W/E AUGUST 12TH 1972

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

The Kennett brothers

Inside Front

Frank Shuter

Inside Rear

Dave Durham

Rear

Cradley team photo

News

• Ivan Mauger becomes British Champion with a 14-point haul at Coventry. He will be joined at Wembley for the World Final by Nigel Boocock, Barry Briggs, John Louis and Eric Boocock
• Sheffield's Norwegian star Reidar Eide is crowned Nordic Champion with an immaculate 15-point maximum st Fredericia in Denmark
• Boston suffer a blow as Jim Ryman is set for a spell on the sidelines with a broken wrist
• Per Hansen rejoins Wolves following the club's agreement to release Norman Hunter to Swindon
• Glasgow release struggling Norwegian Kjell Gimre and look to replace him with Preben Rosenkilde

Major Meetings

British Final, Coventry, August 2nd 1972

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2486/1972-british-final

Big Wins

Barrow 53 v 25 Long Eaton

Mike Sampson (11)..Roger Mills (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.35
• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.20
• Anders Michanek (Reading) 10.56
• Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.54
• Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 10.53

League 2

• Phil Crump (Crewe) 10.89
• Geoff Maloney (Rayleigh) 10.53
• John Jackson (Crewe) 10.47
• Roger Wright (Teesside) 10.07
• Ross Gilbertson (Canterbury) 10.03

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Reading..24..18..1..5..37
• Belle Vue..18..16..0..2..32
• King's Lynn..21..15..2..4..32
• Sheffield..21..15..1..5..31
• Wolves..25..13..0..12..26

League 1 Bottom 5

• Wimbledon..22..9..0..13..18
• Oxford..23..8..0..15..16
• Glasgow..21..6..2..13..14
• Newport..24..7..0..17..14
• Swindon..23..6..1..16..13

League 2 Top 5

• Crewe..19..14..0..5..28
• Rayleigh..21..13..2..6..28
• Eastbourne..22..13..1..8..27
• Peterborough..16..13..0..3..26
• Boston..21..12..1..8..25

League 2 Bottom 5

• Bradford..20..9..0..11..18
• Hull..21..9..0..12..18
• Long Eaton..21..8..1..12..17
• Berwick..19..6..2..11..14
• Scunthorpe..22..2..1..19..5