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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Newport duo Bill Andrew and Bob Hughes
Inside Front
Ove Fundin
Inside Rear
Tim Swales of Middlesbrough
Rear
Glasgow team photo
News
- East Germany and Czechoslovakia qualify for the Continental Final of the Worlrd Team Cup. They will meet Poland and the Soviet Union to fight for two places in the final at Wembley
- Non-league track Newtongrange officially closes
- West Ham's move for David Crane falls through
- Crayford skipper Archie Wilkinson is hospitalised with a mystery illness
- Colin Pratt is making steady progress from the severe injurues he received in the Lokeren minibus tragedy
- Ron How turns down comeback requests from former club Oxford
Major Meetings
world Team Cup Continental Semi-Final, Gustrow, July 5th 1970
- Hans Jurgen Fritz (12)
- Jurgen Hehlert (12)
- Dieter Tetzlaff (12)
- Peter Liebing (9)
[li]Jiri Stancl (8)[/li]
[li]Vaclav Verner (7)[/li]
[li]Zdonek Majstr (7)[/li]
[li]Jan Klokocka (5)[/li]
East Germany 'B' (16)(replaced Yugoslavia)
[li]Jochen Dinse (6)[/li]
[li]Kurt Martens (4)[/li]
[li]Klaus Volker (4)[/li]
[li]Horst Kruger (2)[/li]
Hungary 8
[li]Pal Perenyi (3)[/li]
[li]Barnabas Gyepes (2)[/li]
[li]Sandor Csatho (2)[/li]
[li]Ferenc Radacsi (1)[/li]
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Tour Matches
Young England 68 v 38 Young Sweden
Richard May (16)...Kjell Haage (12)
Young England 75 v 32 Young Sweden
Tom Leadbitter (18)...Tommy Johansson (11)
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Young England 54 v 54 Young Sweden
[/b]Eric Broadbelt (15)...Tommy Johansson (18)
Big Wins
Rochadale 53 v 25 Eastbourne
Taffy Owen (12)...Reg Trott (10)
Newcastle 52 v 26 Exeter
Anders Michanek/George Hunter (12)...Martin Ashby (12)
Bradford 59 v 19 King's Lynn
Gary Peterson (12)...Arthur Price (7)
Sheffield 50 v 28 Oxford
Jim Airey/Arnold Haley (12)...Tommy Roper(G) (8)
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King's Lynn II 51 v 27 Crayford
[/b]Arthur Price (12)...George Devonport (8)
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Belle Vue 56 v 22 Poole
[/b]Soren Sjosten (11)...Geoff Mudge/Gordon Guasco (8)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.35
- Anders Michanek (Newcastle) 11.20
- Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.87
- Jim Airey (Sheffield) 10.74
- Ray Wilson (Leicester) 10.72
League 2
- George Major (Doncaster) 10.94
- Gary Peterson (Bradford) 10.73
- Graeme Smith (Canterbury) 10.72
- Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.46
- Malcolm Shakespeare (Long Eaton) 10.23
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Wimbledon..23..16..2..5..34
- Belle Vue..18..15..1..2..31
- Coventry..25..15..1..9..31
- Glasgow..24..12..1..11..25
- Poole..21..12..0..9..24
League 1 Bottom 5
- Wembley..20..8..1..11..17
- West Ham..21..8..1..12..17
- Exeter..20..8..0..12..16
- Cradley..21..8..0..13..16
- Newport..20..5..0..15..10
League 2 Top 5
- Canterbury..17..15..0..2..30
- Eastbourne..21..15..0..6..28
- Ipswich..22..13..0..9..26
- Romford..20..12..0..8..24
- Rochdale..19..11..1..7..23
League 2 Bottom 5
- Middlesbrough..16..7..0..9..14
- Rayleigh..21..6..1..14..13
- Berwick..19..6..0..13..12
- Workington..19..6..0..13..12
- Doncaster..17..5..1..11..11