Post by bod on Jan 6, 2023 12:54:54 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Christer Lofqvist leads Ole Olsen
Inside Front
Peter Collins
Inside Rear
Mick Hines
Rear
Halifax team photo
News
- Bad news for Wimbledon as Tommy Jansson informs the club he will miss 1973 due to a call-up to the Swedish army for national service
- Long Eaton's Chris Harrison announces his retirement after a poor run of form
Big Wins
Reading 55 v 23 Coventry
Dag Lovaas / Anders Michanek (12)..Nigel Boocock (8)
Crewe 57 v 21 Bradford
Phil Crump (12)..Alan Knapkin (8)
Ipswich 56 v 22 Wimbledon
John Louis (12)...Ronnie Moore (7)
Oxford 50 v 27 Glasgow
Garry Middleton (11)..George Hunter (9)
Belle Vue 52 v 26 Leicester
Ivan Mauger (12)...Dave Jessup (6)
Coventry 50 v 28 Newport
Nigel Boocock / John Harrhy (11)..Graham Plant (11)
Boston 55 v 23 Teesside
Arthur Price /Russ Osborne (13)..Bruce Forrester (7)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.38
- Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.24
- Anders Michanek (Reading) 10.64
- Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 10.58
- Bernt Persson (Cradley) 10.48
League 2
- Phil Crump (Crewe) 10.97
- Geoff Maloney (Rayleigh) 10.53
- John Jackson (Crewe) 10.15
- Ross Gilbertson (Canterbury) 10.00
- Richard Greer (Peterborough) 9.95
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Reading..29..22..1..6..45
- Belle Vue..23..21..0..2..42
- Sheffield..26..19..1..6..39
- King's Lynn..26..18..2..6..38
- Leicester..27..14..5..8..33
League 1 Bottom 5
- Exeter..28..10..1..17..21
- Oxford..28..10..0..18..20
- Glasgow..26..8..2..16..18
- Swindon..27..8..1..18..17
- Newport..28..7..0..21..14
League 2 Top 5
- Crewe..24..17..0..7..34
- Rayleigh..25..14..4..7..32
- Boston..25..15..1..9..31
- Birmingham..27..15..1.11..31
- Peterborough..21..14..0..7..28
League 2 Bottom 5
- Ellesmere Port..29..11..0..18.22
- Teesside..22..9..3..10..21
- Berwick..24..9..2..13..20
- Long Eaton..25.9..2..14..20
- Scunthorpe..27..4..1..22..9