Post by bod on Nov 5, 2020 21:47:59 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Johnnie Hoskins presents Taffy Owen with the Second Division trophy
Rear
Coatbridge team photo
News
- New Zealander Ivan Mauger become World Champion for the first time with a faultless display in the final in Gothenburg. Mauger finishes three points clear of Barry Briggs, with Edward Jancarz a further point behind in third
- Sweden win the first unofficial World Pairs competition in Kempten, West Germany. The meeting is marred by the withdrawal of teams from Poland, Russia and Czechoslovakia
- An inquiry is opened into Wimbledon's walkout after 8 heats at King's Lynn. The Dons refused to race on after Bob Dugard is excluded for dangerous riding
- Oxford's horrendous injury run continues as Ronnie Genz sustains a supected fractured skull in a crash with Cradley's Lars Jansson
Major Meetings
World Final, Gothenburg, September 6th 1968
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1789/1968-world-final-ullevi-stadium
World Pairs, Kempten, September 1st 1968
[li]Ove Fundon (14)[/li]
[li]Torbjorn Harrysson (10)[/li]
GB 21
[li]Geoff Mudge (12)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (9)[/li]
Norway 16
[li]Odd Fossengen (11)[/li]
[li]Oyvind Berg (5)[/li]
West Germany II 12
[li]Peter Barth (9)[/li]
[li]Rudi Kastl (3)[/li]
West Germany I 10
[li]Manfred Poschereider (8)[/li]
[li]Rainer Jungling (0)[/li]
[li]Fred Aberl (2)[/li]
Denmark 6
[li]Jens Hauser (4)[/li]
[li]Kurt Petersen (2)[/li]
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Big Wins
Wimbledon 55 v 22 Sheffield
Olle Nygren (12)...Charlie Monk (13)
Sheffield 50 v 28 Swindon
Charlie Monk (12)...Mike Broadbank (12)
Rayleigh 51 v 26 Berwick
Graham Smith (12)...Mark Hall/Bill McMillan (7)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Newcastle) 11.43
- Martin Ashby (Exeter) 10.92
- Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.92
- Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.79
- Torbjorn Harrysson (Newport) 10.11
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Hackney..30..19..2..9..40
- Coventry..33..19..0..14..38
- Sheffield..28..17..1..10..35
- West Ham..32..17..1..14..35
- Newcastle..25..14..2..9..30
League 1 Bottom 5
- King's Lynn..31..12..1..18..25
- Glasgow..32..12..1..19..25
- Wolves..28..12..0..16..24
- Oxford..28..12..0..16..24
- Poole..30..8..2..20..18
League 2 Top 5
- Belle Vue Colts..18..14..0..4..28
- Nelson..17..11..0..6..22
- Middlesbrough..18..10..1..7..21
- Plymouth..15..9..0..6..18
- Rayleigh..16..8..1..7..17
League 2 Bottom 5
- Canterbury..16..7..1..8..15
- Reading..18..6..2..10..14
- Crayford..16..6..1..9..13
- Weymouth..18..5..2..11..12
- Berwick..18..5..0..13..10