign Swedish world finalist Gunnar Malmqvist
- King's Lynn offer £2,000 to Hackney for the services of Colin Pratt. The offer is immediately rejected by the London club
Major Meetings
World League, West Ham, June 29th 1968
[li]Norman Hunter (12)[/li]
[li]Martin Ashby (11)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (9)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (7)[/li]
[li]Ken McKinlay (6)[/li]
[li]Trevor Hedge (5)[/li]
[li]Colin Pratt (2)[/li]
USSR 26
[li]Gennady Kurilenko (7)[/li]
[li]Igor Plechanov (6)[/li]
[li]Boris Tsekhanovich (3)[/li]
[li]Vladimir Smirnov (3)[/li]
[li]Boris Samorodov (3)[/li]
[li]Gab Kadirov (2)[/li]
[li]Yuri Lombotski (2)[/li]
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British Semi-Final, Sheffield, June 27th 1968
- Barry Briggs (14)
- Bill Andrew (13)
- Norman Hunter (13)
- Nigel Boocock (11)
- Mike Broadbank (10)
- Peter Vandenberg (10)
- Dave Younghusband (9)
- Jimmy McMillan (7)
- Jim Airey (7)
- Colin Pratt (6)
- Bob Andrews (6)
- Tommy Roper (5)
- Arnold Haley (3)
- Chris Julian (3)
- Jimmy Squibb (2)
- Bert Harkins (1)
Continental Final, Ufa, June 21st 1968
- Gennady Kurilenko (12)
- Pawel Waloszek (10)
- Vladimir Smirnov (10)
- Edward Jancarz (10)
- Jerzy Trzeszkowski (10)
- Antoni Woryna (9)
- Igor Plechanov (8)
- Konstantin Pociejkowicz (8)
- Jerzy Padewski (8)
- Jan Holub (7)
- Andrzej Wyglenda (7)
- Zygmunt Pytko (6)
- Boris Samorodov (6)
- Jan Mucha (4)
- Joachim Maj (4)
- Lubos Tomicek (1)
Big Wins
Reading 50 v 28 Plymouth
John Poyser (11)...Mike Cake (11)
Belle Vue Colts 57 v 21 Crayford
Taffy Owen/Eric Broadbelt (12)..Dai Evans/Derek Timms (5)
Halifax 56 v 22 Oxford
Dave Younghusband (12)..Ronnie Genz (9)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Newcastle) 11.64
- Martin Ashby (Swindon) 10.76
- Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.76
- Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.75
- Norman Hunter (West Ham) 10.46
League 2
- Alan Brown (Middlesbrough) 11.08
- Chris Bass (Plymouth) 11.00
- Taffy Owen (Belle Vue Colts) 10.49
- Mike Cake (Plymouth) 10.06
- Mick Handley (Crayford) 10.00
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Hackney..19..13..2..4..28
- West Ham..17..13..0..4..26
- Coventry..22..11..0..10..22
- Swindon..19..10..1..8..21
- Newcastle..14..10..0..4..20
League 1 Bottom 5
- Glasgow..20..6..1..13..13
- Oxford..17..6..0..11..12
- Wimbledon..14..5..0..9..10
- Wolves..14..5..0..9..10
- Poole..17..4..2..11..10