W/E MAY 20TH 1972

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Billy Sanders

Inside Front

Bob Hughes

Inside Rear

Edgar Stangeland

Rear

Ellesmere Port team photo

News

• Wolves' Norwegian rider Per Hansen is seriously injured in a road accident in his homeland and is currently in a coma
• Peterborough captain Andy Ross announces his retirment from the sport at the age of 32
• The World Pairs Semi-Final at Wimbledon is a damp squib after Ole Olsen is delayed on a flight from Germany and only arrives for his last three rides

Major Meetings

World Pairs Semi-Final, Wimbledon, May 11th 1972

• New Zealand 27
• Ivan Mauger (15)
• Ronnie Moore (12)

• England 25
• Ray Wilson (14)
• Terry Betts (11)

• Sweden 22
• Anders Michanek (11)
• Bengt Jansson (11)

• Scotland 15
• Jimmy McMillan (9)
• George Hunter (6)

• Australia 14
• Geoff Curtis (7)
• Garry Middleton (7)

• Denmark 9
• Ole Olsen (7)
• Preben Rosenkilde (2)

• Norway 9
• Oyvind Berg (6)
• Reidar Eide (3)

Big Wins

Reading 53 v 25 Newport

Dag Lovaas / Anders Michanek (12)..Tony Clarke (9)

Workington 51 v 27 Teesside

Lou Sansom (10)...Dave Durham (10)

West Ham 55 v 23 Ellesmere Port

Kevin Holden / Brian Foote (12)..Paul Tyrer (12)

Eastbourne 56 v 22 Ellesmere Port

Malcolm Ballard (11)...Paul Tyrer / Graham Drury (7)