W/E AUGUST 2ND 1968

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Oyvind Berg, Ole Olsen and Sverre Harrfeldt

Rear

Poole team photo

News

• King's Lynn pursue a Swedish rider to bolster their side. Prime targets are world finalist Gunnar Malmqvist and youngster Therje Henriksson
• A battle to keep Sunday speedway going at Weymouth's Wessex Stadium will come to an end on August 4th. There are hopes that the club can continue in 1969
• The touring Lenningrad club from Russia begin with a 48-30 defeat against Belle Vue at Hyde Road

Tour Match

Belle Vue 48 v 30 Lenningrad

Cyril Maidment/Tommy Roper (12)..Gennady Vyunov (9)

Big Wins

Exeter 51 v 27 Wolves

Martin Ashby (10)..James Bond (9)

West Ham 50 v 28 Newport

Sverre Harrfeldt/Ken McKinlay (12)..Torbjorn Harrysson (8)

Oxford 51 v 26 Halifax

Ronnie Genz/Eddie Reeves (11)..Eric Boocock (9)

Newport 53 v 25 Oxford

Torbjorn Harrysson/Jimmy Gooch (12)..Ronnie Genz (10)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ivan Mauger (Newcastle) 11.43
• Martin Ashby (Exeter) 10.86
• Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.77
• Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.75
• Norman Hunter (West Ham) 10.45

League 2

• Chris Bass (Plymouth) 11.53
• Mike Cake (Plymouth) 10.14
• John Poyser (Reading) 9.87
• Mick Handley (Crayford) 9.86
• Allan Brown (Middlesbrough) 9.62

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• West Ham..24..16..0..8..32
• Hackney..24..15..2..7..32
• Coventry..26..15..0..11..30
• Halifax..23..13..1..9..27
• Cradley..27..11..4..12..26

League 1 Bottom 5

• Oxford..23..10..0..13..20
• Glasgow..26..9..1..16..19
• Wimbledon..21..9..0..12..18
• Wolves..22..8..0..14..16
• Poole..21..4..2..15..10

League 2 Top 5

• Belle Vue Colts..12..9..0..3..18
• Nelson..13..9..0..4..18
• Middlesbrough..13..7..1..5..15
• Rayleigh..11..6..1..4..13
• Plymouth..10..5..0..5..10

League 2 Bottom 5

• Reading..11..4..2..5..10
• Canterbury..11..4..1..6..9
• Weymouth..12..3..2..7..8
• Crayford..9..3..1..5..7
• Berwick..12..3..0..9..6