1968 Individual Long Track European Championship

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1968 Long Track European Championship
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The 1968 Individual Long Track European Championship was the 12th edition of the Long Track European Championship.[1] The final was held on 30 June 1968 in Mühldorf, West Germany.[2]

The title was won by Manfred Poschenreider of West Germany for the third successive year. He was the first rider to achieve the feat of winning three titles.[3]

Venues[edit]

  • Qualifying Round 1 - Scheeßel, 26 May 1968
  • Scandinavian final - Nyköping, 26 May 1968
  • Qualifying Round 2 - Gornja Radgona, 2 June 1968
  • semi-final - Hamburg, 9 June 1968
  • Final - Mühldorf - 30 June 1968

Final Classification[edit]

Pos Rider Pts
1 West Germany Manfred Poschenreider 10
2 England Don Godden 16
3 Denmark Kurt W. Petersen 12
4 Finland Timo Laine 13
5 Sweden Willihard Thomsson 13
6 West Germany Rainer Jungling 10
7 Czechoslovakia Antonín Šváb Sr. 10
8 Sweden Sture Lindbolme 8
9 Norway Jon Ødegaard 8
10 Sweden Sven Sigurd 7
11 Denmark Preben M Christensen 7
12 West Germany Horst Kinkelbur 6
13 West Germany Jan Kater 6
14 West Germany Rudolf Kastl 6
15 West Germany Heinrich Sprenger 5
16 Austria Gunther Walla 3
17 Czechoslovakia Luboš Tomíček Sr. 2
18 Sweden Runo Wedin 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ^ "World Longtrack World Champions". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "European Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.