W/E JUNE 24TH 1972

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Reidar Eide

Inside Front

Rick France

Inside Rear

Alan Witt

Rear

Belle Vue team photo

News

• A tough week for the Beaton family as Berwick riders Jim and George are both injured.George Beaton suffers a broken arm, whilst Jim suffers injuries which threaten the loss of his right arm
• Sheffield manager Frank Varey launches an attack on the guest rider system. Varey calls the scheme "a farce"
• Swindon star Barry Briggs makes his comeback after taking a fortnight away from the sport
• Ipswich youngster Tony Davey hopes to make a comeback this weekend from major hand injuries suffered in April

Tour Matches

Exeter 45 v 33 Leningrad

Bob Kilby (11)...Georg Ivanov / Anatoli Kuzmin (12)

Poole 44 v 33 Leningrad

John Langfield / Frank Shuter (10)..Vladimir Smirnov (15)

Ipswich 43 v 35 Leningrad

Olle Nygren/ John Louis (9)..Anatoli Kuzmin (16)

Big Wins

Hull 50 v 28 Long Eaton

Tony Childs / Dave Mills (12)..Steve Bass (10)

Peterborough 52 v 25 Eastbourne

Richard Greer (10)...Roger Johns (10)

Belle Vue 57 v 21 Ipswich

Peter Collins (12)...John Louis (7)

Boston 51 v 26 Scunthorpe

Arthur Price (11)..Brian Maxted (11)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.23
• Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.14
• Anders Michanek (Reading) 10.64
• Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 10.58
• Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.51

League 2

• Phil Crump (Crewe) 10.77
• Ross Gilbertson (Canterbury) 10.57
• Geoff Maloney (Rayleigh) 10.53
• Malcolm Ballard (Eastbourne) 9.95
• John Harrhy (Peterborough) 9.93

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• King's Lynn..14..10..2..2..22
• Reading..15..10..1..4..21
• Belle Vue..11..10..0..1..20
• Sheffield..14..9..1..4..19
• Wolves..15..8..0..7..16

League 1 Bottom 5

• Oxford..16..5..0..11..10
• Poole..13..5..0..8..10
• Swindon..13..4..1..8..9
• Newport..12..4..0..8..8
• Ipswich..11..4..0..7..8

League 2 Top 5

• Eastbourne..17..10..1..6..21
• Peterborough..12..10..0..2..20
• Rayleigh..14..8..2..4..18
• Birmingham..14..8..1..5..17
• Boston..13..7..1..5..15

League 2 Bottom 5

• Workington..12..5..0..7..10
• Sunderland..12..4..2..6..10
• Barrow..12..4..0..8..8
• Ellesmere Port..14..4..0..10..8
• Scunthorpe..10..1..1..8..3