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Reading 1971

Steve Wilkes / Gary Done

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Reading v Hackney Monday 22nd March 1971 (Metropolitan Gold Cup)

reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Geoff Mudge 0 1* TS N 1 1

2. Mick Bell 2 2 0 0 4 0

3. Anders Michanek 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

4. Dag Lovaas 2 1 0 0 3 0

5. Geoff Curtis 1* 0 3 2* N 6 2

6. Richard May 2 2* N 1 0 5 1

7. Bernie Leigh 0 0 1 TS 1 0

hackney 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Garry Middleton 3 2* 0 2 7 1

2. Laurie Etheridge 1 3 2* 1 7 1

3. Geoff Maloney 0 0 2 N 2 0

4. Eddie Reeves 0 1* 1* 1* 3 3

5. Bengt Jansson 3 2 2 3 10 0

6. Barry Thomas 3 3 3 N 2* 11 1

7. Laurie Guilfoyle 1 1 N 1* 3 1

racers hawks racers hawks

Ht 01: Middleton, Bell, Etheridge, Mudge 76.6 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Thomas, May, Guilfoyle, Leigh 76.2 2 4 4 8

Ht 03: Jansson, Lovaas, Curtis, Reeves 76.2 3 3 7 11

Ht 04: Michanek, May, Guilfoyle, Maloney 75.2 5 1 12 12

Ht 05: Etheridge, Middleton, Lovaas, Curtis 75.8 1 5 13 17

Ht 06: Thomas, Bell, Mudge, Maloney 76.2 3 3 16 20

Ht 07: Michanek, Jansson, Reeves, Leigh 74.8 3 3 19 23

Ht 08: Thomas, Etheridge, Leigh, Bell 76.0 1 5 20 28

Ht 09: Curtis, Maloney, Guilfoyle, Lovaas 75.0 3 3 23 31

Ht 10: Michanek, Jansson, Reeves, Bell 73.6 3 3 26 34

Ht 11: Michanek, Curtis, Etheridge, Middleton 74.6 5 1 31 35

Ht 12: Jansson, Thomas, May, Lovaas 74.4 1 5 32 40

Ht 13: Michanek, Middleton, Reeves, May not known 3 3 35 43

Reading v Wimbledon Monday 29th March 1971 (Metropolitan Gold Cup)


1. Malcolm Simmons (G) 3 1 3 3 10 0

2. Mick Bell 1 0 2 0 3 0

3. Eric Boocock (G) 2 2* 3 2 9 1

4. Dag Lovaas 1 1* 2 2* 6 2

5. Geoff Curtis 3 2 1* 1* 7 2

6. Richard May 3 1* 3 1 8 1

7. Bernie Leigh 2* 0 N 2 1

wimbledon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Roy Trigg (G) 2 3 2* 2 3 12 1

2. John Dews EF Exc 1 2 0 3 0

3. Ronnie Moore 3 3 3 3 Fell 12 0

4. Peter Murray 0 0 TS 0 0 0

5. Jim Tebby 2 1 1* 1 5 1

6. Nigel Rackett 0 TS 0 0 0

7. John Bishop 1 0 0 TS 1 0

racers dons racers dons

Ht 01: Simmons, Trigg, Bell, Dews (ef) 72.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: May, Leigh, Bishop, Rackett 74.0 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Curtis, Tebby, Lovaas, Murray 72.2 4 2 13 5

Ht 04: Moore, Boocock, May, Bishop 72.0 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: Trigg, Curtis, Lovaas, Bishop, Dews (exc) 72.0 3 3 19 11

Ht 06: Moore, Trigg, Simmons, Bell 73.4 1 5 20 16

Ht 07: May, Boocock, Tebby, Murray 74.2 5 1 25 17

Ht 08: Moore, Bell, Dews, Leigh 73.6 2 4 27 21

Ht 09: Moore, Lovaas, Curtis, Rackett 73.2 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Simmons, Dews, Tebby, Bell 73.6 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Boocock, Trigg, May, Dews 72.4 4 2 37 29

Ht 12: Simmons, Lovaas, Tebby, Moore (f) 73.8 5 1 42 30

Ht 13: Trigg, Boocock, Curtis, Murray 73.0 3 3 45 33

Swindon v Reading Saturday 3rd April 1971 (British League Division l)

swindon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Barry Briggs 2 3 1* 3 9 1

2. Clive Hitch 1* 1 3 2 7 1

3. Mike Keen 2 3 3 2* 10 1

4. Pete Munday Fell 0 1 EF 1 0

5. Martin Ashby 3 3 3 3 12 0

6. Mike Broadbank 3 EF 0 3 0

7. Clark Facey 2* 1 0 3 1


1. Norman Hunter (G) 3 2 2 1 8 0

2. Mick Bell 0 1* 2 1* 4 2

3. Ray Wilson (G) 3 2 2 3 2 12 0

4. Dag Lovaas 1* 1* TS 0 2 2

5. Geoff Curtis 2 2 0 0 1* 5 1

6. Max Amor 0 0 TS 0 0

7. Bernie Leigh 1 1 0 2 0

robins racers robins racers

Ht 01: Hunter, Briggs, Hitch, Bell 74.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Broadbank, Fcey, Leigh, Amor 77.6 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Ashby, Curtis, Lovaas, Munday (f) 74.0 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Wilson, Keen, Leigh, Broadbank (ef) 75.0 2 4 13 11

Ht 05: Ashby, Hunter, Bell, Munday 75.0 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Briggs, Wilson, Hitch, Amor 73.6 4 2 20 16

Ht 07: Keen, Curtis, Lovaas, Broadbank 75.6 3 3 23 19

Ht 08: Hitch, Bell, Facey, Leigh 77.2 4 2 27 21

Ht 09: Ashby, Wilson, Munday, Curtis 74.2 4 2 31 23

Ht 10: Wilson, Hitch, Briggs, Curtis 74.0 3 3 34 26

Ht 11: Keen, Hunter, Bell, Facey 75.6 3 3 37 29

Ht 12: Briggs, Wilson, Curtis, Munday (ef) 74.0 3 3 40 32

Ht 13: Ashby, Keen, Hunter, Lovaas 74.6 5 1 45 33

Reading v West Ham Monday 5th April 1971 (Metropolitan Gold Cup)


1. Ole Olsen (G) 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Mick Bell 0 0 3 1 4 0

3. Tony Clarke (G) 2 2 1 2 7 0

4. Dag Lovaas 2 1* 2 0 5 1

5. Geoff Curtis 1* 2 1* 1* 5 3

6. Richard May 3 1* 0 4 1

7. Bernie Leigh 2* 1 0 3 1

west ham 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Olle Nygren 2 3 3 3 11 0

2. Alan Bellham 1* 0 2 TS 3 1

3. Christer Lofqvist 3 2 3 2* 1* 11 2

4. Mick Handley 0 1 0 0 1 0

5. Reg Luckhurst 3 3 2 2 10 0

6. Arthur Price (G) 1 1* 0 2 1

7. Alan Sage 0 0 0 0 0

racers hammers racers hammers

Ht 01: Olsen, Nygren, Bellham, Bell 69.9 (TR) 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: May, Leigh, Price, Sage 72.8 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Luckhurst, Lovaas, Curtis, Handley 72.0 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Lofqvist, Clarke, May, Sage 71.6 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Nygren, Curtis, Lovaas, Bellham 72.8 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Olsen, Lofqvist, Price, Bell 70.4 3 3 20 16

Ht 07: Luckhurst, Clarke, Handley, May 72.4 2 4 22 20

Ht 08: Bell, Bellham, Leigh, Sage 74.0 4 2 26 22

Ht 09: Lofqvist, Lovaas, Curtis, Price 72.4 3 3 29 25

Ht 10: Olsen, Luckhurst, Bell, Handley 70.0 4 2 33 27

Ht 11: Nygren, Lofqvist, Clarke, Leigh 72.8 1 5 34 32

Ht 12: Olsen, Luckhurst, Lofqvist, Lovaas 71.2 3 3 37 35

Ht 13: Nygren, Clarke, Curtis, Handley 72.0 3 3 40 38

Wimbledon v Reading Thursday 8th April 1971 (Metropolitan Gold Cup)


1. Ronnie Moore 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

2. John Dews 1 1 2 2* 1 7 1

3. Cyril Maidment R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

4. Jim Tebby 2* 1* 2 1 2* 8 3

5. Terry Betts (G) 3 2 3 3 11 0

6. Peter Murray 3 2* 0 2 7 1

7. John Bishop 2* 0 0 2 1


1. Eric Boocock (G) 2 3 3 3 2 13 0

2. Mick Bell 0 0 1 1 2 0

3. Pete Smith (G) 1 2 0 1 4 0

4. Dag Lovaas 0 1 1 0 2 0

5. Geoff Curtis 1 3 2 0 0 6 0

6. Richard May 1 0 TS 1 0

7. Bernie Leigh 0 0 TS 0 0

dons racers dons racers

Ht 01: Moore, Boocock, Dews, Bell 62.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Murray, Bishop, May, Leigh 65.1 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Betts, Tebby, Curtis, Lovaas 63.4 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: Moore, Murray, Smith, Leigh 62.6 5 1 19 5

Ht 05: Boocock, Betts, Tebby, Bell 62.9 3 3 22 8

Ht 06: Moore, Smith, Dews, May 63.8 4 2 26 10

Ht 07: Curtis, Tebby, Lovaas, Murray 63.6 2 4 28 14

Ht 08: Boocock, Dews, Bell, Bishop 64.7 2 4 30 18

Ht 09: Betts, Curtis, Tebby, Smith 62.6 4 2 34 20

Ht 10: Moore, Dews, Lovaas, Curtis 64.8 5 1 39 21

Ht 11: Boocock, Murray, Bell, Bishop 65.1 2 4 41 25

Ht 12: Moore, Tebby, Smith, Curtis 64.2 5 1 46 26

Ht 13: Betts, Boocock, Dews, Lovaas 62.7 4 2 50 28

Hackney v Reading Friday 9th April 1971 (Metropolitan Gold Cup)


1. Garry Middleton 3 2 2 2 9 0

2. Geoff Maloney 2* 0 3 0 5 1

3. Laurie Etheridge 2 2 1 1 6 0

4. Barry Thomas 1 1* 1* 0 3 2

5. Bengt Jansson 3 2 2 3 3 13 0

6. Dingle Brown 1 0 0 1 0

7. Bob Young 0 F Exc TS 0 0


1. Terry Betts (G) 0 3 2 EF 5 0

2. Mick Bell 1 0 1* N 2 1

3. Malcolm Simmons (G) 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Dag Lovaas 0 1 1 2 4 0

5. Geoff Curtis 2 3 3 1 9 0

6. Richard May 2* 1 0 3 1

7. Bernie Leigh 3 1 2 0 6 0

hawks racers hawks racers

Ht 01: Middleton, Maloney, Bell, Betts (f rem) 67.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Leigh, May, Brown, Young 71.4 1 5 6 6

Ht 03: Jansson, Curtis, Thomas, Lovaas 68.2 4 2 10 8

Ht 04: Simmons, Etheridge, Leigh, Brown 68.2 2 4 12 12

Ht 05: Betts, Jansson, Thomas, Bell 67.4 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Simmons, Middleton, May, Maloney 68.6 2 4 17 19

Ht 07: Curtis, Etheridge, Lovaas, Brown 68.8 2 4 19 23

Ht 08: Maloney, Leigh, Bell, Young (f exc) 69.6 3 3 22 26

Ht 09: Simmons, Jansson, Thomas, May 67.8 3 3 25 29

Ht 10: Curtis, Middleton, Lovaas, Maloney 68.0 2 4 27 33

Ht 11: Jansson, Betts, Etheridge, Leigh 67.8 4 2 31 35

Ht 12: Simmons, Middleton, Curtis, Thomas 68.0 2 4 33 39

Ht 13: Jansson, Lovaas, Etheridge (f rem), Betts (ef) 68.0 4 2 37 41

Reading v Coventry Monday 12th April 1971 (Challenge)


1. Roy Trigg (G) 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Mick Bell 1 1 0 N 2 0

3. Barry Thomas (G) Ret 2 3 3 8 0

4. Dag Lovaas 1 1 2* 2* 6 2


6. Richard May 3 3 1* 0 7 1


coventry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Nigel Boocock 2 3 2 2 2 11 0

2. Col Cottrell 0 0 N N 0 0

3. Les Owen 1* Fell 0 N 1 1

4. Tony Lomas 2* 3 2 0 0 7 1

5. Rick France R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

6. Roger Hill 0 2 3 1 1* 7 1

7. Ron Mountford 2 2 2* 1* 1 8 2

8. Pete Bailey 0 0 0

racers bees racers bees

Ht 01: Trigg, Boocock, Bell, Cottrell 71.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: May, Mountford, Leigh, Hill 73.8 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Boocock, Lomas, Lovaas, Curtis 73.2 1 5 9 9

Ht 04: May, Mountford, Owen, Thomas (ret) 72.4 3 3 12 12

Ht 05: Curtis, Boocock, Lovaas, Cottrell 70.8 4 2 16 14

Ht 06: Trigg, Hill, Bell, Owen (f) 72.4 4 2 20 16

Ht 07: Lomas, Thomas, May, Bailey 71.2 3 3 23 19

Ht 08: Hill, Mountford, Leigh, Bell 72.8 1 5 24 24

Ht 09: Curtis, Lovaas, Hill, Owen 71.6 5 1 29 25

Ht 10: Trigg, Lomas, Mountford, May 71.6 3 3 32 28

Ht 11: Thomas, Boocock, Hill, Leigh 71.6 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: Trigg, Lovaas, Mountford, Lomas 71.6 5 1 40 32

