| Oxford 'Rebels' v Sheffield 'Tigers' | British League | 22nd June 1972 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Tot+Bp |
| 1. Garry Middleton | 2 | 2 | 1' | - | - | 5+1 | ||||||||
| 2. Oyvind Berg r/r | - | - | - | - | (1+1) | |||||||||
| 3. Colin Goody | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 1' | 3+1 | ||||||||
| 4. Ken McKinlay | 2' | 3 | 1' | 2 | 8+2 | |||||||||
| 5. Rick Timmo | f | 3 | 2' | 2 | 1' | 2 | 10+2 | |||||||
| 6. Norman Strachan | 1 | 1' | 2 | 2 | 6+1 | |||||||||
| 7. Malcolm Ballard | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1' | 4+1 | |||||||||
| 8. John Davis | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Eden Hadwin | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Oxford 'Rebels' | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 | |
| Sheffield 'Tigers' | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 42 | |
| Terry Thornhill | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1. Arnold Haley | 3 | ef | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| 2. Bob Valentine | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | |||||||||
| 3. Reg Wilson | 0 | 3 | 3 | f | 6 | |||||||||
| 4. Doug Wyer | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 5. Reidar Eide | f | 3 | tps | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6. Bert Harkins | 2' | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | ||||||||||
| 7. Bob Paulson © | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2' | 0 | 11+1 | ||||||||
| Track record = 63.0 P.Craven, 9 May 1963 |
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 67.8 | 67.8 | 68.4 | 67.4 | 74.2 | 71.8 | 68.4 | 70.0 | 74.0 | 73.2 | 71.4 | 70.6 | 70.0 | ||
| "Rebels" averages to 16th June 1972 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Rides | Points | Bonus | C.M.A. | |
| Garry Middleton | 14 | 68 | 154.5 | 4 | 9.32 |
| Oyvind Berg | 14 | 65 | 128 | 9 | 8.43 |
| Colin Goody | 14 | 50 | 80 | 4 | 6.88 |
| Rick Timmo | 12 | 44 | 45 | 8 | 4.82 |
| Ken McKinlay | 14 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 4.76 |
| Preben Rosenkilde | 7 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 3.71 |
| Norman Strachan | 12 | 37 | 28 | 4 | 3.46 |
| John Davis | 6 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 2.78 |
The Tigers started the meeting well but the Rebels seized on Reidar Eide's fall in heat 3 and Arnie Haley's engine problems in heat 5 and the two maximum heat wins gave them a slender lead. From that point onwards a Sheffield rider was first past the flag in every race. Captain Bob Paulson was inspirational as he top scored from the reserve berth claiming three heat wins, as did Arnie. Reg and Reidar had two wins apiece and Doug claimed one.
25 year-old New Zealander Rick Timmo was the Rebels top scorer and he and ex-World finalist Ken McKinlay were the only home race winners. Precocious teenager John Davis won the second half "Young Rebels Romp" from Richard Greer, Gordon Kennett and Roger Johns. The final was an all Sheffield affair with Reidar, Arnie, Reg and Bob Valentine the contenders, but tragically my programme was not completed so I don't know this result. Any helpers?
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