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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