Ht 13: Thomas, Boocock, Curtis, Lomas 71.4 4 2 44 34

Oxford v Reading Thursday 15th April 1971 (Challenge)

oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ronnie Genz 1 0 0 N 1 0

2. Rick Timmo 3 3 3 2 11 0

3. Colin Gooddy 2 2 0 0 4 0

4. Ken McKinlay 2 2 3 1 8 0

5. Oyvind Berg 1* 1* 2* 2 6 3

6. Arthur Price 2 1* 0 2 0 5 1

7. Richard Greer 1* 1 N 2 1


1. Martin Ashby (G) 2 3 3 3 11 0

2. Mick Bell 0 0 0 N 0 0

3. Garry Middleton (G) 3 2 1 2* 8 1

4. Dag Lovaas 0 1 1 1 3 0

5. Geoff Curtis 3 3 3 3 12 0

6. Richard May 3 1 0 1 5 0


cheetahs racers cheetahs racers

Ht 01: Timmo, Ashby, Genz, Bell 68.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: May, Price, Greer, Leigh (f rem) 70.0 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Curtis, McKinlay, Berg, Lovaas 67.4 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Middleton, Gooddy, Price, Leigh 67.6 3 3 13 11

Ht 05: Ashby, McKinlay, Berg, Bell 68.0 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Timmo, Middleton, May, Genz 67.6 3 3 19 17

Ht 07: Curtis, Gooddy, Lovaas, Price 67.4 2 4 21 21

Ht 08: Timmo, Leigh, Greer, Bell 68.0 4 2 25 23

Ht 09: McKinlay, Berg, Middleton, May 68.4 5 1 30 24

Ht 10: Curtis, Timmo, Lovaas, Genz (ret) 67.8 2 4 32 28

Ht 11: Ashby, Price, May, Gooddy 68.0 2 4 34 32

Ht 12: Curtis, Middleton, McKinlay, Price 68.0 1 5 35 37

Ht 13: Ashby, Berg, Lovaas, Gooddy 68.2 2 4 37 41

Reading: World Championship Qualifying Round Monday 19th April 1971 (Individual)

riders 1 2 3 4 5 pts pos

01. Geoff Maloney (Rayleigh) 0 0 0 0 NS 0 16th

02. Ian Turner (King's Lynn) 2 2 3 2 0 9 7th

03. Howard Cole (King's Lynn) 3 3 2 2 3 13 3rd

04. Geoff Curtis (Reading) 1 1 3 1 3 9 6th

05. Ken Eyre (Belle Vue) 0 1 2 1 2 6 10th

06. Barry Crowson (King's Lynn) 1 3 1 2 EF 7 8th

07. Greg Kentwell (Halifax) 2 1 0 3 1 7 9th

08. Jim Airey (Sheffield) 3 2 3 3 3 14 2nd

09. Geoff Ambrose (Wolverhampton) 3 2 1 3 2 11 4th

10. Bernie Leigh (Reading) 0 1 1 0 2 4 13th

11. Mick Bell (Reading) 1 2 2 0 0 5 12th

12. Richard May (Reading) 2 0 1 1 1 5 11th

13. Reg Luckhurst (West Ham) 2 3 2 1 2 10 5th

14. Clive Hitch (Swindon) 1 0 0 2 1 4 14th

15. Bob Andrews (Cradley Heath) 0 0 0 0 1 1 15th

16. Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st

Heat results - see next page

Ht 01: Cole, Turner, Curtis, Maloney 72.2

Ht 02: Airey, Kentwell, Crowson, Eyre 72.4

Ht 03: Ambrose, May, Bell, Leigh 73.6

Ht 04: Mauger, Luckhurst, Hitch, Andrews 71.8

Ht 05: Luckhurst, Ambrose, Eyre, Maloney 73.4

Ht 06: Crowson, Turner, Leigh, Hitch 73.2

Ht 07: Cole, Bell, Kentwell, Andrews 72.8

Ht 08: Mauger, Airey, Curtis, May 71.6

Ht 09: Mauger, Bell, Crowson, Maloney 71.6

Ht 10: Turner, Eyre, May, Andrews 73.4

Ht 11: Airey, Cole, Ambrose, Hitch 72.0

Ht 12: Curtis, Luckhurst, Leigh, Kentwell 72.0

Ht 13: Kentwell, Hitch, May, Maloney 72.6

Ht 14: Airey, Turner, Luckhurst, Bell 71.8

Ht 15: Mauger, Cole, Eyre, Leigh 71.4

Ht 16: Ambrose, Crowson, Curtis, Andrews 73.2

Ht 17: Airey, Leigh, Andrews, Maloney (ns) 72.4

Ht 18: Mauger, Ambrose, Kentwell, Turner 72.0

Ht 19: Cole, Luckhurst, May, Crowson (ef) 72.2

Ht 20: Curtis, Eyre, Hitch, Bell 72.4

Reading v Leicester Monday 26th April 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Anders Michanek 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Mick Bell 0 2* 0 N 2 1

3. Malcolm Simmons (G) 2 2* 2 3 9 1

4. Dag Lovaas 3 1* 2 2* 8 2

5. Geoff Curtis 0 2 EF 0 2 0

6. Richard May 2 1* 3 1 7 1

7. Bernie Leigh 1* 2 1* 4 2

leicester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ray Wilson 1* 3 3 3 2 12 1

2. Malcolm Brown 2 0 1 0 3 0

3. John Boulger 0 EF 1 EF 1 0

4. Alan Cowland 1* 1 0 1* 3 2

5. Graham Plant R E S E R V E R E P L A C E M E N T

6. Tom Leadbitter 0 1 0 TS 1 2 0

7. Norman Storer 3 2 3 3 2 13 0

racers lions racers lions

Ht 01: Michanek, Brown, Wilson, Bell 72.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Storer, May, Leigh, Leadbitter 73.0 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Lovaas, Storer, Cowland, Curtis 72.8 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Storer, Simmons, May, Boulger 72.8 3 3 12 12

Ht 05: Wilson, Curtis, Lovaas, Brown 73.4 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Michanek, Bell, Leadbitter, Boulger (ef) 74.8 5 1 20 16

Ht 07: May, Simmons, Cowland, Leadbitter 74.6 5 1 25 17

Ht 08: Storer, Leigh, Brown, Bell 74.8 2 4 27 21

Ht 09: Wilson, Lovaas, Boulger, Curtis (ef) 75.4 2 4 29 25

Ht 10: Michanek, Storer, May, Cowland 74.2 4 2 33 27

Ht 11: Wilson, Simmons, Leigh, Brown 74.4 3 3 36 30

Ht 12: Michanek, Lovaas, Leadbitter, Boulger (ef) 75.2 5 1 41 31

Ht 13: Simmons, Wilson, Cowland, Curtis 74.6 3 3 44 34

Poole v Reading Wednesday 28th April 1971 (British League Division l)

poole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Reidar Eide 2 2* 3 2 9 1

2. Barry Thomas (G) Fell 3 2 2* 7 1

3. Bob Andrews (G) 2* 3 1 2 8 1

4. Mike Cake 2 2 1 1* 6 1

5. John Langfield N Ret 0 0 0 0

6. Odd Fossengen 3 Ret 3 2* 0 8 1

7. Derek Cook 0 1* N 1 1



2. Mick Bell 1 1 TS TS 2 0

3. Bill Andrew (G) Ret 1 3 2* 0 6 1

4. Dag Lovaas 1 0 1 1 3 0

5. Geoff Curtis 3 1 2* 0 3 9 1

6. Richard May 1* 0 TS 1 1


pirates racers pirates racers

Ht 01: Michanek, Eide, Bell, Thomas (f) 70.4 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Fossengen, Leigh, May, Cook 71.6 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: Curtis, Cake, Lovaas, Fossengen (ret) 70.8 2 4 7 11

Ht 04: Fossengen, Bob Andrews, Leigh, Bill Andrew (ret) 71.6 5 1 12 12

Ht 05: Michanek, Cake, Bell, Langfield (ret) 72.0 2 4 14 16

Ht 06: Thomas, Eide, Bill Andrew, May 70.2 5 1 19 17

Ht 07: Bob Andrews, Fossengen, Curtis, Lovaas 72.4 5 1 24 18

Ht 08: Michanek, Thomas, Cook, Leigh 71.6 3 3 27 21

Ht 09: Bill Andrew, Curtis, Cake, Langfield 71.0 1 5 28 26

Ht 10: Eide, Thomas, Lovaas, Curtis 72.4 5 1 33 27

Ht 11: Michanek, Bill Andrew, Bob Andrews, Fossengen 71.6 1 5 34 32

Ht 12: Curtis, Eide, Cake, Bill Andrew 71.4 3 3 37 35

Ht 13: Michanek, Bob Andrews, Lovaas, Langfield 72.0 2 4 39 39

Reading v Cradley Heath Monday 3rd May 1971 (British League Division l)



2. Mick Bell 1* 1 0 N 2 1

3. Barry Thomas (G) 2 Fell 1 N 3 0

4. Dag Lovaas 3 1* 3 2* 9 2

5. Geoff Curtis 1 2 2* 3 8 1

6. Richard May 2* 1* 2 1 0 6 2


cradley heath 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Bernt Persson 3 3 3 3 2 14 0

2. Jimmy Squibb 0 0 TS TS 0 0

3. Roy Trigg 3 EF 1 EF 0 4 0

4. Bob Andrews 2 3 3 2* 1* 11 2

5. Pete Jarman 0 1 TS 1 2 0

6. Malcolm Ballard 1 2 2* 0 5 1

7. Mac Woolford 0 0 N 0 0

racers heathens racers heathens

Ht 01: Persson, Michanek, Bell, Squibb 72.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Leigh, May, Ballard, Woolford 73.4 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Lovaas, Andrews, Curtis, Jarman 72.0 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Trigg, Thomas, May, Woolford 71.6 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: Persson, Curtis, Lovaas, Squibb 72.4 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: Michanek, Ballard, Bell, Trigg (ef) 72.0 4 2 22 14

Ht 07: Andrews, May, Jarman, Thomas (f) 71.2 2 4 24 18

Ht 08: Persson, Ballard, Leigh, Bell 72.0 1 5 25 23

Ht 09: Lovaas, Curtis, Trigg, Ballard 71.6 5 1 30 24

Ht 10: Andrews, Michanek, May, Trigg (ef) 70.8 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Persson, Andrews, Thomas, Leigh (f rem) 71.6 1 5 34 32

Ht 12: Michanek, Lovaas, Jarman, Trigg 71.6 5 1 39 33

Ht 13: Curtis, Persson, Andrews, May 70.4 3 3 42 36

West Ham v Reading Tuesday 4th May 1971 (Metropolitan Gold Cup)


1. Olle Nygren 1* 1 1 3 6 1

2. Mick Handley 2 3 3 3 11 0

3. Christer Lofqvist 3 3 2 2 10 0

4. Alan Bellham 1 0 N N 1 0

5. Reg Luckhurst F Exc 2 3 1* 6 1

6. Alan Sage 2 1 1 1 0 5 0

7. Stan Stevens 0 1 0 1 0



2. Mick Bell 0 1 2 1 4 0

3. Tony Clarke (G) 2 2 2 2 8 0

4. Dag Lovaas F NS N 0 N 0 0

5. Geoff Curtis 2* 2 2 1* 7 2

6. Richard May 3 3 0 0 0 6 0


hammers racers hammers racers

Ht 01: Michanek, Handley, Nygren, Bell 75.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: May, Sage, Leigh, Stevens 78.2 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: May, Curtis, Bellham, Luckhurst (f exc), Lovaas (f ns) 77.0 1 5 6 12

Ht 04: Lofqvist, Clarke, Sage, Leigh 76.8 4 2 10 14

Ht 05: Michanek, Luckhurst, Bell, Bellham 75.6 2 4 12 18

Ht 06: Handley, Clarke, Nygren, May 76.0 4 2 16 20

Ht 07: Lofqvist, Curtis, Sage, Leigh 76.2 4 2 20 22

Ht 08: Handley, Bell, Stevens, Leigh 75.6 4 2 24 24

Ht 09: Luckhurst, Clarke, Sage, May 75.6 4 2 28 26

Ht 10: Handley, Curtis, Nygren, Lovaas 76.2 4 2 32 28

Ht 11: Michanek, Lofqvist, Bell, Stevens 74.6 2 4 34 32

Ht 12: Nygren, Clarke, Curtis, Sage 76.6 3 3 37 35

Ht 13: Michanek, Lofqvist, Luckhurst, May 75.4 3 3 40 38

Reading v Belle Vue Monday 10th May 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Anders Michanek Exc 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Mick Bell 1 0 TS 0 1 0

3. George Hunter (G) 1* 1 2 2 6 1

4. Dag Lovaas 1 1* 3 1 6 1

5. Geoff Curtis 3 2 N 1* 6 1

6. Richard May 0 1* 2 N 1 4 1

7. Bernie Leigh 2 0 1 1* 4 1

belle vue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Eric Broadbelt 2* Fell N N 2 1

3. Tommy Roper 3 2 0 Exc 5 0

4. Dave Hemus 2 Exc 1* 0 3 1

5. Soren Sjosten 0 3 2 2 7 0

6. Ken Eyre 3 1* 2* 2 2 10 2

7. Mike Hiftle EF 0 Fell 0 0 0

racers aces racers aces

Ht 01: Mauger, Broadbelt, Bell, May, Michanek (ex tapes) 72.6 1 5 1 5

Ht 02: Eyre. Leigh, May, Hiftle (ef) 75.0 3 3 4 8

Ht 03: Curtis, Hemus, Lovaas, Sjosten 72.2 4 2 8 10

Ht 04: Roper, May, Hunter, Hiftle 72.8 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: Mauger, Curtis, Lovaas, Broadbelt (f) 71.2 3 3 14 16

Ht 06: Michanek, Roper, Eyre, Bell 72.4 3 3 17 19

Ht 07: Sjosten, Eyre, Hunter, Leigh, Hemus (exc) 73.8 1 5 18 24

Ht 08: Michanek, Eyre, Leigh (f rem), Hiftle (f) 73.4 4 2 22 26

Ht 09: Lovaas, Eyre, May, Roper 72.8 4 2 26 28

Ht 10: Michanek, Sjosten, Hemus, Bell 72.8 3 3 29 31

Ht 11: Mauger, Hunter, Leigh, Hiftle 72.0 3 3 32 34

Ht 12: Michanek, Sjosten, Lovaas, Roper (ex tapes) 73.0 4 2 36 36

Ht 13: Mauger, Hunter, Curtis, Hemus 71.2 3 3 39 39

The result of this match was later changed to Reading 38 - 39 Belle Vue, Dag Lovaas was disqualified from Heat 5 as Belle Vue protested

successfully that he was not under power in the original staging of this heat.

