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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Russian riders Igor Plechanov and Boris Tsekhanovitch
Rear
Coventry team photo
News
- The SCB fine Olle Nygren £50 for not making a bona fide attempt to race in heat 13 of the Internationale meeting at Wimbledon in June
- Glasgow sign Swedish rider Lars-Ake Andersson to replace the struggling Lars Jansson. Jansson quickly finds a new team spot at Cradley in place of the injured Tommy Bergkvist
- Tragic news out of Newport as promoter Eddie Glennon is killed in a road accident on his way home from the GB v Russia meeting at Somerton Park
- Former Poole rider Gordon Guasco rejects an approach to rejoin the struggling Dorset club
Major Meetings
World League, Exeter, July 1st 1968
[li]Martin Ashby (12)[/li]
[li]Bill Andrew (11)[/li]
[li]Eric Boocock (9)[/li]
[li]Norman Hunter (5)[/li]
[li]Jimmy Squibb (5)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (5)[/li]
[li]Neil Street (4)[/li]
USSR 27
[li]Boris Samorodov (10)[/li]
[li]Gennadi Kurilenko (7)[/li]
[li]Vladimir Smirnov (4)[/li]
[li]Igor Plechanov (3)[/li]
[li]Anatoli Petrovski (3)[/li]
[li]Gab Kadirov (0)[/li]
[li]Yuri Lombotski (0)[/li]
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British Semi-Final, Poole, July 2nd 1968
- Ivan Mauger (14)
- Martin Ashby (14)
- Terry Betts (12)
- Charlie Monk (10)
- Ray Wilson (10)
- Eric Boocock (9)
- Trevor Hedge (9)
- Geoff Mudge (9)
- Reg Luckhurst (8)
- James Bond (7)
- Colin Gooddy (7)
- John Boulger (3)
- Wayne Briggs (3)
- Bernt Persson (3)
- Greg Kentwell (3)
- Eric Boothroyd (1)
- Bob Kilby (0)
- Les McGillivray(Res) (0)
- Jimmy Gooch(Res) (0)
Test Match, Coventry, July 3rd 1968
[li]Martin Ashby (13)[/li]
[li]Eric Boocock (12)[/li]
[li]Norman Hunter (11)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (10)[/li]
[li]Col Cottrell (5)[/li]
[li]Roy Trigg (4)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (3)[/li]
[li]Trevor Hedge (0)[/li]
USSR 50
[li]Igor Plechanov (16)[/li]
[li]Gennadi Kurilenko (15)[/li]
[li]Vladimir Smirnov (9)[/li]
[li]Boris Samorodov (8)[/li]
[li]Anatoli Petrovski (2)[/li]
[li]Gab Kadirov (0)[/li]
[li]Yuri Lombotski (0)[/li]
[li]Boris Tsekhanovitch (0)[/li]
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Test Match, Newport, July 5th 1968
[li]Martin Ashby (17)[/li]
[li]Eric Boocock (15)[/li]
[li]Norman Hunter (11)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (10)[/li]
[li]Jon Erskine (6)[/li]
[li]Roy Trigg (5)[/li]
[li]Jimmy Squibb (2)[/li]
[li]Jimmy Gooch (2)[/li]
USSR 40
[li]Vladimir Smirnov (13)[/li]
[li]Igor Plechanov (11)[/li]
[li]Vladimir Smirnov (9)[/li]
[li]Gennadi Kurilenko (9)[/li]
[li]Boris Tsekhanovitch (3)[/li]
[li]Gab Kadirov (2)[/li]
[li]Yuri Lombotski (2)[/li]
[li]Boris Samorodov (0)[/li]
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Test Match, Belle Vue, July 6th 1968
[li]Norman Hunter (18)[/li]
[li]Eric Boocock (18)[/li]
[li]Martin Ashby (13)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (11)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (9)[/li]
[li]Arnold Haley (4)[/li]
[li]Cyril Maidment (3)[/li]
[li]Tommy Roper (1)[/li]
USSR 31
[li]Igor Plechanov (12)[/li]
[li]Vladimir Smirnov (9)[/li]
[li]Gennadi Kurilenko (6)[/li]
[li]Yuri Lombotski (3)[/li]
[li]Boris Tsekhanovitch (1)[/li]
[li]Boris Samorodov (0)[/li]
[/ul][/div]
Big Wins
Sheffield 51 v 27 Poole
Charlie Monk (12)...Bill Andrew (7)
Berwick 52 v 26 Canterbury
Roy Williams/Bill McMillan (12)..Barry Crowson (10)
Coatbridge 53 v 23 Wolves
Bernt Persson (12)...James Bond (9)
Cradley 53 v 25 Glasgow
Graham Coombes (12)..Russ Dent (9)
Nelson 54 v 23 Berwick
Alan Paynter/Gary Peterson (11)..Mark Hall (9)
King's Lynn 54 v 24 Coventry
Clive Featherby/Howard Cole (11)..Roger Hill (9)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Newcastle) 11.60
- Martin Ashby (Exeter) 10.76
- Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.76
- Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.75
- Norman Hunter (West Ham) 10.51
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..20..14..2..4..30
- West Ham..18..14..0..4..28
- Swindon..21..11..1..9..23
- Coventry..22..11..0..11..22
- Sheffield..17..10..1..6..21
League 1 Bottom 5
- Oxford..18..7..0..11..14
- King's Lynn..19..6..1..12..13
- Wimbledon..16..6..0..10..12
- Wolves..16..6..0..10..12
- Poole..19..4..2..13..10
League 2 Top 5
- Belle Vue Colts..10..8..0..2..16
- Rayleigh..9..5..1..3..11
- Nelson..9..5..0..4..10
- Middlesbrough..7..4..0..3..8
- Plymouth..8..4..0..4..8
League 2 Bottom 5
- Weymouth..9..3..2..4..8
- Reading..8..3..1..4..7
- Crayford..6..2..1..3..5
- Canterbury..8..2..1..5..5
- Berwick..8..2..0..6..4