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1968 Timeline August

1968 Timeline
1967 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - 1969
August
Thursday
1
Sheffield Northern Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Charlie Monk
2nd Eric Boocock
3rd Doug Templeton
Teesside Stadium Silver Helmet
1st Dave Schofield
2nd Tom Leadbitter
3rd Mick Handley
Oxford Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Roy Trigg
2nd Ronnie Genz
3rd Bob Kilby
Wimbledon 41-37 Poole British League Division One
Friday
2
Hackney Superama
1st Anders Michanek
2nd Reidar Eide
3rd Terry Betts
Plymouth Guards Trophy
1st Mike Cake
2nd Martyn Piddock
3rd Phil Woodcock
Newport The Newport Trophy Eddie Glennon Fund
1st Norman Hunter
2nd Jimmy Gooch
3rd Jon Erskine
Glasgow 36-42 Hackney British League Division One
Wolverhampton 49-29 Sheffield British League Division One
Berwick 43-33 Weymouth British League Division Two
Saturday
3
Halifax Northern Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Eric Boocock
3rd Ole Olsen
Nelson The Nelson Trophy
1st John Poyser
2nd Murray Burt
3rd Terry Lee
Belle Vue 44-34 West Ham British League Division One
Coatbridge 53-25 Hackney British League Division One
Canterbury 40-37 Berwick British League Division Two
King's Lynn 39-39 West of England Challenge
Swindon 43-35 Coventry Challenge
Cradley Heath 37-41 Leicester Midland Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg (Leicester 86-69 Cradley Heath)
King's Lynn Halifax
Sunday
4
Weymouth 48-28 Berwick British League Division Two
Newcastle 49-59 The Rest The Eddie Glennon Trophy
Newcastle
Monday
5
Newcastle 49-29 West Ham British League Division One
Newcastle Silver Sash Ivan Mauger beat Brian Leonard
Exeter 51-27 Coventry British League Division One
Reading 37-40 Belle Vue 11 British League Division Two
Reading
Tuesday
6
West Ham World Championship Qualfying British Nordic Final
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Nigel Boocock
3rd Reidar Eide
West Ham Nigel Boocock Reidar Eide Ivan Mauger
Wednesday
7
Belle Vue Northern Riders Championship Qualifying Round 1st Eric Boothroyd 2nd Eric Boocock 3rd Tommy Roper Poole Prague Challenge Rained Off
Thursday
8
Sheffield 41-37 West Ham British League Division One
Wimbledon 54-24 Belle Vue British League Division One
Oxford Hackney British League Division One Rained Off
Teesside 48-30 Crayford British League Division Two
Friday
9
Wolverhampton Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Barry Briggs
2nd Peter Vandenberg
3rd Nigel Boocock
Glasgow Northern Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Charlie Monk
2nd Jim McMillan
3rd Ole Olsen
Leicester 41-37 West Ham British League Division One
Newport 42-36 King's Lynn British League Division One
Hackney 46-32 Prague Challenge
Plymouth 48-30 Rayleigh Challenge This meeting was originally scheduled to be a league fixture, however due to travel problems for Rayleigh riders Graeme Smith, Geoff Maloney and Dennis Mannion the meeting was changed to a challenge match
Newport Wolverhampton Leicester
Saturday
10
Berwick Berwick Festival Trophy
1st Brian Whaley
2nd Terry Lee
3rd Mark Hall
Swindon Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Jim Airey
2nd Mike Broadbank
3rd Barry Briggs
Coatbridge Northern Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Reidar Eide
2nd Ivan Mauger
3rd Bernt Persson
Cradley Heath 44-34 Wimbledon British League Division One
Coventry 45-33 Leicester British League Division One
Rayleigh 44-34 Reading British League Division Two
Nelson 55-21 Plymouth British League Division Two
King's Lynn 43-35 Prague Challenge
Halifax 51-27 Belle Vue Challenge
Canterbury 56-37 Crayford KOC 2nd Round
Berwick Halifax
Monday
12
Exeter Jack Unstead Memorial Trophy
1st Martin Ashby
2nd Jim Airey
3rd Alan Cowland
Newcastle 52-26 Coventry British League Division One
Newcastle Silver Sash Ivan Mauger beat Nigel Boocock
Reading 46-32 Crayford British League Division Two
Leicester 54-24 Prague Challenge
West Ham 59-49 Hackney London Cup
Newcastle
Tuesday
13
Leicester 54-24 Prague Challenge West Ham 59-49 Hackney London Cup
Leicester
Wednesday
14
Poole 41-37 West Ham British League Division One Crayford 41-34 Weymouth British League Division Two Oxford 43-35 Prague Challenge
