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'" ., Americans Excluded From w~ld Speedway Championship OJ s M .... Cl N Autrey, Woods, McKnight, Briggs Excluded from World Championship ! . :; N > '" W == Z W ..J U > U A bi g row is brewin g in En gland over the qualifying rounds for this year's World Championship eve nt. Excluded from th e dr aw were Scott Autrey , R ick Woods and Sumner ~IcKnight - the three Americans curr en tl y makin g a mar k in En gland - an d yo urs tru ly, I left for a IO-da y trip to Germany un aw are th at I had been barred from entry. Previously I h ad been told un o ffi ciall y Irtha.W would be in ... so yo u sh o ck I go t wh en th e can imfiiVe ,.. new s filt ered"l'hro ugh, T he sit uatio n o ver entry to th e World Champ ionsh ip is a t ricky one, The British a uthori tie s insi st th at o nly rid ers performin g in th e Bri tish League can enter . As I h ave 'retired ' fro m BL racin g, I kn ew I was in a difficult p osition . However, I sign ed a con trac t with my o ld club, Swindo n , an d general opinion seemed to be on my side , Many people wonder why it should be necessary for rid ers to be active in the British League co m p eti tio n be fore th ey C'lO en te r what, afte r all, is supposed to be th e wo rld ch am pio nship . At the last minute, the Speedway Con tro! Board in England ruled that I was n't to be include d. I have lod ged an appeal and am hop eful that their decision will be reversed. I don't see Scott Aut rey of the Briggo Boys. why I should have to be a League rider before I can get in to the World Championship, Exe ter are well pleased with his There is a bi g outcry, too, over the progress. Scott h as now got World refusal of the SCB to provide pla ces for Champion Ivan Mauger 'as his partner, Au trey , Woods and McKnight. They do , and he should learn a great deal through at least, ride regularly in the British riding with Ivan. League - an d here again ; if it is the Ivan signed for Exeter late in April world ch amp ion sh ip, the com pe tit io n after a len gthy dispute with the British m u s t be open to riders o f all promoters. They originally allocated . nationalities. It would be im p ra ctical at him away from Belle Vue - because, it .. thi s st age for the Americans to stage was said, they were too strong - and their own qualifying rounds, ..and I to ld Ivan he must go to Wimble don. would have thought th e three now with Negotiations broke down almost before British tracks should be allowed in, they started, and desp ite Ivan's insistence Some promoters in England ' are that he didn't want to leave Belle Vue, unhappy that the World Final is now the British Promoters Association held in this co un try on ce every th ree refused his plea to remain with Belle years. Sweden and Po land also take it in V ue, turns t o host th e final . But it is possible, At one time it looked as though Ivan the way things are goi ng, that more and would quit the British League, but along m o re co untries - such as A meri ca came Exeter, with a generous offer , an d co uld be forced to dema n d a bigger slice he signed on the dotted line, Exeter is of the cake, based on the west coast of Englan d, Autrey, Wo ods an d McKnigh t have nearly 350 mi les from his Manchester pro tes ted b ut, at th is late stage , it is home . Ivan w ill fly to his " home" d iffi cu lt to sec the m getting a place in meetings each Mon d ay an d fly home the Q ualifying Ro un ds. agai n each Mo n day evenin g in a private Young Scott continues to be the plane being provided by Exeter. T he mo st impressive of th e trio - and p lane will also b e at his disposal for '!tee Rick Woods at wo rk. 2600 miles at 109 mph without a break. Dense Lube Supercbain. Tbe only chain you never lube. Chain failure is a problem fo r everyo ne who owns a mot or cycle . 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