1968 Timeline June

1968 Timeline

Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr- May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec

June Saturday 1 Belle Vue 64-44 West Ham British League Division One KO Cup 2nd round Silver Sash Sverre Harrfeldt beat Soren Sjosten Berwick 39-39 Teesside Challenge Canterbury Canterbury 24 Weymouth 28 Plymouth 28 Midlands 20 4 Team Tournament Halifax 42-36 Coventry British League Division One King's Lynn 41-37 Newcastle British League Division One Rayleigh 45-33 Canterbury British League Division Two Coatbridge British Championship World Championship QR 1st Martin Ashby 2nd Ray Wilson 3rd Colin Pratt Cradley Heath British Championship World Championship QR 1st Bob Andrews 2nd Trevor Hedge 3rd Reg Luckhurst Swindon British Championship World Championship QR 1st Barry Briggs 2nd Bob Kilby 3rd Mike Broadbank Halifax Coatbridge Swindon Sunday 2 Weymouth 42-36 Plymouth British League Division Two Monday 3 Exeter 53-25 Newport British League Division One Nelson 46-32 Belle Vue 11 British League Division Two Newcastle 38-40 Halifax British League Division One Belfast Dunmore Park Open Meeting Championship 1st Bob Kilby 2nd Mike Keen 3rd Clive Hitch Nelson Wimbledon Internationale 1st Nigel Boocock 2nd Bengt Jansson 3rd Barry Briggs Nigel Boocock Wimbledon Tuesday 4 Leicester Leicester 44-34 Oxford British League Division One West Ham 44-34 Newcastle British League Division One Silver Sash Ivan Mauger beat Sverre Harrfeldt Wednesday 5 Poole 39-39 Hackney British League Division One Thursday 6 Teesside Oxford 43-35 Coatbridge British League Division One Sheffield 50-28 Wimbledon British League Division One Teesside 35-42 Nelson British League Division Two Friday 7 Berwick 46-30 Midland Select Challenge Glasgow 40-38 Wimbledon British League Division One Hackney 43-35 Cradley Heath British League Division One Newport 43-35 Coatbridge British League Division One Plymouth 42-36 Reading British League Division Two Wolverhampton 33-44 Coventry British League Division One Friday 8 Belle Vue 47-31 Cradley Heath British League Division One Canterbury 39-39 Rayleigh British League Division Two Coatbridge 48-30 West Ham British League Division One Coventry 46-32 Newport British League Division One Halifax 50-27 Glasgow British League Division One Halifax 39-39 Sheffield British League Division One King's Lynn 40-38 Wolverhampton British League Division One Nelson 46-32 Crayford British League Division Two Swindon 43-35 Leicester British League Division One Ipswich Swindon Sunday 9 Weymouth 49-29 Teesside British League Division Two Monday 10 Cradley Heath 39-39 Swindon British League Division One Dunmore All Stars Challenge Exeter 52-26 Poole British League Division One Newcastle 41-37 Oxford British League Division One Silver Sash Ivan Mauger beat Ronnie Genz Tuesday 11 Leicester Cradley Heath 39-39 Swindon British League Division One Dunmore All Stars Challenge Exeter 52-26 Poole British League Division One Newcastle 41-37 Oxford British League Division One Silver Sash Ivan Mauger beat Anders Michanek Wednesday 12 Crayford Belle Vue 11 48-30 Plymouth British League Division Two Crayford 50-27 Nelson British League Division Two Poole 43-35 Coventry British League Division One Thursday 13 Oxford 42-36 Wolverhampton Midland Cup Midland Cup 1st Round 1st Leg Sheffield 53-25 Cradley Heath British League Division One Teesside 40-37 Rayleigh British League Division Two Wimbledon 43-35 Great Britain 43-35 Sweden World League Teesside Wimbledon Friday 14 Wolverhampton Glasgow 34-44 Halifax British League Division One Hackney 42-35 Sheffield British League Division One King's Lynn 41-37 Belle Vue British League Division One Newport 47-31 Swindon British League Division One Wolverhampton 37-41 Oxford Midland Cup Midland Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg Saturday 15 Belle Vue 50-28 Glasgow British League Division One Berwick 41-34 Reading British League Division Two Canterbury 44-34 Weymouth British League Division Two Coatbridge 46-32 Wimbledon British League Division One Coventry 49-29 Poole British League Division One Cradley Heath 46-32 King's Lynn British League Division One Dunmore All Stars Challenge Halifax Great Britain 51-27 Sweden World League Rayleigh 49-27 Belle Vue 11 Challenge Swindon 50-28 Exeter British League Division One Halifax West Ham Sunday 16 Stralsund Stralsund, East Germany East Germany 47 Hungary 18 West Germany 18 Yugoslavia 13 Continental Semi Final World Team Cup Weymouth 39-39 Crayford British League Division Two Monday 17 Reading Exeter 41-37 West Ham British League Division One Newcastle 43-35 Poole British League Division One Silver Sash Ivan Mauger beat Pete Smith Reading 41-37 Nelson British League Division Two Tuesday 18 Leicester Leicester 45-32 Cradley Heath Midland Cup Midland Cup 1st Rnd 1st Leg West Ham 48-30 Exeter British League Division One Wednesday 19 Crayford Belle Vue 11 53-25 Reading British League Division Two Crayford 57-21 Berwick British League Division Two Poole 43-35 Newport British League Division One Thursday 20 Oxford 38-40 Swindon British League Division One Sheffield 51-27 Coventry British League Division One Teesside 51-27 Canterbury British League Division Two Wimbledon 46-32 Hackney British League Division One Wimbledon Oxford Speedway Echo Friday 21 Glasgow Glasgow 38-40 Sheffield British League Division One Hackney 39-39 Youth Of the World Challenge Newport 45-33 Halifax British League Division One Plymouth 50-28 Nelson British League Division Two Wolverhampton Great Britain 52-55 Sweden International Saturday 22 Belle Vue 45-33 Poole British League Division One Berwick Best Pairs 1st Brian Whaley & Lex Miloy Canterbury 39-36 Belle Vue 11 Challenge 1st Leg Coatbridge Great Britain 37-71 Sweden 2nd Test Match Coventry 41-36 Hackney British League Division One Cradley Heath Vs Leicester Midland Cup 1st Rnd 2nd Leg rained off Halifax 47-31 Newport British League Division One King's Lynn C.T.S. Trophy 1st Ken Mckinlay 2nd Sverre Harrfeldt 3rd Terry Betts Rayleigh 41-36 Teesside British League Division Two Swindon 46-32 Wolverhampton British League Division One Coatbridge Rayleigh Teesside Sunday 23 Weymouth Weymouth 39-39 Reading British League Division Two Monday 24 Exeter Westernapolis 1st Eric Boocock 2nd Martin Ashby 3rd Anders Michanek Newcastle 40-38 Cradley Heath British League Division One Silver Sash Ivan Mauger beat Roy Trigg Reading 50-28 Plymouth British League Division Two Tuesday 25 Leicester 45-33 Swindon British League Division One West Ham 43-35 Wimbledon British League Division One Leicester Wolverhampton Wednesday 26 Poole Belle Vue 11 57-21 Crayford British League Division Two Poole British Semi Final World Championship QR Rained Off Thursday 27 Sheffield Ufa, USSR Continental Final World Championship QR 1.Gennadij Kurilenko 2.Pawel Waloszek 3.Vladimir Smirnov Sheffield British Semi Final World Championship QR 1st Barry Briggs 2nd Bill Andrew 3rd Norman Hunter Teesside 47-31 Reading North v South Challenge 1st Leg Wimbledon 64-44 Newcastle British League Division One KO Cup 3rd Round Silver Sash Trevor Hedge beat Ivan Mauger Oxford 46-32 West Ham British League Division One Friday 28 Glasgow 43-35 Swindon British League Division One Hackney 47-31 Poole British League Division One Newport 49-29 Sheffield British League Division One Wolverhampton 58-50 Coventry British League Division One KO Cup 3rd Round Saturday 29 Berwick 38-40 Teesside British League Division Two Canterbury 43-35 Crayford Kent Cup 1st Leg Coatbridge 48-30 Newport British League Division One Coventry 37-41 Belle Vue British League Division One Cradley Heath 49-29 Wolverhampton British League Division One Halifax 52-26 Oxford British League Division One King's Lynn 41-37 Leicester British League Division One Nelson 46-31 Rayleigh British League Division Two Swindon 38-39 Newcastle British League Division One West Ham Great Britain 52-26 Russia World League Canterbury Coatbridge West Ham Sunday 30 Weymouth 42-36 Nelson British League Division Two July