Post by bod on Apr 24, 2017 17:46:03 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
British Junior Champion Graham Plant
Rear
Eric Boocock,Barry Briggs and Arnold Haley
News
- Barry Briggs wins the Division 1 Riders' Championship for the fifth time
- Briggo signs a contract to lecture American colleges and clubs on speedway
- Former rider and SRA secretary Ray Cresp is returning to his native Australia permanently
- Russian Gennadi Kurilenko wins the Czech Golden Helmet as four UK based riders fail to arrive after getting fog-bound at Gatwick
- Barry Briggs also triumphs in the inaugural Lubos Tomicek Memorial Meeting
Major Meetings
Division 1 Riders' Championship, Belle Vue
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/8462/1969-british-league-riders-championship
Big Wins
Crewe 56 v 22 Doncaster
Geoff Curtis (11)..Stuart Ulph (9)
Wimbledon 56 v 22 Hackney
Trevor Hedge/Ronnie Moore (11)..Terry Betts(G) (8)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.74
- Barry Briggs (Swindon) 11.09
- Eric Boocock (Halifax) 11.02
- Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.84
- Ray Wilson (Leicester) 10.48
League 2
- Des Lukehurst (Romford) 11.52
- Graeme Smith (Rayleigh) 11.00
- Tony Lomas (Long Eaton) 10.40
- Geoff Curtis (Crewe) 10.23
- Peter Murray (Canterbury) 10.22
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 2 Top 5
- Belle Vue Colts..29..23..1..5..47
- Reading..30..19..1..10..39
- Romford..30..19..1..10..39
- Crayford..30..19..0..11..38
- Rayleigh..29..16..2..11..34
League 2 Bottom 5
- Doncaster..30..12..0..18..24
- Nelson..29..11..2..16..24
- Berwick..30..11..1..18..23
- Plymouth..30..9..0..21..18
- King's Lynn II..29..7..1..21..15