1970 Long Track European Championship

The 1970 Individual Long Track European Championship was the 14th edition of the Long Track European Championship.[1] The final was held on 30 August 1970 in Scheeßel, West Germany.[2]

The title was won by Jon Ødegaard of Norway. It was the last time it would be known as the European Championship because as from 1971 it was opened to riders of all nations and became the World Long Track Championship.[3]

Venues

  • Qualifying round 1 - Straubing, 1 May, 1970
  • Final - Scheeßel - 30 August 1970

Final Classification

Pos Rider Pts
1Norway Jon Ødegaard27
2England Don Godden26
3West Germany Hans Zierk20
4Sweden Sven Sigurd18
5West Germany Jan Kater16
6West Germany Rudolf Kastl15
7Denmark Bent Nørregaard-Jensen10
8Sweden Anders Michanek10
9Finland Timo Laine8
10West Germany Rainer Jungling8
11Denmark Kurt W. Petersen7
12West Germany Georg Purzer6
13Czechoslovakia Miloslav Verner6
14West Germany Otto Weiss6
15Sweden Willihard Thomsson4
16Denmark Jan Holm Nielsen2
17Sweden Per Olof Söderman0
18Finland Matti Olin0

References

  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.


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