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1968 Timeline May

1968 Timeline
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May
Wednesday
1
Poole 45-33 King's Lynn British League Division One
Visby Sweden Swedish Qualification World Championship QR
1st Sören Sjösten
2nd Torbjörn Harrysson
3rd Olle Nygren

Exeter 59-19 King's Lynn British League Division One
Thursday
2
Exeter 59-19 King's Lynn British League Division One
Oxford 30-47 Cradley Heath British League Division One
Sheffield 47-31 West Ham Challenge
Wimbledon 42-35 Halifax British League Division One
Friday
3
Speedway Star
Glasgow Vs Wimbledon British League Division One Rained Off
Hackney 46-32 Oxford British League Division One
Silver Sash Bengt Jansson beat Eddie Reeves
Newport 50-46 Poole Challenge
Wolverhampton 45-33 Coventry Challenge
Saturday
4
Belle Vue 55-23 Coventry British League Division One
Coatbridge 13-05 Newcastle British League Division One abandoned
Cradley Heath 42-35 Sheffield British League Division One
Halifax Vs Glasgow British League Division One Rained Off
King's Lynn 36-42 Hackney British League Division One
Silver Sash Bengt Jansson beat Malcolm Simmons
Swindon 53-24 Poole British League Division One
Sunday
5
Abensberg West Germany Continental Quarter Final World Championship QR
1st Jan Mucha
2nd Igor Plechanov
3rd Lubos Tomicek

Meissen, East Germany Continental Quarter Final World Championship QR
1st Boris Samorodov
2nd Jan Holub
3rd Antoni Woryna

Miskolc, Hungary Continental Quarter Final World Championship QR
1st Konstanty Pociejkowicz
2nd Henryk Glücklich

3rd Viktor Trofimov
Svetozarevo, Yugoslavia Continental Quarter Final World Championship QR
1st Gennadij Kurilenko
2nd Joachim Maj
3rd Jurij Chekranov

Boris Samorodov Igor Plechanov Joachim Maj
Monday
6
Exeter
Exeter 58-19 Halifax British League Division One
Newcastle 59-19 Belle Vue British League Division One
Tuesday
7
Leicester 43-35 Glasgow British League Division One
West Ham 39-38 Cradley Heath British League Division One
Wednesday
8
Belle Vue 11 55-23 Canterbury British League Division Two
Poole Vs West Ham British League Division One Rained Off
Thursday
9
Speedway Echo
Oxford Vs Wolverhampton British League Division One Rained Off
Sheffield 45-33 Leicester British League Division One
Wimbledon 54-24 Coventry British League Division One
Friday
10
Glasgow 49-29 Oxford British League Division One
Hackney 43-35 Leicester British League Division One
Silver Sash Bengt Jansson beat Malcolm Simmons
Newport Vs Swindon British League Division One Rained Off
Wolverhampton 29-19 Newcastle British League Division One
Hackney Wolverhampton Speedway Star
Saturday
11
Coatbridge 51-27 Cradley Heath British League Division One
Coventry 43-35 Exeter British League Division One
Halifax Vs Hackney British League Division One Rained Off
King's Lynn 40-38 Newport British League Division One
Rayleigh 40-34 Plymouth British League Division Two
Swindon 56-22 Belle Vue British League Division One
Sunday
12
Reidar Eide
Selskov Denmark, Nordic Final World Championship QR
1st Reidar Eide
2nd Öyvind Berg
3rd Odd Fossengen
Monday
13
Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath Alan Hunt Memorial Trophy
1st Hasse Holmqvist
2nd Nigel Boocock
3rd Colin Gooddy