Sheffield v Reading Thursday 13th May 1971 (British League Division l)

sheffield 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Jim Airey 3 2 3 3 11 0

2. Bob Paulson 1 1* 3 1 6 1

3. Bengt Larsson 1* 3 2 1 7 1

4. Brian Maxted 0 0 N 1 1 0

5. Arnie Haley 3 2 1 3 9 0

6. Bob Valentine 2* 2 0 0 4 1

7. Reg Wilson 3 2* 0 5 1


1. Eric Boocock (G) 2 3 3 3 2 13 0

2. Mick Bell 0 1 1 TS 2 0

3. Dave Younghusband (G) 3 3 2* 2 10 1

4. Geoff Curtis 2 2 2 1 0 7 0

5. Dag Lovaas 1* 1* 0 0 2 2

6. Richard May 0 0 TS 0 0


tigers racers tigers racers

Ht 01: Airey, Boocock, Paulson, Bell 67.6 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Wilson, Valentine, Leigh, May 69.4 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Haley, Curtis, Lovaas, Maxted 69.4 3 3 12 6

Ht 04: Younghusband, Valentine, Larsson, Leigh 69.0 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: Boocock, Haley, Bell, Maxted 69.2 2 4 17 13

Ht 06: Younghusband, Airey, Paulson, May 68.2 3 3 20 16

Ht 07: Larsson, Curtis, Lovaas, Valentine 69.8 3 3 23 19

Ht 08: Paulson, Wilson, Bell, Leigh 70.0 5 1 28 20

Ht 09: Boocock, Younghusband, Haley, Valentine 69.4 1 5 29 25

Ht 10: Airey, Curtis, Paulson, Lovaas 69.0 4 2 33 27

Ht 11: Boocock, Larsson, Curtis, Wilson 69.2 2 4 35 31

Ht 12: Airey, Younghusband, Maxted, Lovaas 69.4 4 2 39 33

Ht 13: Haley, Boocock, Larsson, Curtis 70.4 4 2 43 35

Reading v Coventry Monday 17th May 1971 (British League Division l)



2. Mick Bell 1 1 2 1 5 0

3. Geoff Curtis 2 3 3 3 11 0

4. Dag Lovaas 3 1* 2* 2* 8 3

5. Malcolm Simmons (G) 2* 2 3 2* 9 2

6. Richard May 3 0 Fell 3 0



1. Nigel Boocock 2 3 3 2 1 11 0

2. Roger Hill 0 0 TS 1* 1 1

3. Jan Simensen 3 Exc 1 Ret 4 0

4. Tony Lomas 1 1* 2 0 4 1

5. Ron Mountford 0 2 0 1 3 0

6. Les Owen Exc 2 Ret 2 0

7. John Harrhy 2 1 0 1 4 0

racers bees racers bees

Ht 01: Michanek, Boocock, Bell, Hill 72.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: May, Harrhy, Leigh, Owen (ex tapes) 73.6 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Lovaas, Simmons, Lomas. Mountford 72.0 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Simensen, Curtis, Harrhy, May 72.2 2 4 15 9

Ht 05: Boocock, Simmons, Lovaas, Hill 72.2 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: Michanek, Owen, Bell, Harrhy, Simensen (ex tapes) 71.8 4 2 22 14

Ht 07: Curtis, Mountford, Lomas, May (f) 71.6 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Boocock, Bell, Harrhy, Leigh 72.8 2 4 27 21

Ht 09: Simmons, Lovaas, Simensen, Owen (ret) 71.8 5 1 32 22

Ht 10: Michanek, Lomas, Bell, Mountford 72.0 4 2 36 24

Ht 11: Curtis, Boocock, Hill, Leigh 71.6 3 3 39 27

Ht 12: Michanek, Lovaas, Mountford, Simensen (ret) 72.0 5 1 44 28

Ht 13: Curtis, Simmons, Boocock, Lomas 71.2 5 1 49 29

Newport v Reading Friday 21st May 1971 (British League Division l)

newport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Tommy Johansson 1* 2 3 2* 8 2

2. Edgar Stangeland 2 1* 2* 2* 7 3

3. Sandor Levai 2 3 1 1* 7 1

4. Ian Gills 0 0 0 N 0 0

5. Bill Andrew 3 2 3 2 10 0

6. Bob Hughes 3 1* 1 3 8 1

7. Dave O'Connor 0 3 0 3 0



2. Richard May 0 1 0 TS 1 0

3. Graham Plant (G) 3 3 2 2* 0 10 1

4. Dag Lovaas 1* 2 0 0 3 1

5. Alan Cowland (G) 2 Exc 1 1 4 0

6. Mick Bell 1* 0 1* 2 2


wasps racers wasps racers

Ht 01: Michanek, Stangeland, Johansson, May 69.1 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Hughes, Leigh, Bell, O'Connor 71.6 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Andrew, Cowland, Lovaas, Gills 70.5 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Plant, Levai, Hughes, Leigh 70.2 3 3 12 12

Ht 05: Michanek, Andrew, May, Gills 70.5 2 4 14 16

Ht 06: Plant, Johansson, Stangeland, Bell 70.1 3 3 17 19

Ht 07: Levai, Lovaas, Hughes, Cowland (exc) 70.6 4 2 21 21

Ht 08: O'Connor, Stangeland, Leigh, May 73.0 5 1 26 22

Ht 09: Andrew, Plant, Bell, Gills 70.4 3 3 29 25

Ht 10: Johansson, Stangeland, Cowland, Lovaas 71.5 5 1 34 26

Ht 11: Michanek, Plant, Levai, O'Connor 70.8 1 5 35 31

Ht 12: Hughes, Johansson, Cowland, Plant 71.2 5 1 40 32

Ht 13: Michanek, Andrew, Levai, Lovaas 71.3 3 3 43 35

Reading: Great Britain v Poland Monday 24th May 1971 (2nd Test Match)

great britain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Barry Briggs 1* 2* 3 1 2 3 12 2

2. Jim Airey 2 3 2* 3 1* 2* 13 3

3. Ronnie Moore 2* 2* 1* 2* 2* 3 12 5

4. Nigel Boocock 3 3 2 3 3 1 15 0

5. Ray Wilson 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 0

6. Eric Boocock 1 2* 1 2* 2* 0 8 3

7. Garry Middleton

8. Terry Betts

poland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Pawel Wolszek 0 0 2 2 0 2 6 0

2. Jerzy Szczakiel 3 1 0 0 1 1* 6 1

3. Antonin Woryna 1 0 Exc 1 1 1 4 0

4. Jan Mucha Exc 1 1 Exc 0 F Exc 2 0

5. Andrzej Wyglenda 2 1 3 0 3 2 11 0

6. Jerzy Trzeszkowski Exc 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

7. Zygmunt Pytka 0 0 0 0

8. Stanislaw Bombik 0 0 0 0


g.britain poland g.britain poland

Ht 01: Szczakiel, Airey, Briggs, Waloszek 73.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: N.Boocock, Moore, Woryna, Pytka, Mucha (exc) 71.2 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Wilson, Wyglenda, E.Boocock, Bombik, Trzeszkowski (exc) 70.6 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: N.Boocock, Moore, Szczakiel, Waloszek 71.2 5 1 17 7

Ht 05: Wilson, E.Boocock, Mucha, Woryna 70.6 5 1 22 8

Ht 06: Airey, Briggs, Wyglenda, Trzeszkowski 70.6 5 1 27 9

Ht 07: Wilson, Waloszek, E.Boocock, Szczakiel 70.4 4 2 31 11

Ht 08: Briggs, Airey, Mucha, Bombik, Woryna (exc) 71.4 5 1 36 12

Ht 09: Wyglenda, N.Boocock, Moore, Trzeszkowski 70.8 3 3 39 15

Ht 10: Airey, Waloszek, Briggs, Szczakiel 70.2 4 2 43 17

Ht 11: N.Boocock, Moore, Woryna, Pytka, Mucha (exc) 71.4 5 1 48 18

Ht 12: Wilson, E.Boocock, Trzeszkowski, Wyglenda 71.2 5 1 53 19

Ht 13: N.Boocock, Moore, Szczakiel, Waloszek 71.6 5 1 58 20

Ht 14: Wilson, E.Boocock, Woryna, Mucha 70.8 5 1 63 21

Ht 15: Wyglenda, Briggs, Airey, Trzeszkowski 72.0 3 3 66 24

Ht 16: Wilson, Waloszek, Szczakiel, E.Boocock 76.2 3 3 69 27

Ht 17: Briggs, Airey, Woryna, Mucha (f exc) 80.4 5 1 74 28

Ht 18: Moore, Wyglenda, N.Boocock, Trzeszkowski 76.4 4 2 78 30

Exeter v Reading Monday 31st May 1971 (British League Division l)

exeter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Sandor Levai (G) 2 3 3 3 11 0

2. Chris Julian 1* 2* Exc 1 4 2

3. Wayne Briggs 1* 0 N N 1 1

4. Phil Woodcock 0 2 2 N 4 0

5. Bruce Cribb 3 1* Ret 2 6 1

6. Bob Coles 0 2 2 2* 1 7 1

7. Peter Ingram 3 3 3 2* 1* 12 2



2. Richard May 0 0 1 N 1 0

3. Josef Angermuller 0 1 TS 1 2 0

4. Barry Thomas (G) 1* 3 1 2 0 7 1

5. Geoff Curtis 2 1 0 F Exc 3 0

6. Mick Bell 1* 0 TS 1 1

7. Bernie Leigh 2 3 Ret 0 5 0

falcons racers falcons racers

Ht 01: Michanek, Levai, Julian, May 71.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Ingram, Leigh, Bell, Coles 70.6 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Cribb, Curtis, Thomas, Woodcock 72.2 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Leigh, Coles, Briggs, Angermuller 73.2 3 3 12 12

Ht 05: Michanek, Woodcock, Cribb, May 71.4 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Levai, Julian, Angermuller, Bell 72.0 5 1 20 16

Ht 07: Thomas, Coles, Curtis, Briggs 72.8 2 4 22 20

Ht 08: Ingram, Coles, May, Leigh (ret), Julian (ex tapes) 72.2 5 1 27 21

Ht 09: Michanek, Woodcock, Thomas, Cribb (ret) 72.8 2 4 29 25

Ht 10: Levai, Thomas, Julian, Curtis 72.0 4 2 33 27

Ht 11: Ingram, Michanek, Coles, Leigh 71.0 4 2 37 29

Ht 12: Levai, Ingram, Angermuller, Curtis (f exc) 73.6 5 1 42 30

Ht 13: Michanek, Cribb, Ingram, Thomas 71.6 3 3 45 33

Reading v Exeter Tuesday 1st June 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock (G) 2 1 3 3 9 0

2. Richard May 1* 3 2 0 6 1


4. Dag Lovaas 3 2 3 1 9 0

5. Josef Angermuller 0 1* 1 0 2 1

6. Mick Bell 3 1 2* 6 1

7. Bernie Leigh 1 1* 1 3 1

exeter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Peter Ingram 0 0 2 2* TS 4 1

2. Chris Julian 3 2 3 3 3 0 14 0

3. Jan Holub R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

4. Wayne Briggs 2 0 2 3 7 0

5. Bruce Cribb 1* 2 1 1* 2 2* 9 3

6. Bob Coles 0 0 0 0 0

7. Phil Woodcock 2 0 F Exc 2 0

racers falcons racers falcons

Ht 01: Julian, Boocock, May, Ingram 76.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Bell, Woodcock, Leigh, Coles 75.8 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Lovaas, Briggs, Cribb, Angermuller 76.2 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Curtis, Julian, Bell, Woodcock 74.6 4 2 14 10

Ht 05: Julian, Lovaas, Angermuller, Ingram 76.0 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: May, Cribb, Boocock, Coles 74.8 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Curtis, Bell, Cribb, Briggs 73.4 5 1 26 16

Ht 08: Julian, May, Leigh, Woodcock (f exc) 74.0 3 3 29 19

Ht 09: Lovaas, Ingram, Angermuller, Coles 74.4 4 2 33 21

Ht 10: Boocock, Briggs, Cribb, May 73.2 3 3 36 24

Ht 11: Julian, Ingram, Leigh, Curtis 74.2 1 5 37 29

Ht 12: Boocock, Cribb, Lovaas, Julian 73.6 4 2 41 31

Ht 13: Briggs, Cribb, Curtis, Angermuller 73.8 1 5 42 36

Oxford v Reading Thursday 3rd June 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Rick Timmo 2 0 2 2 1 7 0

2. Ronnie Genz 1* 2* 1* 2 1* 7 4

3. Oyvind Berg 2 3 2 2 1* 10 1

4. Colin Gooddy 3 2 Exc 3 2 10 0

5. Ken McKinlay R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

6. Col Cottrell 0 1* 0 EF 1 1

7. Norman Strachan 2 0 0 2 0


1. Ray Wilson (G) 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Richard May F Exc 1 3 1 5 0

3. Geoff Curtis 3 3 3 2 11 0

4. Josef Angermuller 1 1* 0 N 2 1

5. Dag Lovaas 0 2 3 Fell 5 0

6. Mick Bell 3 0 1 F Exc 0 4 0

7. Bernie Leigh 1 0 N 1 0

cheetahs racers cheetahs racers

Ht 01: Wilson, Timmo, Genz, May (f exc) 67.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Bell, Strachan, Leigh, Cottrell 69.2 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: Gooddy, Genz, Angermuller, Lovaas 69.4 5 1 10 8

Ht 04: Curtis, Berg, Cottrell, Leigh 67.2 3 3 13 11

Ht 05: Wilson, Gooddy, May, Timmo 67.2 2 4 15 15

Ht 06: Curtis, Timmo, Genz, Bell 68.2 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Berg, Lovaas, Angermuller, Cottrell 67.6 3 3 21 21

Ht 08: May, Genz, Bell, Strachan 67.6 2 4 23 25

Ht 09: Curtis, Berg, Cottrell (ef), Bell (f exc), Gooddy (ex tapes) 67.8 2 3 25 28

Ht 10: Lovaas, Timmo, Genz, Angermuller 68.4 3 3 28 31

Ht 11: Wilson, Berg, May, Strachan 67.2 2 4 30 35

Ht 12: Gooddy, Curtis, Timmo, Lovaas (f) 68.6 4 2 34 37

Ht 13: Wilson, Gooddy, Berg, Bell 67.4 3 3 37 40

Reading v Swindon Monday 7th June 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Anders Michanek 1* 3 3 3 10 1

2. Josef Angermuller 2 2* 1* 0 5 2


4. Mick Bell 0 2 1 N 3 0

5. Dag Lovaas 2 1* 0 N 3 1

6. Richard May 3 0 3 1 1* 8 1



1. Barry Briggs 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

2. Clive Hitch 0 0 TS N 0 0

3. Mike Keen 1* 1 2* 2 6 2

4. Pete Munday 1 0 2 N 3 0

5. Martin Ashby 3 2 F Exc 1* 0 6 1

6. Mike Broadbank 2 0 3 2* 0 7 1

7. Jim Gallacher 0 2 TS 2 0

racers robins racers robins

Ht 01: Briggs, Angermuller, Michanek, Hitch 75.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: May, Broadbank, Leigh, Gallacher 75.8 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Ashby, Lovaas, Munday, Bell 74.4 2 4 9 9

Ht 04: Curtis, Gallacher, Keen, May 74.8 3 3 12 12

Ht 05: Briggs, Bell, Lovaas, Hitch 73.8 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Michanek, Angermuller, Keen, Broadbank 73.8 5 1 20 16

Ht 07: May, Ashby, Curtis, Munday 74.0 4 2 24 18

Ht 08: Briggs, Leigh, Angermuller, Ashby (f exc) 73.4 3 3 27 21

Ht 09: Broadbank, Keen, Bell, Lovaas 74.0 1 5 28 26

Ht 10: Michanek, Munday, Ashby, Angermuller 73.2 3 3 31 29

Ht 11: Briggs, Broadbank, Curtis, Leigh 73.8 1 5 32 34

Ht 12: Michanek, Keen, May, Ashby 72.4 4 2 36 36

Ht 13: Briggs, Curtis, May, Broadbank 72.4 3 3 39 39

Reading v Cradley Heath Monday 14th June 1971 (Speedway Star Division One KOC 2nd Round) Meeting postponed due to rain !

