Post by bod on Mar 19, 2021 11:21:13 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
John Cook
Inside Front
Stan Bear
Inside Rear
Neil Evitts
Rear
Reading team photo
News
- Oxford pair Hans Nielsen and Simon Wigg win a marathon 4-hour British Open Pairs meeting at Wolverhampton. The Cheetahs' duo finish one point clear of Reading representatives John Davis and Mitch Shirra
- Swindon continue to fight to gain work permit clearance for Swedish youngster Jimmy Nilsen
- Long Eaton sign recently released Sheffield man Gerald Short
Major Meetings
Inter-Continental Final, Wembley, June 16th 1976
- Peter Collins (12)
- Ivan Mauger (12)
- Phil Crump (11)
- Malcolm Simmons (11)
- Chris Morton (10)
- Doug Wyer (10)
- Scott Autrey (9)
- John Louis (8)
- Anders Michanek (8)
- John Boulger (7)
- Billy Sanders (7)
- Ole Olsen (6)
- Bengt Jansson (4)
- Bernt Persson (3)
- Dag Lovaas (1)
- Soren Sjosten (1)
- Trevor Geer(Res) (0)
Big Wins
Exeter 50.5 v 27.5 Berwick
Rob Maxfield (10)...Charlie McKinna (8)
Oxford 51 v 27 Halifax
Hans Nielsen/Simon Wigg/Mel Taylor (10)..Neil Evitts (8)
Ipswich 52 v 26 Reading
John Cook (15)...Phil Collins(G) (11)
Sheffield 52 v 26 Swindon
Shawn Moran/Peter Carr/Les Collins (10)..Bo Petersen (12)
Ellesmere Port 50 v 28 Eastbourne
Louis Carr (12)...Gordon Kennett (9)
Hackney 55 v 23 Mildenhall
Andy Galvin (11)...Robert Henry (9)
Eastbourne 50 v 28 Glasgow
Colin Richardson (12)..Steve Lawson (12)
Averages - Top 5
League 2
- Mike Ferreira (Wimbledon) 10.72
- Roger Johns (Wimbledon) 10.63
- Stan Bear (Poole) 10.24
- Jamie Luckhurst (Wimbledon) 10.04
- Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 10.00
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 2 Top 5
- Middlesbrough..16..13..0..3..26
- Ellesmere Port..15..11..1..3..23
- Wimbledon..11..9..1..1..19
- Poole..15..9..1..5..19
- Hackney..14..8..0..6..16
League 2 Bottom 5
- Berwick..11..5..0..6..10
- Mildenhall..14..5..0..9..8
- Milton Keynes..17..5..0..12..10
- Canterbury..17..4..0..13..8
- Edinburgh..10..3..0..7..6