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1974 British Speedway Championship
VenueBrandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date12 June 1974
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The 1974 British Speedway Championship was the 14th edition of the British Speedway Championship. The Final took place on 12 June at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Eric Boocock.

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Chris Morton.

British Final

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 21
1 England (14) Eric Boocock 13 3 3 2 2 3 13 1
2 England (11) Terry Betts 12 3 3 2 2 2 12 2
3 England (8) Dave Jessup 11 3 1 3 1 3 11 3
4 Australia (5) John Boulger 10 2 3 3 2 0 10 4
5 New Zealand (13) Ivan Mauger 9 2 E 3 3 1 9 5
6 England (1) Nigel Boocock 8 2 2 0 3 1 8 6
7 Scotland (7) Jim McMillan 8 1 2 1 1 3 8 7
8 England (12) Peter Collins 8 0 3 2 0 3 8 8
9 England (16) John Louis 8 0 0 3 3 2 8 9
10 England (4) Ray Wilson 7 1 2 T 3 1 7 10
11 New Zealand (6) Barry Briggs 6 0 1 1 2 2 6 11
12 Australia (10) Billy Sanders 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 12
13 England (15) Malcolm Simmons 5 1 E 1 1 2 5 13
14 England (9) Reg Wilson 4 2 1 X F 1 4 14
15 Australia (2) Bob Valentine 3 3 X F E - 3 15
16 England (3) Martin Ashby 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 16
R1 England (R1) Frank Smith 0 0 0 R1
R2 England (R2) Roger Hill 0 0 0 R2
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 21

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

Pos Rider Pts
1 Chris Morton 15
2 Steve Bastable 13
3 Neil Middleditch 12
4 Keith White 10
5 Andy Sims 10
6 Ian Cartwright 9
7 Eric Dugard 7
8 Robert Hollingworth 7
9 Wayne Hughes 7
10 Joe Owen 6
11 Les Rumsey 6
12 Ian Hindle 5
13 Steve Weatherley 5
14 Nigel Wasley 4
15 Martin Yeates 3
16 Paul Gachet 1
17 Russell Foot (res) 0

See also

References

  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. "Sheffield pose threat". Leicester Daily Mercury. 1 July 1974. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "1974 fuxtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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