Cradley Heath v Reading Saturday 19th June 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Bob Andrews 2 2 1* 3 8 1

2. Jimmy Squibb 1* 0 1 2 4 1

3. Bernt Persson 3 3 3 2 11 0

4. Barry Duke 0 1* N N 1 1

5. Roy Trigg 3 2 3 1* 9 1

6. John Hart 2 1 1 1 0 5 0

7. Bengt Andersson 0 0 0 0 0



2. Josef Angermuller 0 0 N N 0 0

3. Geoff Curtis 2 1 2 1* 6 1

4. Mick Bell 1* 2 3 0 6 1

5. Dag Lovaas 2 0 0 N 2 0

6. Richard May 1 3 3 0 2 9 0

7. Bernie Leigh 3 0 2* 1* 6 2

heathens racers heathens racers

Ht 01: Michanek, Andrews, Squibb, Angermuller 67.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Leigh, Hart, May, Andersson 70.4 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: Trigg, Lovaas, Bell, Duke 69.2 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Persson, Curtis, Hart, Leigh 68.8 4 2 12 12

Ht 05: Michanek, Trigg, Duke, Angermuller 69.4 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: May, Andrews, Curtis, Squibb 70.2 2 4 17 19

Ht 07: Persson, Bell, Hart, Lovaas 70.4 4 2 21 21

Ht 08: May, Leigh, Squibb, Andersson 71.2 1 5 22 26

Ht 09: Trigg, Curtis, Hart, May 71.4 4 2 26 28

Ht 10: Bell, Squibb, Andrews, Lovaas 72.4 3 3 29 31

Ht 11: Persson, Michanek, Leigh, Andersson 70.8 3 3 32 34

Ht 12: Andrews, May, Curtis, Hart 71.8 3 3 35 37

Ht 13: Michanek, Persson, Trigg, Bell 70.4 3 3 38 40

Reading v Cradley Heath Monday 21st June 1971 (Speedway Star Division One KOC 2nd Round)


1. Anders Michanek 2 3 EF 3 8 0

2. Josef Angermuller 0 1 0 N 1 0

3. Geoff Curtis 1* 2 2 2 7 1

4. Mick Bell 1* 0 N N 1 1

5. Dag Lovaas 2 2 3 1* 8 1

6. Richard May 3 2 1* 0 2 8 1

7. Bernie Leigh 2* 2 1* 0 5 2


1. Bernt Persson 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Jimmy Squibb 1 1 3 0 5 0

3. Bob Andrews 3 2 2 1* 8 1

4. Barry Duke 0 0 1 0 1 0

5. Roy Trigg 3 3 3 2 11 0

6. John Hart 1 0 1 1* 3 1

7. Bengt Andersson 0 0 N 0 0

racers heathens racers heathens

Ht 01: Persson, Michanek, Squibb, Angermuller 68.8 (TR) 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: May, Leigh, Hart, Andersson 71.4 5 1 7 5

Ht 03: Trigg, Lovaas, Bell, Duke 70.2 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Andrews, May, Curtis, Andersson 70.8 3 3 13 11

Ht 05: Persson, Lovaas, Squibb, Bell 70.8 2 4 15 15

Ht 06: Michanek, Andrews, Angermuller, Hart 70.6 4 2 19 17

Ht 07: Trigg, Curtis, May, Duke 70.6 3 3 22 20

Ht 08: Squibb, Leigh, Hart, Angermuller 72.4 2 4 24 24

Ht 09: Lovaas, Andrews, Hart, May (f rem) 71.2 3 3 27 27

Ht 10: Trigg, May, Duke, Michanek (ef) 71.2 2 4 29 31

Ht 11: Persson, Curtis, Leigh, Squibb 70.8 3 3 32 34

Ht 12: Michanek, Trigg, Andrews, Leigh 70.4 3 3 35 37

Ht 13: Persson, Curtis, Lovaas, Hart 70.2 3 3 38 40

Wembley v Reading Saturday 26th June 1971 (British League Division l)

wembley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Bert Harkins 3 3 2* 3 11 1

2. Tony Clarke 1 2* 3 3 9 1

3. Gote Nordin 3 3 2 2 10 0

4. Dave Jessup 1 2 0 1 4 0

5. Brian Leonard 0 1* N 1* 2 2

6. Brian Collins EF 0 N 1 1* 2 1

7. Sverre Harrfeldt 3 2* N 3 N 8 1



2. Josef Angermuller 0 N TS N 0 0

3. Geoff Curtis 1* 1 1* 2 5 2

4. Mick Bell 2* 0 1 0 3 1

5. Dag Lovaas 3 1 0 0 4 0

6. Richard May 2 0 0 2 0 4 0


lions racers lions racers

Ht 01: Harkins, Michanek, Clarke, Angermuller 70.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Harrfeldt, May, Leigh, Collins (ef) 73.0 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Lovaas, Bell, Jessup, Leonard 72.0 1 5 8 10

Ht 04: Nordin, Leigh, Curtis, Collins 70.6 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: Michanek, Jessup, Leonard, May 70.4 3 3 14 16

Ht 06: Harkins, Clarke, Curtis, May 70.8 5 1 19 17

Ht 07: Nordin, Harrfeldt, Lovaas, Bell 72.0 5 1 24 18

Ht 08: Clarke, Michanek, Collins, Leigh 71.4 4 2 28 20

Ht 09: Harrfeldt, May, Curtis, Jessup 72.0 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Clarke, Harkins, Bell, Lovaas 71.8 5 1 36 24

Ht 11: Michanek, Nordin, Collins, May 70.2 3 3 39 27

Ht 12: Harkins, Curtis, Jessup, Lovaas 71.4 4 2 43 29

Ht 13: Michanek, Nordin, Leonard, Bell (f rem) 71.0 3 3 46 32

Reading v West Ham Monday 28th June 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Anders Michanek 3 3 2* 3 11 1


3. Geoff Curtis 2 3 3 3 11 0

4. Richard May 1 1* 2 1 5 1

5. Dag Lovaas 3 2 1* 1 7 1

6. Mick Bell 2 1* 0 3 1

7. Josef Angermuller 1* EF 1 2 1


1. Olle Nygren 2 3 3 2 2 12 0

2. Mick Handley 0 0 TS TS 0 0

3. Malcolm Simmons (G) 3 2 3 0 2 10 0

4. Preben Rosenkilde 0 1* 1 0 2 1

5. Reg Luckhurst 2 2 0 0 4 0

6. Alan Bellham 3 0 0 3 0

7. Alan Sage 0 0 1 1 0

racers hammers racers hammers

Ht 01: Michanek, Nygren, Leigh, Handley 70.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Bellham, Bell, Angermuller, Sage 71.4 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Lovaas, Luckhurst, May, Rosenkilde 70.8 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Simmons, Curtis, Bell, Sage 69.8 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Nygren, Lovaas, May, Handley 70.0 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Michanek, Simmons, Leigh, Bellham 70.2 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Curtis, Luckhurst, Rosenkilde, Bell 70.4 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Nygren, Leigh, Sage, Angermuller (ef) 72.2 2 4 26 22

Ht 09: Simmons, May, Lovaas, Bellham 71.0 3 3 29 25

Ht 10: Leigh, Michanek, Rosenkilde, Luckhurst 72.0 5 1 34 26

Ht 11: Curtis, Nygren, Angermuller, Simmons 69.8 4 2 38 28

Ht 12: Michanek, Simmons, May, Luckhurst 70.0 4 2 42 30

Ht 13: Curtis, Nygren, Lovaas, Rosenkilde 70.4 4 2 46 32

Reading: Southern Riders Championship Qualifying Round Monday 5th July 1971 (Individual)


01. Preben Rosenkilde (West Ham) 1 2 2 2 3 10 5th

02. Dag Lovaas (Reading) 2 1 2 3 1 9 6th

03. Geoff Curtis (Reading) 3 2 Exc 3 3 11 4th

04. Stan Stevens (West Ham) 0 2 1 0 2 5 12th

05. Brian Leonard (Wembley) 0 0 1 2 1 4 13th

06. Richard May (Reading) 3 3 3 2 1 12 3rd

07. Terry Betts (King's Lynn) 2 3 3 3 2.5 13.5 2nd

08. Barry Crowson (King's Lynn) 1 3 2 2 EF 8 7th

09. Anders Michanek (Reading) 3 3 3 3 2.5 14.5 1st

10. Bob Coles (Romford) 1 0 0 1 2 4 14th

11. Derek Cook (Poole) Fell 0 1 0 0 1 16th

12. Trevor Hedge (Wimbledon) 2 EF 0 1 2 5 11th

13. Bo Wirebrand (Poole) 3 1 2 1 0 7 9th

14. Mike Cake (Poole) 1 2 1 0 3 7 8th

15. Phil Woodcock (Exeter) 0 1 3 1 1 6 10th

16. Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 2 1 EF EF 0 3 15th

Res: Malcolm Ballard (Eastbourne) 0 0


Ht 01: Curtis, Lovaas, Rosenkilde, Stevens 69.0

Ht 02: May, Betts, Crowson, Leonard 71.2

Ht 03: Michanek, Hedge, Coles, Cook (f) 70.8

Ht 04: Wirebrand, Kennett, Cake, Woodcock 73.0

Ht 05: Michanek, Rosenkilde, Wirebrand, Leonard 71.6

Ht 06: May, Cake, Lovaas, Coles 70.8

Ht 07: Betts, Curtis, Woodcock, Cook 70.0

Ht 08: Crowson, Stevens, Kennett, Hedge (ef) 72.4

Ht 09: May, Rosenkilde, Cook, Kennett (ef) 71.6

Ht 10: Woodcock, Lovaas, Leonard, Hedge 72.4

Ht 11: Michanek, Crowson, Cake, Ballard, Curtis (ex tapes) 71.2

Ht 12: Betts, Wirebrand, Stevens, Coles 70.8

Ht 13: Betts, Rosenkilde, Hedge, Cake 70.6

Ht 14: Lovaas, Crowson, Wirebrand, Cook 72.0

Ht 15: Curtis, Leonard, Coles, Kennett (ef) 70.8

Ht 16: Michanek, May, Woodcock, Stevens 69.4

Ht 17: Rosenkilde, Coles, Woodcock, Crowson (ef) 72.4

Ht 18: Michanek & Betts (dead heat), Lovaas, Kennett 69.6

Ht 19: Curtis, Hedge, May, Wirebrand 70.4

Ht 20: Cake, Stevens, Leonard, Cook 72.8

Glasgow v Reading Friday 9th July 1971 (Brirish League Division l)

glasgow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Bert Harkins (G) 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Bobby Beaton 2* 2* 2 1 7 2

3. Graham Plant (G) EF 3 3 3 9 0

4. Willie Templeton 1* 2 3 1 7 1

5. Charlie Monk 2 1* N 1 4 1

6. Doug Templeton 3 3 1 2* 9 1

7. Bill McMillan 2* 1* 0 3 2


1. Arnie Haley (G) 1 3 3 2 2 11 0

2. Bernie Leigh 0 0 0 TS 0 0

3. Geoff Curtis 2 0 EF EF 2 0

4. Richard May 0 0 2 1* 0 3 1

5. Dag Lovaas 3 2 0 2 7 0

6. Mick Bell 1 1 1 3 0

7. Terry Chandler 0 1* TS 1 1

tigers racers tigers racers

Ht 01: Harkins, Beaton, Haley, Leigh 73.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: D.Templeton, McMillan, Bell, Chandler 75.0 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Lovaas, Monk, W.Templeton, May 73.8 3 3 13 5

Ht 04: D.Templeton, Curtis, Chandler, Plant (ef) 75.0 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: Haley, W.Templeton, Monk, Leigh 73.4 3 3 19 11

Ht 06: Harkins, Beaton, Bell, Curtis 74.0 5 1 24 12

Ht 07: Plant, Lovaas, D.Templeton, May 74.2 4 2 28 14

Ht 08: Haley, Beaton, McMillan, Leigh 74.0 3 3 31 17

Ht 09: W.Templeton, D.Templeton, Bell, Curtis (ef) 75.2 5 1 36 18

Ht 10: Harkins, May, Beaton, Lovaas 73.6 4 2 40 20

Ht 11: Plant, Haley, May, McMillan 73.6 3 3 43 23

Ht 12: Harkins, Lovaas, W.Templeton, Curtis (ef) 73.2 4 2 47 25

Ht 13: Plant, Haley, Monk, May 73.8 4 2 51 27

Reading v Oxford Monday 12th July 1971 (British League Division l)



