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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
British Final Qualifiers
Inside Front
Zenon Plech
Inside Rear
The Gordeev Brothers
Rear
Ivan Mauger, Anders Michanek and Ole Olsen
News
- England thump a weakend Sweden 5-0 in a test series hosted by the Scandinavians
- Ole Olsen warms up for the Wembley World Final by beating Ivan Mauger 3-0 in a series of match races at Birmingham
- 18-year-old Steve Bastable quits riding for Cradley due to exhaustion after spending two seasons doubling-up from parent club Stoke
Major Meetings
First Test, Kumla, August 26th 1975
[li]Tommy Jansson (15)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (14)[/li]
[li]Soren Karlsson (10)[/li]
[li]Tommy Johansson (8)[/li]
[li]Hasse Holmqvist (4)[/li]
[li]Tommy Nilsson (1)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (1)[/li]
England 55
[li]Peter Collins (16)[/li]
[li]Martin Ashby (13)[/li]
[li]Chris Pusey (8)[/li]
[li]Dave Morton (5)[/li]
[li]John Davis (5)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (5)[/li]
[li]Chris Morton (3)[/li]
[li]Doug Wyer (0)[/li]
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Second Test, Eskilstuna, August 27th 1975
[li]Tommy Jansson (16)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (10)[/li]
[li]Tommy Johansson (10)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (8)[/li]
[li]Soren Karlsson (4)[/li]
[li]Soren Sjosten (2)[/li]
[li]Hasse Holmqvist (0)[/li]
[li]Karl-Erik Claesson (0)[/li]
England 57
[li]Peter Collins (14)[/li]
[li]Martin Ashby (14)[/li]
[li]Chris Morton (7)[/li]
[li]Dave Morton (7)[/li]
[li]John Davis (6)[/li]
[li]Chris Pusey (5)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (1)[/li]
[li]Doug Wyer (0)[/li]
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Third Test, Stockholm, August 28th 1975
[li]Bernt Persson (12)[/li]
[li]Tommy Johansson (11)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (11)[/li]
[li]Tommy Jansson (6)[/li]
[li]Tommy Nilsson (4)[/li]
[li]Soren Sjosten (0)[/li]
[li]Soren Karlsson (0)[/li]
England 64
[li]Martin Ashby (18)[/li]
[li]Peter Collins (15)[/li]
[li]Dave Jessup (12)[/li]
[li]Chris Pusey (7)[/li]
[li]Chris Morton (6)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (4)[/li]
[li]John Davis (2)[/li]
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Fourth Test, Vetlanda, August 29th 1975
[li]Tommy Jansson (16)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (14)[/li]
[li]Soren Karlsson (4)[/li]
[li]Tommy Johansson (3)[/li]
[li]Gunnar Malmqvist (1)[/li]
[li]Soren Sjosten (1)[/li]
[li]Bo Wirebrand (1)[/li]
[li]Bo Josefsson (0)[/li]
England 68
[li]Martin Ashby (14)[/li]
[li]Dave Morton (12)[/li]
[li]Malcolm Simmons (11)[/li]
[li]Peter Collins (11)[/li]
[li]Dave Jessup (9)[/li]
[li]Chris Pusey (8)[/li]
[li]John Davis (7)[/li]
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Fifth Test, Mariestad, August 31st 1975
[li]Anders Michanek (18)[/li]
[li]Soren Sjosten (14)[/li]
[li]Tommy Jansson (11)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (2)[/li]
[li]Borge Klingberg (2)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (2)[/li]
[li]Soren Karlsson (1)[/li]
[li]Karl-Erik Claesson (0)[/li]
England 58
[li]Gordon Kennett (11)[/li]
[li]John Davis (11)[/li]
[li]Malcolm Simmons (10)[/li]
[li]Dave Jessup (10)[/li]
[li]Dave Morton (10)[/li]
[li]Eric Broadbelt (6)[/li]
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Big Wins
Newport 50 v 28 Wolves
Neil Street (12)...Finn Thomsen (11)
Scunthorpe 52 v 26 Coatbridge
Tony Childs (11)...Mitch Shirra (11)
Rye House 22 v 56 Eastbourne
Kelvin Mullarkey (8)..Paul Gachet (11)
Newcastle 50 v 28 Teesside
Joe Owen (12)...Tom Leadbitter (13)
Weymouth 28 v 50 Boston
Vic Harding (9)...Rob Hollingworth (12)
Birmingham 55 v 23 Crewe
Alan Grahame (12)...Graham Drury (12)
Wimbledon 53 v 25 Cradley
Edgar Stangeland (12)..John Boulger (7)
Crewe 59 v 19 Weymouth
Graham Drury/Chris Turner (12)..Chris Robins (7)
Berwick 50 v 27 Stoke
Steve Finch/Graham Jones/Dave Gifford (10)..Jim Wells (10)
Canterbury 55 v 23 Bradford
Dave Gooderham/Les Rumsey (12)..Tony Boyle (6)
Eastbourne 63 v 15 Bradford
Neil Middleditch/Mike Sampson (11)..Tony Boyle (6)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.66
- Phil Crump (Newport) 11.37
- Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.22
- Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.10
- John Louis (Ipswich) 10.68
League 2
- Joe Owen (Newcastle) 10.96
- Tom Owen (Newcastle) 10.81
- Alan Molyneux (Stoke) 10.36
- Paul Gachet (Eastbourne) 10.27
- Neil Middleditch (Eastbourne)9.97
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Ipswich..26..19..0..7..38
- Newport..23..18..0..5..36
- Belle Vue..24..16..2..6..34
- Sheffield..25..17..0..8..34
- Exeter..24..15..3..6..33
League 1 Bottom 5
- King's Lynn..26..8..3..15..19
- Hull..28..7..4..17..18
- Poole..25..8..2..15..18
- Hackney..27..7..1..19..15
- Swindon..25..6..0..19..12
League 2 Top 5
- Stoke..33..25..0..8..50
- Eastbourne..30..20..0..10..40
- Newcastle..27..20..0..7..40
- Boston..30..18..2..10..38
- Birmingham..24..18..1..5..37
League 2 Bottom 5
- Paisley..27..10..0..17..20
- Peterborough..29..10..0..19..20
- Teesside..31..9..0..22..18
- Mildenhall..27..6..1..20..13
- Weymouth..30..4..1..25..9