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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. The final was held on 30 June 1968 in Mühldorf, West Germany.

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.

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
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

  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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