1968 Individual 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]

1968 Long Track European Championship
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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

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  • 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

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Pos Rider Pts
1   Manfred Poschenreider 10
2   Don Godden 16
3   Kurt W. Petersen 12
4   Timo Laine 13
5   Willihard Thomsson 13
6   Rainer Jungling 10
7   Antonín Šváb Sr. 10
8   Sture Lindbolme 8
9   Jon Ødegaard 8
10   Sven Sigurd 7
11   Preben M Christensen 7
12   Horst Kinkelbur 6
13   Jan Kater 6
14   Rudolf Kastl 6
15   Heinrich Sprenger 5
16   Gunther Walla 3
17   Luboš Tomíček Sr. 2
18   Runo Wedin 2

References

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  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.