W/E OCTOBER 27TH 1973

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Britain's World Team Cup winning team

Inside Front

Oxford team photo

Inside Rear

Barrow team photo

Rear

Geoff Pusey of Chesterton

News

• British League Riders' Championship is rained-off at Belle Vue
• Dag Lovaas succeeds brother Ulf as Norwegian champion
• Health issues mean Frank Varey withdraws from team-managing the British Lions on their forthcoming tour of Australia
• John Berry calls for a close-season review to address the significant increase in riders doubling-up between the two leagues
• Speedway Riders Association AGM announces some interesting decisions. Highlights were:
  No work permit foreign rider will be permitted in the UK if they compete in their own national league
  All foreigners averaging below 6 will have their work permits withdrawn
  A new SRA track inspector will be put in place
  Referees will not be permitted to use TV monitors to assist with decisions

Big Wins

Birmingham 56 v 22 Workington

Ted Howgego/Phil Herne (12)..Lou Sansom (8)

Ipswich 51 v 27 King's Lynn

Tony Davey (11)..Malcolm Simmons (10)

Teesside 58 v 20 Berwick

Pete Reading (12)..Andy Meldrum (9)

Bradford 53 v 25 Hull

Tony Featherstone (12)..Alan Cowland (12)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Anders Michanek (Reading) 11.55
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.26
• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.06
• Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.52
• Malcolm Simmons (King's Lynn) 10.44

League 2

• Lou Sansom (Workington) 10.56
• Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.04
• Jack Millen (Sunderland) 9.81
• Ken McKinlay (Scunthorpe) 9.66
• Carl Glover (Boston) 9.64