1974 British Speedway Championship

1974 British Speedway Championship
Venue	Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Start date	12 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

• 12 June 1974, Brandon Stadium, Coventry

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

• 29 June 1974, Kingsmead Stadium, Canterbury ^[6]

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

• British Speedway Championship

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.