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British Nordic Final 1966 - 1974

British Nordic Final 1966-1974
The British Nordic Final was a qualifying round of the World Championship which included riders from the UK and Scandinavian qualifying rounds. Riders who qualified progressed to the European Final. The final year of the competition included riders from the American qualifiers and was known as British Nordic American Final.
14 July 1966
Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
Barry Briggs
Ivan Mauger
Nigel Boocock

Barry Briggs 15 (NZ), Ivan Mauger 13 (NZ), Nigel Boocock 12 (GB), Sverre Harrfeldt 10 (NOR), George Hunter 10 (GB) Ken McKinlay 10 (GB), Colin Pratt 10 (GB), Mike Broadbanks 9 (GB), Brian Brett 6 (GB), Eric Boocock 6 (GB), Kalevi Lahtinen 5 (FIN), Ole Olsen 5 (DEN), Thorbjörn Nygaard 3 (NOR), Nils Paulsen 3 (NOR), Jonny Faafeng 2 (NOR), Paul Wissing 1 (DEN), Matti Olin dnr (FIN)
 
Barry Briggs, Ivan Mauger, Nigel Boocock, Sverre Harrfeldt, George Huner, Ken McKinlay, Colin Pratt qualify for the European Final
6 August 1968
West Ham, London
Ivan Mauger
Nigel Boocock
Reidar Eide

Ivan Mauger (NZ) 15, Nigel Boocock (GB) 13, Reidar Eide (NOR) 13, Martin Ashby (GB) 11, Sverre Harrfeldt (NOR) 10, Terry Betts (GB) 10, Trevor Hedge (GB) 9, Eric Boocock (GB) 7, Norman Hunter (GB) 6, Barry Briggs (NZ) 6, Odd Fossengen (NOR) 5, Jim McMillan (GB) 5, Ole Olsen (DEN) 4, Öyvind Berg (NOR) 4, Dave Younghusband (GB) 1, Per Aulie (R)(NOR) 1, Godtfred Andreasen (DEN) 0

Ivan Mauger, Nigel Boocock, Reidar Eide, Martin Ashby, Sverre Harrfeldt, Terry Betts, Trevor Hedge, Eric Boocock qualify for the European Final.
1 July 1970
Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Soren Sjosten
Ole Olsen
Barry Briggs
Sören Sjösten (SWE) 14, Ole Olsen (DEN) 13, Barry Briggs (NZ) 12, Ronnie Moore (NZ) 11, Ivan Mauger (NZ) 10, Jim Airey (AUS) 10, Bengt Jansson (SWE) 10, Anders Michanek (SWE) 9, Ove Fundin (SWE) 7, Trevor Hedge (GB) 6, John Boulger (AUS) 4, Arnold Haley (GB) 4, Göte Nordin (SWE) 4, Reidar Eide (NOR) 3, Roy Trigg (NZ) 2, Bengt Larsson (SWE) 1

Sören Sjösten, Ole Olsen, Barry Briggs, Ronnie Moore, Ivan Mauger, Jim Airey, Bengt Jansson, Anders Michanek qualify for the European Final.
30 July 1971
Hampden Stadium, Glasgow
Ivan Mauger (NZ) 14, Ray Wilson (GB) 13, Ole Olsen (DEN) 11, Nigel Boocock (GB) 11, Jim Airey (AUS) 9, Eric Boocock (GB) 9, Tony Lomas (GB) 9, Ronnie Moore (NZ) 9, Barry Briggs (NZ) 7, Dave Younghusband (GB) 7, Kurt Bögh (DEN) 6, Martin Ashby (GB) 4, Reidar Eide (NOR) 4, Bert Harkins (GB) 3, Bob Kilby (GB) 2, Bent Nörregaard-J (DEN) 1, Odd Fossengen (R) (NOR) 1, John Boulger (AUS) 1, Geoff Curtis (R) AUS 0

Ivan Mauger, Ray Wilson, Ole Olsen, Nigel Boocock, Jim Airey, Eric Boocock, Tony Lomas, Ronnie Moore qualify for the European Final.
1 August 1973
Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Anders Michanek (SWE) 14 Ole Olsen (DEN) 11 Ivan Mauger (NZ) 11 Tommy Jansson (SWE) 10 John Boulger (AUS) 9 Peter Collins (GB) 9 Ray Wilson (GB) 9 Bernt Persson (SWE) 9 Bob Valentine (AUS) 8 Reidar Eide (NOR) 5 Göte Nordin (SWE) 5 Bengt Jansson (SWE) 3 Jan Simensen (SWE) 2 Garry Middleton (R) (AUS) 2 Tony Davey (GB) 1 Eric Boocock (GB) 0 John Louis (GB) 10-disqualified Rick France (GB) dnr

Anders Michanek, Ole Olsen, Ivan Mauger, Tommy Jansson, John Boulger, Peter Collins, Ray Wilson, Bernt Persson qualify for the European Final 
4 August 1974
Frederica Denmark
Ole Olsen 14 (DEN) Ivan Mauger 13 (NZ) John Louis 10 (ENG) Ray Wilson ENG 12 Oyvind Berg NOR 12 Terry Betts ENG 10 10 Scott Autrey USA 9 Jim McMillan SCO 9 Dag Lovaas NOR 9 John Boulger AUS 8 Ivan Mauger NZ 8 Nigel Boocock ENG 8 Bent Norregard DEN 7 Kari Vuoristo FIN 6 Peter Collins ENG 4 Eric Boocock ENG 3 Dave Jessup ENG 2 Matti Olin FIN 1 Reidar Eide NOR 1

Ole Olsen, Ivan Mauger, John Louis, Terry Betts, Peter Collins, Dave Jessup, Scott Autrey, Dag Lövaas qualify for the European Final