W/E OCTOBER 2ND 1970

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Christer Lofqvist and Reidar Eide

Inside Front

Crewe's Ian Bottomley

Inside Rear

Doug Templeton

Rear

Swindon team photo

News

• John Louis looks set to join Newport in 1971
• Odd goings-on at Eastbourne as Long Eaton are permitted to change their team after the match has started. Malcolm Shakespeare arrived late and his number one position was filled by Steve Bass in heat 1 with John Chadwick named to replace Bass at number seven. The referee then permitted the Rangers to put Shakespeare back into the team and Bass rode at number seven in heat two!
• Swindon's Mike Broadbank injures a knee just weeks after returning from a long lay-off
• Eastbourne are rocked as the SCB decree that Dave Jessup can no longer ride for the Eagles as he is deemed to be in Wembley's one to seven and not their number 8 as planned

Major Meetings

Division II Riders' Championship, Hackney, 25th September 1970

• Dave Jessup (14)
• Barry Crowson (12)
• Gary Peterson (12)
• Eric Broadbelt (11)
• Tom Leadbitter (10)
• John Harrhy (9)
• Bob Valentine (9)
• Paul O'Neil (8)
• Richard May (7)
• Ross Gilbertson (7)
• Andy Ross (5)
• Arthur Price (5)
• Geoff Maloney (4)
• Maury Robinson (3)
• Tony Childs (3)
• Gordon McGregor (1)
• Ken Vale(res) (0)

Big Wins

West Ham 51 v 27 Newcastle

Christer Lofqvist (12)...Anders Michanek (13)

Coventry 54 v 24 Exeter

Col Cottrell (12)...Bill Andrew(G) (11)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.33
• Anders Michanek (Newcastle) 10.98
• Ray Wilson (Leicester) 10.90
• Jim Airey (Sheffield) 10.85
• Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.67

League 2

• Gary Peterson (Bradford) 10.94
• Graeme Smith (Canterbury) 10.41
• Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.10
• Eric Broadbelt (Rochdale) 9.90
• Archie Wilkinson (Crayford) 9.85

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Belle Vue..32..23..3..6..49
• Coventry..35..23..0..12..46
• Wimbledon..33..21..2..10..44
• Leicester..31..19..0..12..38
• Poole..34..19..0..15..38

League 1 Bottom 5

• King's Lynn..32..14..0..18..28
• Newcastle..34..14..0..20..28
• Hackney..34..13..2..19..28
• Newport..34..12..0..22..24
• West Ham..31..10..1..20..21

League 2 Top 5

• Canterbury..28..21..1..6..43
• Eastbourne..30..21..1..8..43
• Rochdale..28..19..1..8..39
• Bradford..28..19..1..8..39
• Ipswich..30..17..1..12..35

League 2 Bottom 5

• Doncaster..31..11..1..19..23
• Boston..28..10..1..17..21
• Crayford..29..10..1..18..21
• Long Eaton..32..8..3..21..19/li]
  [li]Berwick..30..8..0..22..16