1968_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship
1968 Individual Speedway World Championship
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 23rd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ivan Mauger won his first World title. Fellow countryman Barry Briggs finished second and Pole Edward Jancarz took the bronze medal.[7][8]
The format of the Championship changed again for the 1968 event. It reverted back to the 1966 system whereby six riders from the Swedish section would qualify for the World Final direct to be held in Sweden. All other nations had to go through various events to establish the other ten riders to qualify for the final.
British/Commonwealth qualifying
- Top 32 to British/Commonwealth semi-finals
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Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continantal semi-finals
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Norwegian qualifying (top 8)
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British/Commonwealth semi-finals
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British/Commonwealth Final
- 11 July 1968
Wimbledon Stadium, London- First 10 to British-Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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 (12) Ivan Mauger |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(14) Barry Briggs |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 (5) Eric Boocock |
13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (11) Martin Ashby |
10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (6) Trevor Hedge |
10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (10) Nigel Boocock |
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (13) Norman Hunter |
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  (4) Jim McMillan |
8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (1) Terry Betts |
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (3) Dave Younghusband |
6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  (15) Geoff Mudge |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (8) Charlie Monk |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (16) Mike Broadbanks |
3 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (2) Ray Wilson |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (9) Peter Vandenberg |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (7) Bill Andrew |
0 | F | - | - | - | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Reg Luckhurst |
2 | 2 | F | 2 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Jim Airey |
0 | X | 0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Nordic Final
- 2 June 1968
Selskov Stadium, Hillerød- First 6 to British-Nordic Final, plus 1 reserve
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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 (10) Reidar Eide |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(1) Øyvind S. Berg |
13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(11) Odd Fossengen |
12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (5) Sverre Harrfeldt |
11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  (2) Ole Olsen |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Godtfred Andreasen |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (3) Per J.Aulie |
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (16) Ole Todnem |
9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (15) Kurt Bøgh |
7 | F | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (13) Preben Moller Christensen |
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (8) Jens Ring |
6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (14) Helgie Langlie |
3 | F | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  (4) Matti Olin |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (6) Eidar Egedius |
2 | 1 | 1 | E | F | - | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (7) Timo Laine |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (12) Jouko Naskali |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Per Ehlert |
1 | 1 | 1 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Continental semi-finals
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Swedish Qualifying
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British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final
- 6 August 1968
- West Ham Stadium, London
- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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(11) Ivan Mauger |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(5) Nigel Boocock |
13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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(16) Reidar Eide |
13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (7) Martin Ashby |
11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (15) Sverre Harrfeldt |
10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (9) Terry Betts |
10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (1) Trevor Hedge |
9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (3) Eric Boocock |
7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (13) Norman Hunter |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (12) Barry Briggs |
6 | 1 | F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (10) Odd Fossengen |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (8) Jim McMillan |
5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (6) Øyvind S. Berg |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (2) Ole Olsen |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | F | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (4) Dave Younghusband |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | F | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (14) Godtfred Andreasen |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Per J.Aulle |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Geoff Mudge |
0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Continental Final
- 21 June 1968
Stroitel Stadium, Ufa- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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 (2) Gennady Kurilenko |
12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 (6) Paweł Waloszek |
10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(16) Vladimir Smirnov |
10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (15) Edward Jancarz |
10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (13) Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (12) Antoni Woryna |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (11) Igor Plekhanov |
8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (3) Konstanty Pociejkewicz |
8 | 2 | 0 | F | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (7) Jerzy Padewski |
8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | F | 8 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 |  (9) Jan Holub I |
7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (1) Andrzej Wyglenda |
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (8) Zygmunt Pytko |
6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (10) Boris Samorodov |
6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (5) Jan Mucha |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (4) Joachim Maj |
4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (14) Luboš Tomíček Sr. |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 |  (R1) Gerhard Ulenbrock |
0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Václav Verner |
0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Swedish Final
- Top 6 to World final, 1 reserve
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| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 27 May | Malmö Stadion, Malmö | Gunnar Malmqvist | Anders Michanek | Hasse Holmqvist |
| 28 May | Ullevi, Göteborg | Bernt Persson | Gunnar Malmqvist | Torbjörn Harrysson |
| 30 May | Ryd Motorstadion, