Timeline 1967 October

Timeline 1967

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October Sunday 1 Danish rider Poul Wissing is killed at Rostock, Germany Rybnik, Poland Poland National Championship 1st Zygmunt Pytko 2nd Antoni Woryna 3rd Zygfryd Friedek Monday 2 Exeter 53-25 West Ham Challenge Tuesday 3 Long Eaton Long Eaton 40-38 King's Lynn British League West Ham 60-18 Newport British League Wednesday 4 Poole 52-25 Oxford British League Coventry 41-37 Swindon Midland Cup Final 2nd leg (Agg: Swindon 88-68 Coventry) Swindon Robins Midland Cup Champions Tursday 5 Sheffield 40-37 Wolverhampton British League Wimbledon 43-35 Oxford British League Friday 6 Wolverhampton 42-36 Newcastle British League Hackney 39-39 West Ham Challenge Newport TWW Sports Preview Trophy 1st Alby Golden 2nd Nigel Boocock 3rd Barry Briggs Saturday 7 Halifax 60-18 Newport British League King's Lynn 42-36 Coventry Challenge Edinburgh Scottish Open 1st Barry Briggs 2nd Ray Wilson 3rd Bernt Persson Monday 9 Exeter 50-28 Glasgow British League Exeter 51-27 Edinburgh British League Tuesday 10 West Ham Newport 38-40 Edinburgh British League Long Eaton 32-22 Sheffield Challenge abandoned Heat 9 West Ham 57-39 Hackney London Cup West Ham are the champions Gothenburg Sweden Swedish Individual Championship 1st Ove Fundin 2nd Bo Josefsson 3rd Torbjörn Harrysson Thursday 12 Sheffield Yorkshire 45-33 The Rest Challenge Wimbledon Laurels 1st Ray Wilson 2nd Barry Briggs 3rd Reg Luckhurst Friday 13 Hackney Wolverhampton 43-35 Hackney British League Hackney London Junior Riders Championship 1st Mike Cake 2nd George Barclay 3rd Dave Callington Saturday 14 Edinburgh Edinburgh Best Pairs 1st Oyvind Berg & Wayne Briggs This was the last ever meeting at Old Meadowbank Belle Vue 46-31 Hackney British League Coventry 47-31 West Ham British League King's Lynn vs Swindon British League rained off Halifax vs Long Eaton Challenge rained off Monday 16 Exeter Bovril Trophy rained off Tuesday 17 West Ham 45-33 Long Eaton British League Thursday 19 Exeter The Bovril Trophy 1st Neil Street 2nd Jimmy Squibb 3rd Julian Exeter The Plymouth Cup 1st Nigel Boocock 2nd Jimmy Squib 3rd wayne Briggs Friday 20 King's Lynn 34-44 Swindon British League King's Lynn Silver Sash Barry Briggs beat Terry Betts Wolverhampton 43-35 Newport British League Hackney 47-31 Wimbledon Metropolitan Gold Cup Swindon Robins British League Champions Saturday 21 Belle Vue Belle Vue British League Riders Championship 1st Barry Briggs 2nd Nigel Boocock 3rd Ray Wilson Friday 27 Wolverhampton Champion of Champions Cup 1st Barry Briggs 2nd Eric Boocock 3rd Nigel Boocock November - December