2. Bernie Leigh 1 1 F NS N 2 0

3. Geoff Curtis 3 1* 3 2* 9 2

4. Richard May 3 3 3 2* 11 1

5. Dag Lovaas 1 1 0.5 3 5.5 0

6. Mick Bell 2 0 2 3 0 7 0

7. Terry Chandler 0 2* 0 2 1


1. Rick Timmo 2 2 0.5* 2 1 7.5 1

2. Ronnie Genz Fell 0 TS 1* 1 1

3. Oyvind Berg 1* 2 Exc 2 1 6 1

4. Colin Gooddy 0 0 1* N 1 1

5. Ken McKinlay 2 3 2 0 7 0

6. Col Cottrell 1 0 TS 1 0

7. Norman Strachan 3 2 Exc 0 5 0

racers cheetahs racers cheetahs

Ht 01: Michanek, Timmo, Leigh, Genz (f) 70.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Strachan, Bell, Cottrell, Chandler 73.0 2 4 6 6

Ht 03: May, McKinlay, Lovaas, Gooddy 71.4 4 2 10 8

Ht 04: Curtis, Strachan, Berg, Bell 70.8 3 3 13 11

Ht 05: May, Timmo, Lovaas, Genz 71.4 4 2 17 13

Ht 06: Michanek, Berg, Leigh, Cottrell 71.0 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: McKinlay, Bell, Curtis, Gooddy 71.0 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Bell, Chandler, Strachan (exc), Berg (ex 2 mins), Leigh (f ns) 75.8 5 0 29 18

Ht 09: May, Berg, Lovaas & Timmo (dead heat) 70.6 3.5 2.5 32.5 20.5

Ht 10: Michanek, McKinlay, Gooddy, Bell 70.0 3 3 35.5 23.5

Ht 11: Curtis, Timmo, Genz, Chandler (f rem) 70.4 3 3 38.5 26.5

Ht 12: Michanek, May, Berg, McKinlay 70.4 5 1 43.5 27.5

Ht 13: Lovaas, Curtis, Timmo, Strachan 71.0 5 1 48.5 28.5

Golden Helmet: Richard May (ch) beat Ken McKinlay (h) 70.2

Wimbledon v Reading Thursday 15th July 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Ronnie Moore 2 3 2.5 2 9.5 0

2. Peter Murray 1* 1 3 0 5 1

3. Cyril Maidment 1* 2 3 0 6 1

4. Jim Tebby 1 1* 1* 0 3 2

5. Trevor Hedge 3 2 2 1 8 0

6. John Dews 1 2 0 3 0

7. John Bishop 3 1 2* 6 1


1. Anders Michanek 3 3 0 Exc TS 6 0

2. Geoff Mudge 0 0 2 0 2 0

3. Geoff Curtis 3 2 3 1 2* 11 1

4. Richard May 0 1 1* TS 2 1

5. Dag Lovaas 2 3 2.5 3 3 13.5 0

6. Mick Bell 2 0 TS 1 3 0


dons racers dons racers

Ht 01: Michanek, Moore, Murray, Mudge 61.4 (TR) 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Bishop, Bell, Dews, Leigh (f rem) 62.4 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Hedge, Lovaas, Tebby, May (f rem) 63.2 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Curtis, Dews, Maidment, Leigh 63.6 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Michanek, Hedge, Tebby, Mudge 62.0 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Moore, Curtis, Murray, Bell 63.4 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Lovaas, Maidment, May, Dews 62.8 2 4 23 19

Ht 08: Murray, Mudge, Bishop, Leigh 63.8 4 2 27 21

Ht 09: Curtis, Hedge, Tebby, Michanek 63.2 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Moore and Lovaas (dead heat), May, Murray 63.0 2.5 3.5 32.5 27.5

Ht 11: Maidment, Bishop, Bell, Mudge, Michanek (ex 2 mins) 65.0 5 1 37.5 28.5

Ht 12: Lovaas, Moore, Curtis, Tebby 62.8 2 4 39.5 32.5

Ht 13: Lovaas, Curtis, Hedge, Maidment 63.0 1 5 40.5 37.5

Golden Helmet: Ronnie Moore (ch) beat Richard May (h)

Reading v Halifax Monday 19th July 1971 (British League Division l)



2. Dag Lovaas 1 1 1 2* 5 1

3. Geoff Curtis 2 3 3 3 11 0

4. Richard May 3 3 2 1* 9 1

5. Geoff Mudge 0 1 0 0 1 0

6. Mick Bell 2* 1* 2* 5 3


halifax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Eric Boocock 2 2 3 2 2 11 0

2. Terry Lee 0 0 TS N 0 0

3. Dave Younghusband 3 2 2* 1 3 11 1

4. Alan Jay 1* 0 0 TS 1 1

5. Greg Kentwell 2 1 1 0 4 0

6. Chris Bailey 0 0 N 0 0

7. Paul O'Neil 1 0 TS 3 1* 1* 6 2

racers dukes racers dukes

Ht 01: Michanek, Boocock, Lovaas, Lee 69.6 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Leigh, Bell, O'Neil, Bailey 72.8 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: May, Kentwell, Jay, Mudge 72.0 3 3 12 6

Ht 04: Younghusband, Curtis, Bell, O'Neil 70.2 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: May, Boocock, Mudge, Lee 71.0 4 2 19 11

Ht 06: Michanek, Younghusband, Lovaas, Bailey 70.2 4 2 23 13

Ht 07: Curtis, Bell, Kentwell, Jay 71.0 5 1 28 14

Ht 08: Boocock, Younghusband, Lovaas, Leigh 71.2 1 5 29 19

Ht 09: O'Neil, May, Younghusband, Mudge 71.8 2 4 31 23

Ht 10: Michanek, Lovaas, Kentwell, Jay 71.6 5 1 36 24

Ht 11: Curtis, Boocock, O'Neil, Leigh 70.0 3 3 39 27

Ht 12: Younghusband, Michanek, May, Kentwell 70.0 3 3 42 30

Ht 13: Curtis, Boocock, O'Neil, Mudge 69.4 3 3 45 33

Hackney v Reading Friday 23rd July 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Garry Middleton 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Laurie Etheridge 0 2* 3 2* 7 2

3. Barry Thomas 2 3 1* 1 7 1

4. Eddie Reeves 1* 0 1 1 3 1


6. Geoff Maloney 1 0 N 1 0

7. Hugh Saunders 0 0 0 2 2 0



2. Dag Lovaas 1* 1* 1* 0 3 3

3. Geoff Curtis 3 Fell 2 0 5 0

4. Richard May 3 1* 1 0 5 1

5. Mick Bell 0 2 N N 2 0

6. Geoff Mudge 2* 1 0 3 1

7. Bernie Leigh 3 1 2 0 2 8 0

hawks racers hawks racers

Ht 01: Middleton, Michanek, Lovaas, Etheridge 65.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Leigh, Mudge, Maloney, Saunders 68.6 1 5 4 8

Ht 03: May, Jansson, Reeves, Bell 68.0 3 3 7 11

Ht 04: Curtis, Thomas, Leigh, Maloney 66.8 2 4 9 15

Ht 05: Jansson, Michanek, Lovaas, Reeves (ef) 67.0 3 3 12 18

Ht 06: Middleton, Etheridge, Mudge, Curtis (f) 67.0 5 1 17 19

Ht 07: Thomas, Bell, May, Saunders 67.6 3 3 20 22

Ht 08: Etheridge, Leigh, Lovaas, Saunders 69.0 3 3 23 25

Ht 09: Jansson, Curtis, Reeves, Mudge 68.2 4 2 27 27

Ht 10: Middleton, Etheridge, May, Leigh 68.0 5 1 32 28

Ht 11: Michanek, Saunders, Thomas, Lovaas 67.4 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: Middleton, Leigh, Reeves, Curtis 68.2 4 2 39 33

Ht 13: Jansson, Michanek, Thomas, May 67.2 4 2 43 35

Reading v Poole Monday 26th July 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Anders Michanek 3 3 3 2* 11 1

2. Mick Bell 2* 2* 3 1 8 2

3. Geoff Curtis 3 1* 2 2 8 1

4. Richard May 2* 3 3 3 11 1

5. Dag Lovaas 3 2* 2* 1* 8 3

6. Geoff Mudge 3 2* 2 7 1

7. Bernie Leigh 1 2* 1* 4 2


1. Reidar Eide 1 1 1 0 N 3 0

2. Mike Cake 0 0 0 N 0 0

3. Pete Smith 1 1 0 0 2 0

4. John Langfield 1 0 0 0 1 0

5. Odd Fossengen 0 3 1 2 1 7 0

6. Bo Wirebrand 2 0 TS 3 3 8 0

7. Derek Cook 0 0 TS 0 0

racers pirates racers pirates

Ht 01: Michanek, Bell, Eide, Cake 70.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Mudge, Wirebrand, Leigh (f rem), Cook 73.0 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Lovaas, May, Langfield, Fossengen 71.2 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: Curtis, Mudge, Smith, Cook 72.0 5 1 19 5

Ht 05: May, Lovaas, Eide, Cake 71.0 5 1 24 6

Ht 06: Michanek, Bell, Smith, Wirebrand 72.2 5 1 29 7

Ht 07: Fossengen, Mudge, Curtis, Langfield 71.6 3 3 32 10

Ht 08: Bell. Leigh, Eide, Cake 71.8 5 1 37 11

Ht 09: May, Lovaas, Fossengen, Smith 70.2 5 1 42 12

Ht 10: Michanek, Fossengen, Bell, Langfield 70.8 4 2 46 14

Ht 11: Wirebrand, Curtis, Leigh, Eide 71.2 3 3 49 17

Ht 12: May, Michanek, Fossengen, Smith 71.0 5 1 54 18

Ht 13: Wirebrand, Curtis, Lovaas, Langfield 71.0 3 3 57 21

West Ham v Reading Tuesday 27th July 1971 (British League Division l) Meeting postponed due to rain !

Reading v Wembley Monday 2nd August 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Anders Michanek EF 3 2 EF 5 0

2. Mick Bell 2 0 0 N 2 0


4. Richard May 3 3 3 3 12 0

5. Dag Lovaas 2* 1 2* 0 5 2

6. Geoff Mudge 3 3 1* 1* 8 2


wembley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Bert Harkins R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Brian Collins 1 0 N 1 2 0

3. Christer Sjosten 1* 1* 0 N 2 2

4. Dave Jessup 3 1 3 0 2* 9 1

5. Sverre Harrfeldt 0 2 EF 3 TS 3 8 0

6. Tony Clarke 0 2 3 1 3 2 11 0

7. Brian Leonard 2 2 1 1* 6 1

racers lions racers lions

Ht 01: Jessup, Bell, Collins, Michanek (ef) 69.4 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Mudge, Leonard, Leigh, Clarke 70.6 4 2 6 6

Ht 03: May, Lovaas, Jessup, Harrfeldt 69.4 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Mudge, Leonard, Sjosten, Curtis 70.0 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: May, Harrfeldt, Lovaas, Collins 69.8 4 2 18 12

Ht 06: Michanek, Clarke, Sjosten, Bell 69.6 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Jessup, Curtis, Mudge, Harrfeldt (ef) 69.8 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Clarke, Leigh, Leonard, Bell 70.2 2 4 26 22

Ht 09: May, Lovaas, Clarke, Sjosten 70.0 5 1 31 23

Ht 10: Harrfeldt, Michanek, Mudge, Jessup 69.6 3 3 34 26

Ht 11: Clarke, Curtis, Collins, Leigh 70.4 2 4 36 30

Ht 12: May, Clarke, Leonard, Michanek (ef) 69.6 3 3 39 33

Ht 13: Harrfeldt, Jessup, Curtis, Lovaas 70.0 1 5 40 38

Leicester v Reading Tuesday 3rd August 1971 (British League Division l)

leicester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ray Wilson 3 3 3 2 11 0

2. Alan Cowland 0 0 N N 0 0

3. Graham Plant 2 3 2 2 9 0

4. Malcolm Brown 1* 1* 0 N 2 2

5. John Boulger 2 2 3 1* 8 1

6. Norman Storer 1* 1* N 1 1* 4 3

7. Malcolm Shakespeare 2 1 0 0 0 3 0



2. Mick Bell 1* Fell 3 1 5 1

3. Geoff Curtis 3 2 1* 0 6 1

4. Richard May 0 0 1* N 1 1

5. Dag Lovaas 3 2 2 3 10 0

6. Geoff Mudge 3 1* 2* 2 0 8 2


lions racers lions racers

Ht 01: Wilson, Michanek, Bell, Cowland 69.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Mudge, Shakespeare, Storer, Leigh 69.2 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Lovaas, Boulger, Brown, May 68.6 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Curtis, Plant, Storer, Leigh 69.4 3 3 12 12

Ht 05: Michanek, Boulger, Brown, Bell (f) 68.8 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Wilson, Curtis, Mudge, Cowland 70.4 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Plant, Lovaas, Shakespeare, May 68.6 4 2 22 20

Ht 08: Bell, Mudge, Storer, Shakespeare 70.6 1 5 23 25

Ht 09: Boulger, Mudge, Curtis, Brown 71.4 3 3 26 28

Ht 10: Wilson, Lovaas, May, Shakespeare 69.8 3 3 29 31

Ht 11: Michanek, Plant, Bell, Shakespeare 68.6 2 4 31 35

Ht 12: Lovaas, Wilson, Storer, Curtis 70.2 3 3 34 38

Ht 13: Michanek, Plant, Boulger, Mudge 69.6 3 3 37 41

Golden Helmet: Anders Michanek (ch) beat Ray Wilson (h)

Reading v King's Lynn Monday 9th August 1971 (British League Division l)



2. Mick Bell 2* EF 2 1 5 1

3. Geoff Curtis 1 1* Fell 2 4 1

4. Richard May 1* 3 3 2* 9 2

5. Dag Lovaas 2 2* 2* 1* 7 3

6. Geoff Mudge 3 3 2 8 0


kings lynn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Terry Betts EF 1 2 1 2* 3 9 1