Poole
Thursday
15
Sheffield 46-32 Coatbridge British League Division One Teesside 45-33 Reading British League Division Two Wimbledon 56-22 West Ham London Cup
Friday
16
King's Lynn 43-35 Halifax British League Division One
Wolverhampton 51-27 Coatbridge British League Division One
Plymouth 43-35 Berwick British League Division Two
Glasgow 51-27 Prague Challenge
Newport Welsh Open Championship Rained Off
Hackney Wimbledon London Cup
Plymouth
Saturday
17
Halifax 42-36 Poole British League Division One
Swindon 51-27 King's Lynn British League Division One
Coventry 56-22 Oxford British League Division One
Rayleigh 37-40 Belle Vue 11 British League Division Two
Berwick 37-41 Plymouth British League Division Two
Canterbury 46-32 Nelson British League Division Two
Cradley Heath 51-27 Prague Challenge
Belle Vue 65-42 Sheffield KOC 3rd Round
Coatbridge 64-32 Glasgow Scottish Cup 1st Leg
Berwick Rayleigh
Monday
19
Reading 37-41 Canterbury British League Division Two
Exeter 49-29 West Ham Challenge
Newcastle Olympique Rained Off
Saturday
20
Leicester 51-27 Newport British League Division One
West Ham 60-48 Wimbledon London Cup
Sunday
21
Poole 37-41 Swindon British League Division One
Coatbridge 41-36 Belle Vue British League Division One
Coatbridge 49-29 King's Lynn British League Division One
Crayford 37-41 Teesside British League Division Two
Belle Vue 11 42-36 Nelson British League Division Two
Monday
22
Oxford Speedway Champions Trophy
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Nigel Boocock
3rd Roy Trigg
Sheffield 49-29 Oxford British League Division One
Teesside 53-41 Nelson KOC 2nd Round
Wimbledon 63-44 Hackney London Cup
Wimbledon Sheffield
Tuesday
23
Swindon 60-47 Poole KO Cup 3rd Round Replay
Newport 44-33 Leicester British League Division One
Wolverhampton 54-24 Halifax British League Division One
Plymouth 53-25 Teesside British League Division Two
Hackney 47-31 West Ham Pride Of The East End Trophy
Glasgow 57-39 Coatbridge Scottish Cup 2nd Leg (Coatbridge 103-89 Glasgow)
Wednesday
24
King's Lynn Supporters Trophy
1st Ken McKinlay
2nd Bengt Jansson
3rd Howard Cole
Rayleigh Eastern Counties Championship
1st Vic White
2nd Pete Seaton
3rd Mike Gardner
Belle Vue 40-38 Leicester British League Division One
Halifax 43-35 Exeter British League Division One
Coventry 43-35 Newcastle British League Division One
Coatbridge 43-35 Swindon British League Division One
Nelson 43-35 Weymouth British League Division Two
Cradley Heath 62-46 Wolverhampton Dudley/Wolves Trophy 1st Leg
Canterbury 49-29 Reading Kent-Berks Cup 1st Leg
Berwick 45-51 Belle Vue Colts KO Cup 2nd Round
Thursday
25
Wroclaw, Poland World Championship Qualifying Round European Final
1st Pawel Waloszek
2nd Antoni Woryna
3rd Jerzy Trzeszkowski
Wroclaw
Friday
26
Newcastle 40-38 Wolverhampton British League Division One
Newcastle Silver Sash Hasse Holmqvist beat Ivan Mauger
Exeter 56-22 Leicester British League Division One
Reading 52-44 Rayleigh KO Cup 1st Round
Newcastle
Saturday
27
West Ham 36-42 Glasgow British League Division One
Leicester 41-37 Poole British League Division One
Leicester
Sunday
28
Poole 45-33 Glasgow British League Division One
Belle Vue 11 63-15 Weymouth British League Division Two
Monday
29
Oxford 42-36 Glasgow British League Division One
Wimbledon 50-28 Exeter British League Division One
Sheffield 51-27 King's Lynn British League Division One
Teesside Best Pairs
1st Graham Plant & Paul O'Neil
Teesside
Tuesday
30
Newport 39-39 West Ham British League Division One
Hackney 42-36 Coventry British League Division One
Glasgow 44-34 King's Lynn British League Division One
Plymouth 54-24 Crayford British League Division Two
Wolverhampton 57-50 Cradley Heath Dudley-Wolves Trophy 2nd Leg (Cradley Heath 112-103 Wolverhampton)
Wednesday
31
Belle Vue 45-33 Hackney British League Division One
Coventry 46-32 Halifax British League Division One
King's Lynn 47-26 Wimbledon British League Division One
Cradley Heath 50-28 Oxford British League Division One
Swindon 54-24 Newport British League Division One
Nelson 40-37 Canterbury British League Division Two
Berwick 47-31 Rayleigh British League Division Two
Coatbridge Scotland 62-46 England International
Coatbridge
September