Post by bod on Dec 29, 2021 22:55:44 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Peter Collins leads Tommy Jansson
Inside Front
Chris Morton
Inside Rear
Bernie Hornby
Rear
Martin Ashby
News
- Hackney pull off a major coup with the signing of Poilsh star Zenon Plech
- England pick John Louis, Malcolm Simmons, Peter Collins and Martin Ashby as their representatives in the World Team Cup Final in Norden
- Ole Olsen tells a local paper that he is keen to leave Wolves for Coventry in 1976
- Peterborough racer Mike Cake announces his retirement from the sport
Big Wins
Birmingham 52 v 25 Coatbridge
Alan Grahame (11)...Mitch Shirra (15)
Crayford 57 v 21 Workington
Laurie Etheridge/Alan Sage/Alan Johns (10)..Robbie Gardner (9)
Ipswich 50 v 27 Reading
Billy Sanders (12)..Bernie Leigh (10)
Newport 52 v 26 King's Lynn
Phil Herne/Phil Crump (12)..Terry Betts/Ian Turner (10)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.55
- Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.16
- Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.14
- Phil Crump (Newport) 11.11
- Ole Olsen (Wolves) 10.72
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Ipswich..30..22..1..7..45
- Newport..28..21..1..6..43
- Belle Vue..26..18..2..6..38
- Sheffield..27..18..0..9..36
- Exeter..27..16..3..8..35
League 1 Bottom 5
- Poole..28..9..3..16..21
- Hull..30..8..4..18..20
- Coventry..29..9..2..18..20
- Hackney..30..8..1..21..17
- Swindon..29..6..0..24..12
League 2 Top 5
- Stoke..36..26..0..10..52
- Newcastle..33..24..0..9..48
- Boston..35..22..2..11..46
- Eastbourne..32..22..0..10..44
- Birmingham..27..20..1..6..41
League 2 Bottom 5
- Paisley..31..12..0..19..24
- Peterborough..34..12..0..22..24
- Crewe..33..11..1..21..23
- Mildenhall..30..9..1..20..19
- Weymouth..32..6..1..25..13