2. Arthur Price 1 0 0 3 4 0

3. Howard Cole R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

4. Barry Crowson 0 0 0 Fell 0 0

5. Malcolm Simmons 3 2 3 3 2 1 14 0

6. Clive Featherby 2 1* 0 3 1

7. Bob Humphreys Fell 0 TS 0 0

8. Jim Ryman 0 0 0

racers stars racers stars

Ht 01: Michanek, Bell, Price, Betts (ef) 68.4 (TR) 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Mudge, Featherby, Leigh, Humphreys (f) 69.8 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Simmons, Lovaas, May, Crowson 70.0 3 3 12 6

Ht 04: Mudge, Simmons, Curtis, Humphreys 69.0 4 2 16 8

Ht 05: May, Lovaas, Betts, Price 69.8 5 1 21 9

Ht 06: Michanek, Betts, Featherby, Bell (ef) 69.4 3 3 24 12

Ht 07: Simmons, Mudge, Curtis, Crowson 70.4 3 3 27 15

Ht 08: Simmons, Bell, Leigh, Price 70.8 3 3 30 18

Ht 09: May, Lovaas, Betts, Featherby 70.4 5 1 35 19

Ht 10: Michanek, Simmons, Bell, Crowson 70.0 4 2 39 21

Ht 11: Price, Betts, Leigh (f rem), Curtis (f) 53.4 (3 Laps) 1 5 40 26

Ht 12: Michanek, May, Simmons, Ryman 70.2 5 1 45 27

Ht 13: Betts, Curtis, Lovaas (f rem), Crowson (f) 70.4 3 3 48 30

Golden Helmet: Anders Michanek (h) beat Malcolm Simmons (ch) 68.8

Reading v Glasgow Monday 16th August 1971 (British League Division l)



2. Mick Bell 0 1 2 0 3 0


4. Richard May 2* 3 3 1 9 1

5. Dag Lovaas 3 2* 2* 3 10 2

6. Geoff Mudge 3 3 1* 7 1


glasgow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Jim McMillan 2 1 2 2 1* 8 1

2. Charlie Monk 1* 0 TS 0 1 1

3. Bobby Beaton 2 2 1 2 2 9 0

4. Willie Templeton 0 0 TS TS 0 0

5. George Hunter 1 3 3 1* 0 8 1

6. Bill McMillan 0 0 Fell 0 0

7. Doug Templeton 2 0 1 3 0

racers tigers racers tigers

Ht 01: Michanek, J.McMillan, Monk, Bell 69.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Mudge, D.Templeton, Leigh, B.McMillan 70.0 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Lovaas, May, Hunter, W.Templeton 69.8 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Mudge, Beaton, Curtis, D.Templeton 70.8 4 2 16 8

Ht 05: May, Lovaas, J.McMillan, Monk 69.8 5 1 21 9

Ht 06: Michanek, Beaton, Bell, B.McMillan 70.4 4 2 25 11

Ht 07: Hunter, Curtis, Mudge, W.Templeton 71.6 3 3 28 14

Ht 08: Hunter, Bell, D.Templeton, Leigh (f rem) 72.0 2 4 30 18

Ht 09: May, Lovaas, Beaton, B.McMillan (f) 71.4 5 1 35 19

Ht 10: Michanek, J.McMillan, Hunter, Bell 71.4 3 3 38 22

Ht 11: Curtis, J.McMillan, Leigh, Monk 71.0 4 2 42 24

Ht 12: Michanek, Beaton, May, Hunter 70.2 4 2 46 26

Ht 13: Lovaas, Beaton, J.McMillan, Curtis 72.0 3 3 49 29

Golden Helmet: Anders Michanek (h) beat Bobby Beaton (ch) 70.4

Swindon v Reading Wednesday 18th August 1971 (Challenge)


1. Barry Briggs 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

2. Jim Gallacher Fell 0 TS 0 0 0

3. Mike Keen 2* EF 2 1* 5 2

4. Mike Broadbank 0 1* 3 2* 6 2

5. Martin Ashby 2 2 2* 2 8 1

6. James Bond Fell N 1 1 0

7. Clive Hitch 1 3 2* 1* 7 2



2. Geoff Curtis 1* 0 N Fell 1 1

3. Geoff Mudge 1 1* 1 0 3 1

4. Richard May 1 3 2 EF 6 0

5. Dag Lovaas 3 2* 1* 1 7 2

6. Mick Bell 2* 2 1 0 5 1


robins racers robins racers

Ht 01: Briggs, Michanek, Curtis, Gallacher (f) 71.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Leigh, Bell, Hitch (f rem), Bond (f) 74.6 1 5 4 8

Ht 03: Lovaas, Ashby, May, Broadbank 72.4 2 4 6 12

Ht 04: Hitch, Keen, Mudge, Leigh 74.6 5 1 11 13

Ht 05: Michanek, Ashby, Broadbank, Curtis 73.0 3 3 14 16

Ht 06: Briggs, Bell, Mudge, Gallacher 72.2 3 3 17 19

Ht 07: May, Lovaas, Bond, Keen (ef) 73.8 1 5 18 24

Ht 08: Briggs, Hitch, Bell, Leigh 72.6 5 1 23 25

Ht 09: Broadbank, Ashby, Mudge, Bell 73.6 5 1 28 26

Ht 10: Briggs, May, Lovaas, Gallacher 72.6 3 3 31 29

Ht 11: Michanek, Keen, Hitch, Curtis (f) 72.6 3 3 34 32

Ht 12: Briggs, Broadbank, Lovaas, Mudge 73.2 5 1 39 33

Ht 13: Michanek, Ashby, Keen, May (ef) 73.6 3 3 42 36

Reading v Sheffield Monday 23rd August 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Anders Michanek 2 2* 3 3 10 1

2. Geoff Curtis 1* 3 3 2* 9 2

3. Geoff Mudge 3 2 3 3 11 0

4. Richard May 2* 2 3 2* 9 2

5. Dag Lovaas 3 1* 2* 1 7 2

6. Mick Bell 2 1 0 3 0

7. Bernie Leigh 1* 0 2* 3 2

sheffield 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Jim Airey 3 3 3 Ret 2 11 0

2. Bob Paulson 0 0 TS 1 1 0

3. Bengt Larsson 2 0 0 0 2 0

4. Brian Maxted 1 TS 0 0 1 0

5. Bob Valentine 0 1 1* 1 N 3 1

6. Arnie Haley 3 1 2 1 1 8 0

7. Doug Wyer 0 0 N 0 0

racers tigers racers tigers

Ht 01: Airey, Michanek, Curtis, Paulson 68.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Haley, Bell, Leigh, Wyer 69.8 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Lovaas, May, Maxted, Valentine 70.2 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Mudge, Larsson, Bell, Wyer 69.8 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Airey, May, Lovaas, Paulson 69.8 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: Curtis, Michanek, Haley, Larsson 69.4 5 1 23 13

Ht 07: Airey, Mudge, Valentine, Bell 69.8 2 4 25 17

Ht 08: Curtis, Haley, Valentine, Leigh 69.8 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: May, Lovaas, Haley, Larsson 70.6 5 1 33 21

Ht 10: Michanek, Curtis, Valentine, Maxted 70.4 5 1 38 22

Ht 11: Mudge, Leigh, Paulson, Airey (ret) 71.6 5 1 43 23

Ht 12: Michanek, May, Haley, Larsson 71.2 5 1 48 24

Ht 13: Mudge, Airey, Lovaas, Maxted 71.2 4 2 52 26

Golden Helmet: Anders Michanek (h) beat Jim Airey (ch)

Reading v Hackney Monday 30th August 1971 (British League Division l)



2. Geoff Curtis 0 2* 2 0 4 1

3. Geoff Mudge 2 2 1 2 7 0

4. Richard May 1 0 3 0 4 0

5. Dag Lovaas 3 3 2* N 8 1

6. Mick Bell 3 1* 1* Fell 5 2

7. Bernie Leigh EF 1* 0 1 1


1. Garry Middleton 3 1* 2* 3 3 12 2

2. Laurie Etheridge 1 2 3 2* 8 1

3. Barry Thomas 3 N 1 1* 5 1

4. Dave Kennett 0 Fell TS N 0 0


6. Geoff Maloney 2 1 0 N Fell 3 0

7. Bob Young NS 0 0 N 0 0 0


Ht 01: Middleton, Michanek, Etheridge, Curtis 72.8 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Bell, Maloney, Leigh (ef), Young (ns) 75.4 3 2 5 6

Ht 03: Lovaas, Jansson, May, Kennett 72.0 4 2 9 8

Ht 04: Thomas, Mudge, Bell, Young 73.2 3 3 12 11

Ht 05: Lovaas, Etheridge, Middleton, May 71.8 3 3 15 14

Ht 06: Michanek, Curtis, Maloney, Young 74.4 5 1 20 15

Ht 07: Jansson, Mudge, Bell, Kennett (f) 73.2 3 3 23 18

Ht 08: Etheridge, Curtis, Leigh, Maloney 72.8 3 3 26 21

Ht 09: May, Lovaas, Thomas, Young 72.6 5 1 31 22

Ht 10: Jansson, Middleton, Michanek, Curtis 71.6 1 5 32 27

Ht 11: Middleton, Etheridge, Mudge, Leigh 73.2 1 5 33 32

Ht 12: Michanek, Jansson, Thomas, May 72.0 3 3 36 35

Ht 13: Middleton, Mudge, Bell (f), Maloney (f) 73.2 2 3 38 38

Golden Helmet: Garry Middleton (ch) beat Anders Michanek (h)

Reading v Newport Monday 6th September 1971 (British League Division l)




3. Geoff Mudge 2 2 2 2 8 0

4. Richard May 0 Ret 1 0 1 0

5. Dag Lovaas 3 2 3 0 8 0

6. Mick Bell 2 1* 1* 4 2

7. Bernie Leigh 1* 2* 1* 4 3

newport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Tommy Johansson 2 3 0 1 6 0

2. Ronnie Genz 0 1 0 TS 1 0

3. Sandor Levai 3 2 2 3 1* 11 1

4. Edgar Stangeland 1* 3 2 3 9 1

5. Bill Andrew 2 Ret 1* 2 5 1

6. Bob Hughes 3 1* 1 N 5 1

7. Ted Laessing 0 0 N Exc 0 0

racers wasps racers wasps

Ht 01: Michanek, Johansson, Curtis, Genz 74.6 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Hughes, Bell, Leigh, Laessing 73.2 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Lovaas, Andrew, Stangeland, May 71.4 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Levai, Mudge, Bell, Laessing 72.3 3 3 13 11

Ht 05: Johansson, Lovaas, Genz, May (ret) 70.2 2 4 15 15

Ht 06: Michanek, Levai, Hughes, Curtis 69.6 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Stangeland, Mudge, Bell, Andrew (ret) 71.6 3 3 21 21

Ht 08: Curtis, Leigh, Hughes, Genz 72.4 5 1 26 22

Ht 09: Lovaas, Levai, May (f rem), Laessing (exc) 71.0 4 2 30 24

Ht 10: Michanek, Stangeland, Andrew, Curtis 70.0 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Levai, Mudge, Leigh, Johansson 70.8 3 3 36 30

Ht 12: Michanek, Andrew, Levai, May 69.8 3 3 39 33

Ht 13: Stangeland, Mudge, Johansson, Lovaas 71.2 2 4 41 37

Coventry v Reading Saturday 11th September 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Nigel Boocock 3 2* 3 2* 10 2

2. Roger Hill 1 3 2* 2* 8 2

3. Tony Lomas 2 3 3 Exc 8 0

4. Les Owen 3 3 0 3 9 0

5. Jan Simensen 2* 1 2 0 5 1

6. John Harrhy EF 0 1 1 0

7. Ron Mountford 3 3 2* 3 11 1



2. Geoff Curtis 0 0 TS N 0 0

3. Geoff Mudge 3 1 1 1 1 7 0

4. Richard May 0 0 TS TS 0 0

5. Dag Lovaas 1 2 0 0 1* 4 1

6. Mick Bell 2 0 3 0 5 0


bees racers bees racers

Ht 01: Boocock, Michanek, Hill, Curtis 65.6 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Mountford, Bell, Leigh, Harrhy (ef) 68.2 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Owen, Simensen, Lovaas, May 67.0 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Mudge, Lomas, Leigh, Harrhy 67.0 2 4 14 10

Ht 05: Owen, Michanek, Simensen, Curtis 66.4 4 2 18 12

Ht 06: Hill, Boocock, Mudge, Bell 66.6 5 1 23 13

Ht 07: Lomas, Lovaas, Harrhy, May 67.0 4 2 27 15

Ht 08: Mountford, Hill, Michanek, Leigh 67.0 5 1 32 16

Ht 09: Bell, Simensen, Mudge, Owen 67.6 2 4 34 20

Ht 10: Boocock, Hill, Mudge, Lovaas 67.0 5 1 39 21

Ht 11: Lomas, Mountford, Michanek, Bell 67.4 5 1 44 22

Ht 12: Owen, Boocock, Mudge, Lovaas 68.2 5 1 49 23

Ht 13: Mountford, Michanek, Lovaas, Simensen, Lomas (ex tapes) 67.8 3 3 52 26

Reading: Manpower Trophy Monday 13th September 1971 (Individual)


