Post by bod on Aug 9, 2016 22:44:52 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Doug Wyer of Sheffield
Inside Front
King's Lynn's Ian Turner
Inside Rear
Peterborough team photo
Rear
Birmingham's Mike Lanham
News
- Belle Vue and England team-manager Dent Oliver described as "comfortable" following severe heart attack
- Rye House re-opens following permission to stage open meetings
- Newport's American rider Rick Woods quits and goes home
- Roger Hill of Coventry retires
- Reading drop Peter Murray
- New signing Graham Edmonds quits Scunthorpe
- Newport hoping to sign Lars Jansson
- World Championship Qualifier wins for Ivan Mauger, John Boulger, Eric Boocock, Bob Kilby, Peter Collins, Mick Bell and Nigel Boocock
Major Meetings
World Pairs Semi-Final, Poole, 23/05/1973
[li]Ole Olsen 18[/li]
[li]Kurt Bogh 5[/li]
New Zealand 23
[li]Ivan Mauger 17[/li]
[li]Graeme Stapleton 6[/li]
Norway 22
[li]Reidar Eide 12[/li]
[li]Dag Lovaas 10[/li]
England 19
[li]Ray Wilson 10[/li]
[li]Terry Betts 9[/li]
Sweden 18
[li]Bernt Persson 12[/li]
[li]Christer Lofqvist 6[/li]
Scotland 11
[li]George Hunter 6[/li]
[li]Bobby Beaton 5[/li]
Australia 10
[li]John Boulger 7[/li]
[li]John Titman 3[/li]
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Wills Internationale, Wimbledon
- Ole Olsen 14
- Anders Michanek 14
- Tommy Jansson 11
- Ivan Mauger 11
- Bernt Persson 10
- Terry Betts 9
- Bengt Jansson 8
- Garry Middleton 7
- Christer Lofqvist 7
- Reidar Eide 6
- Reg Wilson 5
- Ray Wilson 5
- John Boulger 4
- Jimmy McMillan 3
- Scott Autrey 3
- Chris Pusey 3
Big Wins
Sheffield 57 v 21 Hackney
Arnold Haley (11)...Bengt Jansson (12)
Sunderland 53 v 25 Crewe
Jack Millen/Dave Gatenby (12)..Keith White (10)
Boston 57 v 21 Ellesmere Port
Tony Featherstone/Russ Osborne/Jim Ryman (10)..Graham Drury (9)
Eastbourne 55 v 23 Berwick
Roger Johns (12)...Doug Templeton (10)
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Leicester..13..9..0..4..18
- Halifax..9..6..1..2..13
- Belle Vue..7..6..0..1..12
- Wolves..11..6..0..5..12
- Cradley..10..5..1..4..11
League 1 Bottom 5
- Wimbledon..5..2..0..3..4
- Reading..2..2..0..0..4
- Hackney..7..2..0..5..4
- Poole..2..1..1..0..3
- Oxford..9..1..1..7..3
League 2 Top 5
- Workington..8..8..0..0..16
- Peterborough..11..7..1..3..15
- Barrow..9..6..0..3..12
- Boston..8..7..0..1..14
- Bradford..9..6..0..3..12
League 2 Bottom 5
- Eastbourne..5..2..1..2..5
- Berwick..7..2..0..5..4
- Canterbury..5..1..2..2..4
- Ellesmere Port..12..1..0..11..2
- Scunthorpe..8..0..1..7..1