1974 Individual Long Track World Championship Explained

1974 Individual Long Track World Championship
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The 1974 Individual Long Track World Championship was the fourth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1] [2] The event was held on 8 September 19743 in Scheeßel, West Germany.[3]

The defending champion Ole Olsen was unable to defend his title because of an injury suffered during the 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship, two days previous. The world title was won by Egon Müller of West Germany.[4] [5]

Final Classification

width=20Poswidth=400Riderwidth=20Heat Ptswidth=20Heat Ptswidth=20Heat Ptswidth=20Heat Ptswidth=20Heat Ptswidth=100Total Pts
1 6 6 6 6 6 30
2 4 6 6 64 26
3 6 6 4 4 1 21
4 3 2 4 3 3 15
5 3 4 2 2 2 13
6 6 3 4 0 0 13
7 1 3 3 4E11
8 4 4 12E11
9 3 4 2 1E10
10 4 3 20E9
11 2 1 3 3 E9
12 x 16 1E8
13 2 2 1 EE5
14 1 0 3EE4
15 2- 1EE3
16 0 2 0EE2
17 - 10EE1
18 00-EE0
19 - - 0EE 0
20 f --EE0

Key

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oakes, Peter. Daily Mirror 1981 Speedway Yearbook, page 30. 1981. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-86215-017-5.
  2. Web site: SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK. Speedway.org.
  3. Web site: World Longtrack World Champions. Grasstrack GB.
  4. Web site: WORLD LONGTRACK FINALS 1971 – 1996 Tracy Holmes. Speedway Plus.com.
  5. Book: Montague, Trevor. A To Z of Sport, page 512. 2004. Little Brown. 0-316-72946-9.