Post by bod on Nov 5, 2020 23:12:12 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
John Poyser
Rear
Hackney team photo
News
- Great Britain produce a solid all-round team display at Wembley to clinch the World Team Cup for the first time
- One time Belle Vue target Leif Enecrona beats Torbjorn Harrysson in a run-off to win the Swedish Championship
- Pawel Waloszek wins the Polish title from Edmund Migos and Edward Jancarz
- Title chasing Coventry suffer an injury blow as Rick France breaks an ankle at Wolves
Major Meetings
World Team Cup Final, Wembley, September 21st 1968
[li]Ivan Mauger (12)[/li]
[li]Barry Briggs (7)[/li]
[li]Nigel Boocock (10)[/li]
[li]Martin Ashby (8)[/li]
[li]Norman Hunter (3)[/li]
Sweden 30
[li]Ove Fundin (11)[/li]
[li]Anders Michanek (7)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (7)[/li]
[li]Torbjorn Harrysson (2)[/li]
[li]Olle Nygren (3)[/li]
Poland 19
[li]Pawel Waloszek (1)[/li]
[li]Edmund Migos (8)[/li]
[li]Edward Jancarz (6)[/li]
[li]Andrzej Wyglenda (2)[/li]
[li]Henryk Glucklich (2)[/li]
Czechoslovakia 7
[li]Jan Holub (1)[/li]
[li]Antonin Kasper (3)[/li]
[li]Jaroslav Volf (1)[/li]
[li]Lubos Tomicek (2)[/li]
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Big Wins
Newcastle 53 v 24 Newport
Ivan Mauger/Ole Olsen (12)..Jimmy Gooch/Norman Strachan (6)
Glasgow 55 v 23 Newport
Jimmy McMillan (11)..Jon Erskine (8)
Halifax 51 v 27 Coatbridge
Eric Boothroyd (11)..Bernt Persson (12)
Newport 51 v 27 Newcastle
Norman Strachan (13)..Ivan Mauger (12)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Newcastle) 11.51
- Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.92
- Martin Ashby (Exeter) 10.80
- Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.74
- Charlie Monk (Sheffield) 10.12
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Hackney..31..20..2..9..42
- Coventry..34..20..0..14..40
- Newcastle..30..19..0..11..38
- Exeter..32..18..1..13..37
- Sheffield..31..18..1..12..37
League 1 Bottom 5
- King's Lynn..33..13..1..19..27
- Glasgow..35..13..1..21..27
- Oxford..30..13..0..17..26
- Wolves..28..12..0..16..24
- Poole..32..10..2..20..22
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..16..10..0..6..20
- Rayleigh..17..8..1..8..17
League 2 Bottom 5
- Crayford..17..7..1..9..15
- Canterbury..17..7..1..9..15
- Reading..18..6..2..10..14
- Weymouth..18..5..2..11..12
- Berwick..18..5..0..13..10