NACSA
individual Finals 1970
Rider |
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Tot |
Place |
K Greenhalgh |
Blackley |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
K Gibson |
Carrs Wood |
X |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
D Parsons |
Leicester |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
K Gibbons |
Wednesfield |
1 |
0 |
0 |
x |
1 |
2 |
|
A Douglas |
Uxbridge |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
|
S Potter |
Bridgend |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
D Reid |
Offerton |
1 |
f |
3 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
|
J Whiting |
Blackley |
F |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
|
J Pinkerton |
Sighthill |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
D Wilson |
Blackley |
3 |
1 |
2 |
r |
1 |
7 |
|
J Murphy |
Seafield |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
D Garnett |
Offerton |
X |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
M Cockroft |
Ivy House |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
J Watling |
Denton |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
J Watchman |
Blackley |
X |
3 |
2 |
x |
2 |
7 |
|
S Baxter |
Bridgend |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
r |
8 |
|
The NACSA finals were staged in Scotland
for the first time on September 20th 1970. It showed the respect in which the Glasgow Association was held that
a comparatively young organisation was allowed to present this ‘Blue Riband’ event. It also underlined how well
rated the Hawks rack was both within Scotland
and further afield. Handbills were produced ( see above), billing this as ‘the greatest cycle speedway event ever held
in Scotland’ - and possibly it was.
Disappointingly, five riders withdrew
from the senior event. Frank Smith, Roger Ellis, Jon Grant, Dave Dale and Tony Johnson (again!) were unable to attend.
John Murphy and Stuart Baxter from
Edinburgh were among the replacements, taking the Scottish
representation to five.
In an exceptionally close event, Stuart Potter won with 12 points. After a tie-break Jackie Pinkerton beat Derek Garnett
to decide the second and third places.
There were no absentees for the junior event, which was unfortunate for ‘Moosh’
Nicolson and Mike Blair, who were first and second reserves respectively. Both received medals for the event but spent an
inactive afternoon watching the others race.
Gordon Tennant of Bridgend had bike
problems in his first ride but then won all his next four to tie with Pete Swain of Leicester
and Rob White of Carrs Wood. They finished in that order in the three man deciding race.
Bridgend had scored a splendid double
by supplying both the junior and senior winners.