01. Geoff Mudge (Reading) 2 0 0 0 0 2 15th


03. Barry Briggs (Swindon) 3 2 3 3 3 14 1st

04. Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 1 3 3 0 Exc 7 9th

05. Terry Betts (King's Lynn) 2 2 2 1 3 10 4th

06. Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 3 3 3 Exc 1 10 6th

07. Tommy Roper (Oxford) 0 0 0 1 0 1 16th

08. Malcolm Simmons (King's Lynn) 1 0 1 1 1 4 13th

09. Anders Michanek (Reading) 3 3 2 3 3 14 2nd

10. Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 2 2 1 0 3 8 7th

11. Roy Trigg (Cradley Heath) 1 1 1 0 2 5 11th

12. Martin Ashby (Swindon) 0 1 1 3 2 7 8th

13. Barry Thomas (Hackney) Fell 1 2 3 0 6 10th

14. Olle Nygren (West Ham) Fell 0 0 2 1 3 14th

15. Reidar Eide (Poole) 3 3 3 2 2 13 3rd

16. Christer Lofqvist (West Ham) 2 2 2 2 2 10 5th

Res: Richard May (Reading) 1 1 17th

Res: Geoff Curtis (Reading) 0 0 18th


Ht 01: Briggs, Mudge, Moore, Lovaas 70.6

Ht 02: Mauger, Betts, Simmons, Roper 70.2

Ht 03: Michanek, Boocock, Trigg, Ashby 70.0

Ht 04: Eide, Lofqvist, Nygren (f), Thomas (f) 69.8

Ht 05: Michanek, Betts, Thomas, Mudge 69.8

Ht 06: Mauger, Boocock, Lovaas, Nygren 70.4

Ht 07: Eide, Briggs, Trigg, Roper 70.0

Ht 08: Moore, Lofqvist, Ashby, Simmons 70.6

Ht 09: Mauger, Lofqvist, Trigg, Mudge 71.0

Ht 10: Eide, Betts, Ashby, Lovaas 70.4

Ht 11: Briggs, Michanek, Simmons, Nygren 69.8

Ht 12: Moore, Thomas, Boocock, Roper 71.2

Ht 13: Ashby, Nygren, Roper, Mudge 71.0

Ht 14: Thomas, Lovaas, Simmons, Trigg 70.8

Ht 15: Briggs, Lofqvist, Betts, Boocock 70.2

Ht 16: Michanek, Eide, May, Moore, Mauger (ex tapes) 70.0

Ht 17: Boocock, Eide, Simmons, Mudge 71.4

Ht 18: Michanek, Lofqvist, Lovaas, Roper 70.2

Ht 19: Briggs, Ashby, Mauger, Thomas 70.4

Ht 20: Betts, Trigg, Nygren, Curtis, Moore (ex tapes) 71.6

Run off for 1st place: Briggs beat Michanek 70.2

King's Lynn v Reading Saturday 18th September 1971 (British League Division l)

kings lynn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Terry Betts 3 3 2 3 11 0

2. Clive Featherby F NS N N N 0 0

3. Howard Cole 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Arthur Price 0 0 0 0 0 0

5. Malcolm Simmons 2 2 3 2* 9 1

6. Bob Humphreys 1 3 1 1 1 7 0

7. Jim Ryman 0 0 0 0 2* 2 1


1. Anders Michanek F Exc N N N 0 0

2. Geoff Curtis F NS 3 2* 0 5 1

3. Geoff Mudge 2 2 2 1* 7 1

4. Richard May 3 0 1 1 5 0

5. John Langfield (G) 1 2 3 2 8 0

6. Mick Bell 2 2 1 1* 1* 7 2

7. Bernie Leigh 1* 0 3 1 0 5 1

stars racers stars racers

Ht 01: Betts, Bell, Humphreys, Michanek (f exc), Featherby (f ns), Curtis (f ns) 72.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Humphreys, Bell, Leigh, Ryman 71.4 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: May, Simmons, Langfield, Price 70.4 2 4 9 9

Ht 04: Cole, Mudge, Humphreys, Leigh 70.8 4 2 13 11

Ht 05: Curtis, Simmons, Bell, Price 71.2 2 4 15 15

Ht 06: Betts, Mudge, Bell, Ryman 70.8 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Cole, Langfield, Humphreys, May 71.4 4 2 22 20

Ht 08: Leigh, Curtis, Humphreys, Ryman 72.6 1 5 23 25

Ht 09: Simmons, Mudge, Bell, Price 71.0 3 3 26 28

Ht 10: Langfield, Betts, May, Ryman 71.6 2 4 28 32

Ht 11: Cole, Ryman, Leigh, Curtis 72.2 5 1 33 33

Ht 12: Betts, Langfield, Mudge, Price 70.2 3 3 36 36

Ht 13: Cole, Simmons, May, Leigh 71.8 5 1 41 37

Reading v Wimbledon Monday 20th September 1971 (British League Division l)


1. John Boulger (G) 3 2 2 2* 9 1

2. Geoff Curtis 1 1* 3 EF 5 1

3. Geoff Mudge 3 1 2* 3 9 1

4. Richard May 1* 3 3 3 10 1

5. Dag Lovaas 2 2* 2* 2* 8 3

6. Mick Bell 1* 2* 0 3 2



1. Ronnie Moore 2 1 2* EF 1 6 1

2. John Dews 0 0 1 1 2 0

3. Cyril Maidment 1 0 1 0 2 0

4. Jim Tebby 0 N 1 0 1 0

5. Trevor Hedge 3 3 Exc 3 1 10 0

6. Peter Murray 0 TS 3 0 3 0

7. John Bishop 3 0 0 3 0

racers dons racers dons

Ht 01: Boulger, Moore, Curtis, Dews 71.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Bishop, Leigh, Bell, Murray 72.4 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Hedge, Lovaas, May, Tebby 71.2 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Mudge, Bell, Maidment, Bishop 72.4 5 1 15 9

Ht 05: May, Lovaas, Moore, Dews 71.4 5 1 20 10

Ht 06: Hedge, Boulger, Curtis, Maidment 70.4 3 3 23 13

Ht 07: Murray, Moore, Mudge, Bell, Hedge (ex tapes) 72.0 1 5 24 18

Ht 08: Curtis, Leigh, Dews, Bishop 70.8 5 1 29 19

Ht 09: May, Lovaas, Maidment, Murray 72.4 5 1 34 20

Ht 10: Hedge, Boulger, Tebby, Curtis (ef) 71.0 2 4 36 24

Ht 11: Leigh, Mudge, Dews, Moore (ef) 72.8 5 1 41 25

Ht 12: May, Boulger, Hedge, Maidment 71.6 5 1 46 26

Ht 13: Mudge, Lovaas, Moore, Tebby 72.2 5 1 51 27

Wolverhampton v Reading Friday 24th September 1971 (British League Division l)

wolverhampton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ole Olsen 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Bengt Brannefors 1 0 N N 1 0

3. Gary Peterson 3 2 0 2 7 0

4. Geoff Ambrose 0 2 1 0 3 0

5. Norman Hunter 2 1* 3 1* 7 2

6. Dai Evans 2 1 1* 0 0 4 1

7. Robin Adlington 0 1 2 3 0


1. Bruce Cribb (G) 2 3 3 3 11 0

2. Mick Bell 0 0 N 1 1 0

3. Geoff Mudge 2 1* 0 1* 4 2

4. Richard May 1 0 1* 0 2 1

5. Dag Lovaas 3 3 2 2 10 0

6. Geoff Curtis 3 2 3 2 10 0

7. Bernie Leigh 1 0 2* 3 1


wolves racers wolves racers

Ht 01: Olsen, Cribb, Brannefors, Bell 64.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Curtis, Evans, Leigh, Adlington 68.2 2 4 6 6

Ht 03: Lovaas, Hunter, May, Ambrose 67.0 2 4 8 10

Ht 04: Peterson, Mudge, Evans, Leigh 68.4 4 2 12 12

Ht 05: Cribb, Ambrose, Hunter, Bell 69.6 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Olsen, Curtis, Mudge, Brannefors 66.0 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Lovaas, Peterson, Evans, May 67.6 3 3 21 21

Ht 08: Curtis, Leigh, Adlington, Evans 67.6 1 5 22 26

Ht 09: Hunter, Curtis, Ambrose, Mudge 68.6 4 2 26 28

Ht 10: Olsen, Lovaas, May, Evans 66.4 3 3 29 31

Ht 11: Cribb, Adlington, Bell, Peterson 68.2 2 4 31 35

Ht 12: Olsen, Lovaas, Mudge, Ambrose 66.6 3 3 34 38

Ht 13: Cribb, Peterson, Hunter, May 67.2 3 3 37 41

The result of this match was later changed to Wolverhampton 40 - 34 Reading, Geoff Curtis was wrongly used at reserve, all his points were

removed and placings upgraded (except the riders finishing last !) Revised scorers - Wolverhampton: Dai Evans 5, Geoff Ambrose 4,

Robin Adlington 4. Reading: Geoff Mudge 5, Bernie Leigh 5.

Reading v Wolverhampton Monday 27th September 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Anders Michanek Exc 2 Exc 2 4 0

2. Mick Bell 2 1* 2 0 5 1

3. Geoff Mudge 2 3 2 1* 8 1

4. Bernie Leigh 2* 1* 2* 1* 6 4

5. Dag Lovaas 3 2 3 2 10 0

6. Geoff Curtis 0 3 1* 0 1 5 1

7. Richard May 1 1* 1* 3 2

wolverhampton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ole Olsen 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

2. Bengt Brannefors 1 Exc 3 N 4 0

3. Gary Peterson 3 3 Exc 3 9 0

4. Geoff Ambrose 0 1* TS 0 1 1

5. Norman Hunter 1 2 2* 0 5 1

6. Laurie Sims 0 0 0 0 0 0

7. Roger Johns 2 0 0 0 1 3 0

racers wolves racers wolves

Ht 01: Olsen, Bell, Brannefors, Curtis, Michanek (exc) 71.2 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Curtis, Johns, May, Sims 74.0 4 2 6 6

Ht 03: Lovaas, Leigh, Hunter, Ambrose 71.2 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Peterson, Mudge, Curtis, Johns 72.0 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Olsen, Lovaas, Leigh, Johns, Brannefors (exc) 72.2 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Peterson, Michanek, Bell, Sims 72.4 3 3 20 16

Ht 07: Mudge, Hunter, Ambrose, Curtis 73.6 3 3 23 19

Ht 08: Brannefors, Bell, May, Johns 74.4 3 3 26 22

Ht 09: Lovaas, Leigh, Johns, Sims, Peterson (exc) 73.4 5 1 31 23

Ht 10: Olsen, Hunter, Curtis, Bell, Michanek (exc) 74.8 1 5 32 28

Ht 11: Olsen, Mudge, May, Sims 72.4 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: Peterson, Michanek, Leigh, Hunter 74.0 3 3 38 34

Ht 13: Olsen, Lovaas, Mudge, Ambrose 72.0 3 3 41 37

Leicester v King's Lynn v Reading v Sheffield Tuesday 28th September 1971 (Four Team Tournament)

leicester 1 2 3 4 5 pts

1. Alan Cowland 1 1 1 2 5

2. Graham Plant 0 3 2 2 7

3. John Boulger 0 3 3 3 9

4. Ray Wilson 3 2 3 2 10

sheffield 1 2 3 4 5 pts

1. Bengt Larsson 0 1 0 0 1

2. Jim Airey 3 3 3 3 12

3. Bob Valentine 3 1 2 0 6

4. Bob Paulson 1 0 1 0 2

reading 1 2 3 4 5 pts

1. Geoff Mudge 2 0 0 1 3

2. Richard May 0 0 0 0 0

3. Anders Michanek 2 3 3 3 11

4. Dag Lovaas 1 0 0 1 2

kings lynn 1 2 3 4 5 pts

1. Howard Cole 1 2 2 3 8

2. Bob Humphreys 2 2 1 1 6

3. Terry Betts 3 2 2 1 8

4. Malcolm Simmons 2 1 1 2 6


lions tigers racers stars

Ht 01: Wilson, Humphreys, Lovaas, Larsson 66.6 3-3 0-0 1-1 2-2

Ht 02: Airey, Michanek, Cole, Boulger 66.6 0-3 3-3 2-3 1-3

Ht 03: Betts, Mudge, Paulson, Plant 68.0 0-3 1-4 2-5 3-6

Ht 04: Valentine, Simmons, Cowland, May 67.6 1-4 3-7 0-5 2-8

Ht 05: Airey, Wilson, Simmons, Mudge 65.8 2-6 3-10 0-5 1-9

Ht 06: Boulger, Betts, Larsson, May 66.8 3-9 1-11 0-5 2-11

Ht 07: Plant, Cole, Valentine, Lovaas 67.6 3-12 1-12 0-5 2-13

Ht 08: Michanek, Humphreys, Cowland, Paulson 66.6 1-13 0-12 3-8 2-15

Ht 09: Wilson, Cole, Paulson, May 66.4 3-16 1-13 0-8 2-17

Ht 10: Boulger, Valentine, Humphreys, Mudge 66.8 3-19 2-15 0-8 1-18

Ht 11: Michanek, Plant, Simmons, Larsson 67.8 2-21 0-15 3-11 1-19

Ht 12: Airey, Betts, Cowland, Lovaas 67.2 1-22 3-18 0-11 2-21

Ht 13: Boulger, Simmons, Lovaas, Paulson 66.8 3-25 0-18 1-12 2-23

Ht 14: Michanek, Wilson, Betts, Valentine 66.6 2-27 0-18 3-15 1-24

Ht 15: Airey, Plant, Humphreys, May 68.2 2-29 3-21 0-15 1-25

Ht 16: Cole, Cowland, Mudge, Larsson 69.6 2-31 0-21 1-16 3-28

Belle Vue v Reading Saturday 2nd October 1971 (British League Division l)

belle vue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

2. Chris Pusey 1 2* 3 1 1* 8 2

3. Dave Hemus R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

4. Pete Smith (G) 2 1 2 3 1 9 0

5. Eric Broadbelt 1* EF 2* 3 2 8 2

6. Ken Eyre 3 1 0 4 0

7. Alan Wilkinson 1 1 0 2 0


1. Graham Plant (G) 2 3 1 2 3 11 0

2. Mick Bell 0 2* 2 1* 5 2

3. Geoff Mudge 2 1 1 0 4 0

4. Bernie Leigh 0 TS 0 0 0 0

5. Dag Lovaas 3 3 2 2 10 0

6. Geoff Curtis 2 0 0 2 0

7. Richard May 0 0 0 0 0

aces racers aces racers

Ht 01: Mauger, Plant, Pusey, Bell 73.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Eyre, Curtis, Wilkinson, May 75.0 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Lovaas, Smith, Broadbelt, Leigh 73.2 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Mauger, Mudge, Eyre, May 73.8 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Plant, Bell, Smith, Broadbelt (ef) 74.4 1 5 16 14

Ht 06: Mauger, Pusey, Mudge, Curtis 73.4 5 1 21 15

Ht 07: Lovaas, Smith, Plant, Eyre 74.0 2 4 23 19

Ht 08: Pusey, Bell, Wilkinson, May 76.6 4 2 27 21

Ht 09: Smith, Broadbelt, Mudge, Curtis 74.2 5 1 32 22

Ht 10: Mauger, Lovaas, Pusey, Leigh 74.0 4 2 36 24

Ht 11: Broadbelt, Plant, Bell, Wilkinson 75.0 3 3 39 27

Ht 12: Mauger, Lovaas, Smith, Mudge 74.6 4 2 43 29

Ht 13: Plant, Broadbelt, Pusey, Leigh 75.0 3 3 46 32

Reading: Peter Arnold Memorial Trophy Monday 4th October 1971 (Individual)


01. Bernie Leigh (Reading) 1 1 2 0 0 4 11th

02. ???

