Post by bod on Mar 2, 2017 13:27:13 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
New Ipswich star John Louis
Inside Front
Doncaster's Hec Haslinger
Inside Rear
Malcolm Simmons
Rear
Wolves team photo
News
- Speedway is rocked by tragedy as four riders and veteran team manager Phil Bishop are killed in a road accident in Lokeren, Belgium. Martyn Piddock, Pete Bradshaw, Gary Everett and Mal Carmichael, along with driver Henrikus Rommoes all suffer fatal injuries. Fellow riders Colin Pratt, Stan Stevens and Garry Hay are injured,as was mechanic Roy Sullivan. The group's minibus struck two lorries, a petrol tanker and a house as they returned from a two match tour of Holland.
- New Zealander Terry Shearer returns to the UK and is expected to rejoin former club Newport
- Doncaster abandon Friday night racing owing to poor crowds. All remaining matches at York Road will take place on Sunday afternoons
- West Ham sign King's Lynn man David Crane
- Wimbldon star Ronnie Moore breaks an arm during the European Final in Leningrad, Russia.
Major Meetings
European Final, Leningrad
- Ivan Mauger (14)
- Vladimir Gordeev (11)
- Gennady Kurilenko (11)
- Soren Sjosten (11)
- Ole Olsen (11)
- Barry Briggs (10)
- Anders Michanek (9)
- Valeri Klementiev (8)
- Trevor Hedge (6)
- Yuri Dubinin (6)
- Hans Jurgen Fritz (5)
- Ronnie Moore (5)
- Vladimir Kononovich (5)
- Viktor Kalmykov (5)
- Jim Airey (2)
- Zdonek Majstr (1)
- Yuri Lombotski(res) (0)
Big Wins
Rochdale 52 v 26 Doncaster
Eric Broadbelt (12)...George Major (15)
Exeter 51 v 27 Leicester
Jan Holub (10)...John Boulger (16)
Reading 59 v 19 Berwick
Richard May (11)...Maury Robinson (10)
Belle Vue 51 v 27 Halifax
Ivan Mauger/Tommy Roper (11)...Eric Boocock (8)
Glasgow 58 v 20 Wolves
Charlie Monk/Jimmy McMillan (12)...Gary Peterson (6)
Canterbury 51 v 27 Workington
Graham Banks/Graeme Smith (12)...Reg Wilson (9)
Cradley 51 v 27 Swindon
Bernt Persson/Roy Trigg (13)...Bob Kilby (14)
Eastbourne 56 v 22 Long Eaton
Reg Trott (12)...Colin Sanders(G) (7)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.35
- Anders Michanek (Newcastle) 11.14
- Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.80
- Jim Airey (Sheffield) 10.74
- Ray Wilson (Leicester) 10.72
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Wimbledon..22..15..2..5..32
- Belle Vue..18..15..1..2..31
- Coventry..25..15..1..9..31
- Glasgow..24..12..1..11..25
- Wolves..18..11..0..7..22
League 1 Bottom 5
- Wembley..19..7..1..11..15
- West Ham..19..7..1..11..15
- Exeter..17..7..0..10..14
- Cradley..20..7..0..13..14
- Newport..18..4..0..14..8
League 2 Top 5
- Canterbury..17..15..0..2..30
- Eastbourne..19..15..0..4..30
- Romford..19..12..0..7..24
- Ipswich..21..12..0..9..24
- Crewe..15..11..1..3..23
League 2 Bottom 5
- Rayleigh..21..6..1..14..13
- Berwick..19..6..0..13..12
- Workington..18..6..0..12..12
- Peterborough..18..5..1..12..11
- Doncaster..16..4..1..11..9