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1974 British Speedway Championship

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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.[1] The Final took place on 12 June at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Eric Boocock.[2][3]

The British Under 21 Championship was won by Chris Morton.[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 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

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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

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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. ^ "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.