03. Anders Michanek (Reading) 3 2 3 Exc 2 10 6th

04. John Louis (Ipswich) 2 3 2 3 1 11 3rd


06. Terry Betts (King's Lynn) 2 3 3 1 1 10 7th

07. Graham Plant (Leicester) EF 1 F Exc 1 3 5 10th

08. Mick Bell (Reading) 1 1 0 1 1 4 12th

09. Tony Clarke (Wembley) 1 0 1 Ret 2 4 14th

10. Richard May (Reading) 0 2 1 2 2 7 9th

11. Geoff Mudge (Reading) 2 0 0 2 0 4 13th

12. Malcolm Simmons (King's Lynn) 3 2 2 2 0 9 8th

13. Ray Wilson (Leicester) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st

14. Martin Ashby (Swindon) 2 1 2 3 3 11 4th

15. Geoff Curtis (Reading) 1 3 3 2 3 12 2nd

16. Bert Harkins (Wembley) 0 0 1 F Exc 1 2 15th

Res: Bob Young (Rayleigh) 0 0 0 0

Res: Terry Chandler Fell 0 0


Ht 01: Michanek, Louis, Leigh, Young 69.4

Ht 02: Lovaas, Betts, Bell, Plant (ef) 70.2

Ht 03: Simmons, Mudge, Clarke, May 70.8

Ht 04: Wilson, Ashby, Curtis, Harkins 69.2

Ht 05: Wilson, Lovaas, Leigh, Clarke 69.0

Ht 06: Betts, May, Ashby, Chandler (f) 70.4

Ht 07: Curtis, Michanek, Plant, Mudge 69.8

Ht 08: Louis, Simmons, Bell, Harkins 70.4

Ht 09: Betts, Leigh, Harkins, Mudge 70.2

Ht 10: Curtis, Simmons, Lovaas, Young 69.6

Ht 11: Michanek, Ashby, Clarke, Bell 70.2

Ht 12: Wilson, Louis, May, Plant (f exc) 70.0

Ht 13: Ashby, Simmons, Plant, Leigh 71.0

Ht 14: Wilson, Mudge, Bell, Chandler 71.2

Ht 15: Lovaas, May, Harkins (f exc), Michanek (exc) 71.4

Ht 16: Louis, Curtis, Betts, Clarke (ret) 70.0

Ht 17: Curtis, May, Bell, Leigh 70.4

Ht 18: Plant, Clarke, Harkins, Young 72.0

Ht 19: Wilson, Michanek, Betts, Simmons 70.6

Ht 20: Ashby, Lovaas, Louis, Mudge 71.2

Run off for 3rd place: Louis, Ashby, Lovaas 70.4

West Ham v Reading Tuesday 5th October 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Olle Nygren 3 2* 2 1 8 1

2. Preben Rosenkilde 0 3 2* 1* 6 2

3. Christer Lofqvist 3 2 3 3 11 0

4. Alan Sage 0 2 0 N 2 0

5. Reg Luckhurst 2 1* 2 0 5 1

6. Alan Bellham 0 0 N 0 0 0

7. Barry Duke 3 1* 3 0 7 1



2. Mick Bell 1* 0 1 1* 3 2

3. Geoff Mudge 2 1 1 2* 6 1

4. Bernie Leigh 1 0 Fell N 1 0

5. Dag Lovaas 3 3 3 3 12 0

6. Geoff Curtis 2 0 TS 1* 3 1

7. Richard May 1* 1* 0 2 2

hammers racers hammers racers

Ht 01: Nygren, Michanek, Bell, Rosenkilde 73.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Duke, Curtis, May, Bellham 74.0 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Lovaas, Luckhurst, Leigh, Sage 72.2 2 4 8 10

Ht 04: Lofqvist, Mudge, May, Bellham 72.6 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: Michanek, Sage, Luckhurst, Bell 72.2 3 3 14 16

Ht 06: Rosenkilde, Nygren, Mudge, Curtis 74.0 5 1 19 17

Ht 07: Lovaas, Lofqvist, Duke, Leigh 71.8 3 3 22 20

Ht 08: Duke, Rosenkilde, Bell, May 74.6 5 1 27 21

Ht 09: Michanek, Luckhurst, Mudge, Sage 72.6 2 4 29 25

Ht 10: Lovaas, Nygren, Rosenkilde, Leigh (f) 75.4 3 3 32 28

Ht 11: Lofqvist, Michanek, Bell, Duke 72.8 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: Lovaas, Mudge, Nygren, Bellham 73.0 1 5 36 36

Ht 13: Lofqvist, Michanek, Curtis, Luckhurst 73.0 3 3 39 39

Poole v Reading Wednesday 6th October 1971 (Challenge 1st Leg)


1. Reidar Eide 3 3 3 EF 9 0

2. Phil Cole 0 Fell N N 0 0

3. Pete Smith 3 3 2 2 10 0

4. John Langfield 3 2 2 1 8 0

5. Nigel Boocock (G) F Exc 0 1* 1* 2 2

6. Mike Cake 3 2* 1 3 2* 11 2

7. Derek Cook 0 0 0 0 0



2. Mick Bell 1* 1 2 1 5 1

3. Geoff Mudge 1 1* 0 N 2 1

4. Bernie Leigh 1* 0 Fell N 1 1

5. Dag Lovaas N 2 1 3 6 0

6. Geoff Curtis 2 2 2 3 2* 11 1

7. Richard May 1* 0 1* 0 2 2

pirates racers pirates racers

Ht 01: Eide, Michanek, Bell, Cole 70.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Cake, Curtis, May, Cook 73.2 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Langfield, Curtis, Leigh, Boocock (f exc), Lovaas (ns) 73.2 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Smith, Cake, Mudge, May 71.4 5 1 14 10

Ht 05: Michanek, Langfield, Bell, Boocock 71.8 2 4 16 14

Ht 06: Eide, Curtis, Mudge, Cole (f) 71.2 3 3 19 17

Ht 07: Smith, Lovaas, Cake, Leigh 71.6 4 2 23 19

Ht 08: Cake, Bell, May, Cook 73.8 3 3 26 22

Ht 09: Curtis, Langfield, Boocock, Mudge 72.6 3 3 29 25

Ht 10: Eide, Cake, Lovaas, Leigh (f) 71.6 5 1 34 26

Ht 11: Michanek, Smith, Bell, Cook 70.6 2 4 36 30

Ht 12: Lovaas, Curtis, Langfield, Eide (ef) 72.6 1 5 37 35

Ht 13: Michanek, Smith, Boocock, May 71.4 3 3 40 38

Halifax v Reading Saturday 9th October 1971 (British League Division l)

halifax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Eric Boocock 2 2* 3 3 2* 12 2

2. Chris Bailey 1* Fell 2 1 4 1

3. Alan Jay 1 2* 1 2 2 8 1

4. Dave Younghusband R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

5. Greg Kentwell 3 3 3 3 1* 13 1

6. Mike Hiftle 0 3 3 6 0

7. Paul O'Neil 3 0 0 3 0

8. Malcolm Mackay 0 0 0


1. Anders Michanek 3 Exc 1* 3 3 10 1

2. Mick Bell 0 1 1 TS 2 0

3. Geoff Mudge 0 TS 1* 1 2 1

4. Bernie Leigh 0 EF N N 0 0

5. Dag Lovaas 1 2 2 1 0 6 0

6. Geoff Curtis 1* 2 2 0 5 1

7. Richard May 2 2 0 3 0 7 0

dukes racers dukes racers

Ht 01: Michanek, Boocock, Bailey, Bell 67.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: O'Neil, May, Curtis, Hiftle 69.4 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Kentwell, Boocock, Lovaas, Leigh (f rem) 68.0 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Hiftle, May, Jay, Mudge 69.6 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Kentwell, Jay, Bell, May, Michanek (ex tapes) 69.2 5 1 20 10

Ht 06: Boocock, Curtis, Michanek, Bailey (f) 67.2 3 3 23 13

Ht 07: Hiftle, Lovaas, Jay, Leigh (ef) 69.4 4 2 27 15

Ht 08: May, Bailey, Bell, O'Neil 68.6 2 4 29 19

Ht 09: Kentwell, Curtis, Mudge, Mackay 69.0 3 3 32 22

Ht 10: Boocock, Lovaas, Bailey, Curtis 68.0 4 2 36 24

Ht 11: Michanek, Jay, Lovaas, O'Neil 68.0 2 4 38 28

Ht 12: Kentwell, Boocock, Mudge, Lovaas 68.4 5 1 43 29

Ht 13: Michanek, Jay, Kentwell, May 68.2 3 3 46 32

Reading v Poole Monday 11th October 1971 (Challenge 2nd Leg)



2. Mick Bell 1 1 2 0 4 0

3. Geoff Mudge 1 1* 2 1 5 1

4. Richard May Ret 0 N N 0 0

5. Dag Lovaas 2 2 2* 3 9 1

6. Geoff Curtis 3 3 2 3 0 11 0

7. Bernie Leigh 2* 1* 1* 4 3


1. Reidar Eide 2 3 3 3 2 13 0

2. Ted Laessing (G) 0 1 0 0 1 0

3. Pete Smith 2 2 1 1 6 0

4. John Langfield 1 0 1* 0 2 1

5. Nigel Boocock (G) 3 3 2 3 11 0

6. Mike Cake 1 0 Fell 1 0

7. Derek Cook 0 Fell TS 0 0

racers pirates racers pirates

Ht 01: Michanek, Eide, Bell, Laessing 70.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Curtis, Leigh, Cake, Cook 71.6 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Boocock, Lovaas, Langfield, May (ret) 73.4 2 4 11 7

Ht 04: Curtis, Smith, Mudge, Cook (f) 72.0 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Eide, Lovaas, Laessing, May 71.8 2 4 17 13

Ht 06: Michanek, Smith, Bell, Cake 71.4 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Boocock, Curtis, Mudge, Langfield 72.4 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Eide, Bell, Leigh, Laessing 72.8 3 3 27 21

Ht 09: Curtis, Lovaas, Smith, Cake (f) 73.0 5 1 32 22

Ht 10: Michanek, Boocock, Langfield, Bell 73.4 3 3 35 25

Ht 11: Eide, Mudge, Leigh, Laessing 77.4 3 3 38 28

Ht 12: Boocock, Michanek (f rem), Smith, Curtis (f rem) 78.4 2 4 40 32

Ht 13: Lovaas, Eide, Mudge, Langfield 77.0 4 2 44 34

Agg: Reading 82 - 74 Poole

Reading v Hackney Monday 18th October 1971 (Challenge)


1. Anders Michanek 3 2* 3 2* 10 2

2. Mick Bell 0 3 1 1 5 0

3. Geoff Mudge 1 1 0 N 2 0


5. Dag Lovaas 2* 2 3 1 8 1

6. Richard May 3 3 3 2 3 14 0



1. Garry Middleton 2 3 3 3 2 13 0

2. Dave Kennett 1* 1 2* 2 1 7 2

3. Barry Thomas 2 0 2 1 5 0

4. Eddie Reeves 1 0 TS N 1 0

5. Bengt Jansson 0 2 Fell 0 2 0

6. Hugh Saunders F Exc 1 1* 0 2 1

7. Geoff Maloney 2 0 TS 2 0


Ht 01: Michanek, Middleton, Kennett, Bell 70.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: May, Maloney, Leigh, Saunders (f exc) 70.8 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Curtis, Lovaas, Reeves, Jansson 71.2 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: May, Thomas, Mudge, Maloney 70.2 4 2 16 8

Ht 05: Middleton, Lovaas, Kennett, Curtis 70.8 2 4 18 12

Ht 06: Bell, Michanek, Saunders, Thomas 72.2 5 1 23 13

Ht 07: May, Jansson, Mudge, Reeves 70.4 4 2 27 15

Ht 08: Middleton, Kennett, Bell, Leigh 71.4 1 5 28 20

Ht 09: Lovaas, Thomas, Saunders, Curtis 71.8 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Michanek, Kennett, Bell, Jansson (f) 71.4 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: Middleton, May, Kennett, Mudge 71.4 2 4 37 29

Ht 12: Curtis, Michanek, Thomas, Jansson 70.6 5 1 42 30

Ht 13: May, Middleton, Lovaas, Saunders 71.0 4 2 46 32

FINAL BRITISH LEAGUE DIVISION ONE TABLE

P W D L F A PTS

01. Belle Vue 36 25 1 10 1583 1217 51

02. Leicester 36 22 3 11 1490 1309 47

03. Coventry 36 23 0 13 1495 1310 46

04. Sheffield 36 21 1 14 1450 1357 43

05. Swindon 36 19 3 14 1413 1392 41

06. Reading 36 18 4 14 1438 1361 40

07. Hackney 36 17 4 15 1410 1393 38

08. Newport 36 19 0 17 1390 1416 38

09. Wembley 36 17 3 16 1433 1372 37

10. Wimbledon 36 18 1 17 1389 1415 37

11. Poole 36 17 2 17 1407 1399 36

12. Wolverhampton 36 17 1 18 1382 1412 35

13. King's Lynn 36 16 2 18 1396.5 1406.5 34

14. Halifax 36 16 2 18 1374 1430 34

15. Exeter 36 16 0 20 1379 1424 32

16. Glasgow 36 15 1 20 1403 1401 31

17. Oxford 36 12 1 23 1263.5 1537.5 25

18. Cradley Heath 36 8 4 24 1298 1507 20

19. West Ham 36 9 1 26 1236 1571 19

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These records advise Bell scored 133 & Mudge 118 points.

Official records advise Bell scored 132 & Mudge 119 points.

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