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1970 British Speedway Championship

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1970 British Speedway Championship
VenueWest Ham Stadium, London
Start date9 June 1970
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The 1970 British Speedway Championship was the 10th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] The final took place on 9 June at West Ham Stadium in London, England. The Championship was won by Ivan Mauger.[2][3]

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Barry Thomas.[4][5]

British Final

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Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos
1 New Zealand (13) Ivan Mauger 14 2 3 3 3 3 14 1
2 New Zealand (4) Ronnie Moore 13 3 3 2 2 3 13 2
3 New Zealand (3) Roy Trigg 12+3 1 3 3 3 2 12 3
4 England (2) Arnold Haley 12+2 2 3 3 2 2 12 4
5 New Zealand (6) Barry Briggs 10 3 0 3 3 1 10 5
6 England (16) Trevor Hedge 9 3 1 2 2 1 9 6
7 Australia (7) Jim Airey 8 0 1 1 3 3 8 7
8 Australia (14) John Boulger 8 1 2 1 2 2 8 8
9 England (11) Nigel Boocock 7 3 2 0 1 1 7 9
10 England (12) Chris Pusey 6 2 2 2 0 0 6 10
11 Australia (1) Charlie Monk 5 0 2 1 1 1 5 11
12 England (8) Martin Ashby 5 1 0 2 0 2 5 12
13 England (10) Ray Wilson 5 0 1 0 1 3 5 13
14 Wales (5) Howard Cole 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 14
15 England (9) Terry Betts 2 1 1 0 0 X 2 15
16 Scotland (15) Jim McMillan 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 16
England (17) Bob Kilby 0 0
England (18) Tommy Roper 0 0
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

British Under 21 final

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Pos Rider Pts
1 Barry Thomas 14+3
2 Dave Jessup 14+2
3 Mick Bell 13
4 John Jackson 11
5 Bobby Beaton 11
6 Malcolm Shakespeare 10
7 Graham Miles 8
8 Ian Turner 7
9 Graham Banks 7
10 Gordon Kennett 6
11 Paul Tyrer 4
12 Alan Bridgett 3
13 Sid Sheldrick 3
14 Malcolm Mackay (res) 3
15 George Devonport 2
16 Shawn Murtough (res) 2
17 Mac Woolford (res) 1
18 Steve Waplington 0
19 Barry Duke 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  4. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  5. ^ "Shakespeare disappoints". Derby Daily Telegraph. 3 September 1970. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1970 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 June 2024.