W/E JUNE 17TH 1972

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

John Titman and Eric Boocock

Inside Front

Geoff Curtis

Inside Rear

Workington team photo

Rear

Hackney Superama Advert

News

• Bengt Jansson is crowned the new Nordic Champion after a 14-point haul in the Norkopping staged final
• Wimbledon hope to complete the signing of 18-year-old former Wembley rider Tommy Jansson in time for this week's meeting against Wolves
• Teesside sign Hackney New-Zealander Roger Wright
• Peterborough snap-up Ipswich man Ted Howgego on loan
• Birmingham sign Mike Lanham on loan from Ipswich after Coventry recall Pete Bailey
• Boston boss Cyril Crane lodges a protest against Scunthorpe's proposal to amend their raceday to Sunday

Major Meetings

Nordic Final, Norkopping

• Bengt Jansson (14)
• Anders Michanek (13)
• Ole Olsen (12)
• Bernt Persson (11)
• Hasse Holmqvist (11)
• Christer Lofqvist (10)
• Jan Simensen (10)
• Reidar Eide (9)
• Tommy Jansson (8)
• Dag Lovaas (5)
• Tommy Johansson (4)
• Oyvind Berg (3)
• Gote Nordin (3)
• Leif Enecrona (3)
• Peo Soderman (2)
• Soren Sjosten (1)
• Christer Sjosten(Res) (0)
• Runo Wedin(Res) (0)

World Championship Qualifier, Leicester, June 6th 1972

• Dave Jessup (13)
• Ivan Mauger (10)
• Malcolm Shakespeare (10)
• Peter Collins (10)
• Ronnie Moore (9)
• Dave Younghusband (9)
• Bob Humphreys (9)
• John Boulger (9)
• Terry Betts (8)
• Ray Wilson (8)
• Alan Wilkinson (7)
• Greg Kentwell (6)
• Norman Storer (6)
• Dave Hemus (3)
• Malcolm Brown (2)
• Brian Foote(Res) (1)
• Alan Cowland (0)

Tour Matches

Olching 49 v 29 Eastbourne

Hans Siegl / Otto Barth (10)..Gordon Kennett (9)

Belle Vue 41 v 37 Leningrad

Soren Sjosten (10)...Anatoli Kuzmin (11)

Big Wins

Exeter 51 v 27 Ipswich

Bob Kilby (11)...Olle Nygren (8)

Boston 54 v 24 Berwick

Ray Bales (12)...Doug Templeton (9)

Crewe 59 v 19 Scunthorpe

Phil Crump / John Jackson (12)..Phil Bass (6)

Bradford 52 v 26 Berwick

Dave Baugh (12)...Alistair Brady / George Beaton (6)

Peterborough 52 v 26 Barrow

Roy Carter / John Davis / Richard Greer / Clive Noy (10)..Mike Sampson (10)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.23
• Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.14
• Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 10.80
• Anders Michanek (Reading) 10.54
• Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.51

League 2

• Phil Crump (Crewe) 10.97
• Ross Gilbertson (Canterbury) 10.57
• Geoff Maloney (Rayleigh) 10.53
• John Harrhy (Peterborough) 9.93
• Malcolm Ballard (Eastbourne) 9.84

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• King's Lynn..13..9..2..2..20
• Reading..14..9..1..4..19
• Belle Vue..10..9..0..1..18
• Sheffield..13..8..1..4..17
• Wolves..14..8..0..6..16

League 1 Bottom 5

• Poole..13..5..0..8..10
• Wimbledon..11..5..0..6..10
• Swindon..12..4..1..7..9
• Ipswich..10..4..0..6..8
• Newport..12..4..0..8..8

League 2 Top 5

• Eastbourne..15..9..1..6..19
• Peterborough..10..9..0..1..18
• Rayleigh..14..8..2..4..18
• Birmingham..13..8..0..5..16
• Boston..11..6..0..5..12

League 2 Bottom 5

• Workington..10..4..0..6..8
• Crewe..8..4..0..4..8
• Ellesmere Port..12..4..0..8..8
• Sunderland..10..3..1..6..7
• Scunthorpe..10..1..1..8..3