Exeter 51-27 Hackney British League Division One
Silver Sash Neil Street beat Bengt Jansson
Newcastle 46-32 Sheffield British League Division One
Tuesday
14
Leicester 52-56 Coventry British League Division One KO Cup 2nd round
West Ham 45-33 Poole British League Division One
Wednesday
15
Oxford 43-35 Wimbledon British League Division One
Poole 39-39 Cradley Heath British League Division One
Thursday
16
Sheffield 51-27 Glasgow British League Division One
Wimbledon 37-41 Oxford British League Division One
Friday
17
King's Lynn Speedway Star
Glasgow 38-40 Coatbridge British League Division One
Hackney 42-36 West Ham British League Division One
King's Lynn 39-39 Cradley Heath British League Division One
Newport 46-32 Belle Vue British League Division One
Wolverhampton 60-47 Halifax British League KO Cup 2nd round
Saturday
18
Berwick
Belle Vue 40-38 King's Lynn British League Division One
Berwick 37-41 Newcastle Colts Challenge
Canterbury 38-39 Belle Vue 11 British League Division Two
Coatbridge Scottish Open Best Pairs
1st Reidar Eide & Willie Templeton
Coventry 43-35 Swindon British League Division One
Cradley Heath 38-40 Newcastle British League Division One
Halifax Vs Sheffield British League Division One Rained Off
Rayleigh 47-31 Weymouth British League Division Two
West Ham 50-28 Leicester British League Division One
Monday
20
Exeter 46-31 Belle Vue British League Division One
Silver Sash Soren Sjosten beat Neil Street
Newcastle 77-30 Coatbridge British League Division One KO Cup 2nd round
Tuesday
21
Leicester
Leicester 39-39 Hackney British League Division One
West Ham 52-25 Wolverhampton British League Division One
Wednesday
22
Belle Vue 11 54-24 Berwick British League Division Two
Poole 56-52 Newport British League Division One KO Cup 2nd round
Thursday
23
Oxford 41-37 Coventry British League Division One
Sheffield 71-37 Cradley Heath British League Division One KO Cup 2nd round
Wimbledon 60-48 King's Lynn British League Division One KO Cup 2nd round
Friday
24
Newport Speedway Star
Glasgow 31-47 West Ham British League Division One
Hackney 40-36 Coatbridge British League Division One
Newport 14-10 Newcastle British League Division One
Plymouth Vs Weymouth British League Division Two Rained Off
Wolverhampton 48-30 Poole British League Division One
Saturday
25
Belle Vue British Championship World Championship QR
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Tommy Roper
3rd Cyril Maidment

Berwick 28-49 Belle Vue 11 British League Division Two
Canterbury Best Pairs
1st Ken Vale & Barry Lee
Coatbridge 44-34 Poole British League Division One
Coventry British Championship World Championship QR
1st Nigel Boocock
2nd Norman Hunter
3rd Dave Hemus

Cradley Heath Vs Hackney British League Division One Rained Off
Halifax British Championship World Championship QR
1st Jim Airey
2nd Dave Younghusband
3rd Greg Kentwell

King's Lynn British Championship World Championship QR
1st Malcolm Simmons
2nd Terry Betts
3rd Ray Wilson

Rayleigh Vs Teesside Challenge Rained Off
Swindon 58-50 Oxford British League Division One KO Cup 2nd round
Belle Vue Coventry Rayleigh King's Lynn
Monday
26
Weymouth
Rybnik Poland Continental Semi Final World Championship QR
1st Antoni Woryna
2nd Joachim Maj
3rd Andrzej Wyglenda

Slany Czechoslovakia Continental Semi Final World Championship QR
1st Lubos Tomicek
2nd Konstanty Pociejkowicz
3rd Jerzy Trzeszkowski
Weymouth Vs Plymouth British League Division Two Rained Off
Tuesday
27
Exeter
Exeter British Championship World Championship QR
1st Martin Ashby
2nd Jimmy Squibb
3rd Eric Boocock

Newcastle British Championship World Championship QR
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Barry Briggs
3rd Bert Harkins

Malmo, Sweden Swedish Final round 1 World Championship QR
1st Gunnar Malmqvist
2nd Anders Michanek
3rd Hans Holmqvist

Wednesday
28
Göteborg Sweden Swedish Final round 2 World Championship
1st Gunnar Malmqvist
2nd Bernt Persson
3rd Ove Fundin


Gunnar Malmqvist Bernt Persson Ove Fundin Gothenburg
West Ham British Championship World Championship QR
1st Norman Hunter
2nd Nigel Boocock
3rd Ivan Mauger

Leicester British Championship World Championship QR
1st Bob Andrews
2nd John Boulger
3rd Bob Kilby

Leicester West Ham
Thursday
29
Belle Vue
Belle Vue 11 46-31 Rayleigh British League Division Two
Poole British Championship World Championship QR
1st John Boulger
2nd Bill Andrew
3rd Geoff Mudge

Friday
30
Oxford British Championship World Championship QR
1st Colin Gooddy
2nd Terry Betts
3rd Ronnie Genz

Sheffield British Championship World Championship QR
1st Charlie Monk
2nd Colin Pratt
3rd John Dews

Linköping Sweden Swedish Final round 3 World Championship QR
1st Ove Fundin
2nd Bengt Jansson
3rd Gunnar Malmqvist

Teesside 43-34 Berwick British League Division Two
Wimbledon British Championship World Championship QR
1st Martin Ashby
2nd Nigel Boocock
3rd Trevor Hedge

Teesside Sheffield Speedway Echo
Saturday
31
Newport Speedway Star
Glasgow British Championship World Championship QR
1st Bob Kilby
2nd Bert Harkins
3rd Jim McMillan

Hackney British Championship World Championship QR
1st Barry Briggs
2nd Colin Pratt
3rd Les McGillivray

Newport British Championship World Championship QR
1st Cyril Francis
2nd Chris Julian
3rd Eric Boothroyd

Plymouth 41-36 Weymouth British League Division Two
Wolverhampton British Championship World Championship QR
1st James Bond
2nd Jim Airey
3rd Peter Vandenberg


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