Post by bod on Oct 26, 2020 15:09:47 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Crayford v Rayleigh action
Rear
England team photo
News
- Speedway Star columnist Eric Linden expresses concerns about the amount of Second Division riders who are starting to appear on a regular basis in Division One
- Australia invite the British Lions to undertake a tour Down Under fromNovember this year
- Canterbury get the go-ahead for the 1969 season despite residential complaints about the sport being staged at the Kingsmead Stadium
Major Meetings
World Team Cup Continental Final, Slany, July 28th 1968
[li]Pawel Waloszek (12)[/li]
[li]Antoni Woryna (12)[/li]
[li]Andrzej Wyglenda (12)[/li]
[li]Zbigniew Podlecki (6)[/li]
[li]Jerzy Padewski (1)[/li]
Czechoslovakia 26
[li]Jan Holub (9)[/li]
[li]Jarosalv Volf (8)[/li]
[li]Frantisek Ledecky (6)[/li]
[li]Miroslav Verner (3)[/li]
[li]Antonin Svab (0)[/li]
Soviet Union 19
[li]Viktor Trofimov (7)[/li]
[li]Vladimir Smirnov (6)[/li]
[li]Yuri Chekranov (4)[/li]
[li]Gennady Kurilenko (1)[/li]
[li]Igor Plechanov (1)[/li]
East Germany 8
[li]Hans-Jurgen Fritz (3)[/li]
[li]Jochen Dinse (2)[/li]
[li]Gerhard Uhlenbrock (2)[/li]
[li]Jurgen Hehlert (1)[/li]
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Tour Match
Leicester 60 v 17 Leningrad
John Boulger (12)...Anatoli Belkin (8)
Big Wins
Crayford 50 v 28 Reading
Mick Handley (12)...John Poyser/Joe Weichlbauer (8)
Coatbridge 53 v 25 Hackney
Bernt Persson (12)...Colin Pratt (8)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Newcastle) 11.41
- Martin Ashby (Exeter) 10.93
- Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.76
- Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.75
- Anders Michanek (Leicester) 10.44
League 2
- Chris Bass (Plymouth) 11.53
- Mike Cake (Plymouth) 10.14
- Mick Handley (Crayford) 10.12
- Bill McMillan (Berwick) 9.87
- John Poyser (Reading) 9.71
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Hackney..26..16..2..8..34
- West Ham..24..16..0..8..32
- Coventry..25..14..0..11..28
- Exeter..20..13..0..7..26
- Belle Vue..24..13..0..11..26
League 1 Bottom 5
- Oxford..23..10..0..13..20
- King's Lynn..23..9..1..13..19
- Glasgow..27..9..1..17..19
- Wolves..23..9..0..14..18
- Poole..23..5..2..16..12