1968 Long Track European Championship

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

  • 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

Pos Rider Pts
1West Germany Manfred Poschenreider10
2England Don Godden16
3Denmark Kurt W. Petersen12
4Finland Timo Laine13
5Sweden Willihard Thomsson13
6West Germany Rainer Jungling10
7Czechoslovakia Antonín Šváb Sr.10
8Sweden Sture Lindbolme8
9Norway Jon Ødegaard8
10Sweden Sven Sigurd7
11Denmark Preben M Christensen7
12West Germany Horst Kinkelbur6
13West Germany Jan Kater6
14West Germany Rudolf Kastl6
15West Germany Heinrich Sprenger5
16Austria Gunther Walla 3
17Czechoslovakia Luboš Tomíček Sr.2
18Sweden Runo Wedin2

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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