W/E JUNE 5TH 1970

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Canterbury youngster Barry Thomas

Inside Front

Nelson's Dave Schofield

Inside Rear

Wolves' pair Mick Handley and James Bond

Rear

Rochdale team photo

News

• Ivan Mauger wins his first Wills' Internationale meeting. Japanese rider Junicho Ogisu is outclassed against such a top-line field
• New track Peterborough announce an opening night of June 12th. Rayleigh will be the first visitors

Major Meetings

Wils' Internationale, Wimbledon, May 25th 1970

• Ivan Mauger (15)
• Trevor Hedge (13)
• Ronnie Moore (11)
• Terry Betts (11)
• Ole Olsen (8)
• Bengt Jansson (8)
• Jim Airey (8)
• Ray Wilson (8)
• Barry Briggs (6)
• Martin Ashby (6)
• Eric Boocock (6)
• Reidar Eide (5)
• Bernt Persson (5)
• Nigel Boocock (4)
• Christer Lofqvist (3)
• Reg Luckhurst (1)
• Junicho Ogisu (1)
• Tony Clarke (0)
• Cyril Maidment (0)

Big Wins

Eastbourne 58 v 20 Crewe

Reg Trott/Derek Cook (12)..John Jackson (10)

Exeter 57 v 21 King's Lynn

Martin Ashby (12)..Terry Betts (10)

Ipswich 51 v 27 Workington

John Louis (12)...Bob Valentine (10)

Belle Vue 51 v 27 Wolves

Ivan Mauger (14)...Ole Olsen (12)

Coventry 53 v 25 Sheffield

Rick France (11)...Jim Airey (12)

Halifax 55 v 23 Newport

Eric Boocock (12)..Sandor Levai (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.18
• Eric Boocock (Halifax) 11.15
• Anders Michanek (Newcastle) 10.97
• Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 10.89
• Jim Airey (Sheffield) 10.86

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Coventry..16..12..0..4..24
• Wimbledon..12..9..1..2..19
• Belle Vue..10..8..0..2..16
• Glasgow..14..7..1..6..15
• Swindon..14..6..1..7..13

League 1 Bottom 5

• Sheffield..11..4..0..7..8
• Exeter..8..3..0..5..6
• Wembley..8..3..0..5..6
• Cradley..12..3..0..9..6
• Newport..11..3..0..8..6

League 2 Top 5

• Canterbury..10..9..0..1..18
• Eastbourne..9..8..0..1..16
• Ipswich..12..7..0..5..14
• Crewe..8..5..1..2..11
• King's Lynn II..7..5..1..1..11

League 2 Bottom 5

• Berwick..9..3..0..6..6
• Doncaster..8..2..1..5..5
• Workington..8..2..0..6..4
• Peterborough..8..0..1..7..1
• Middlesbrough..5..0..0..5..0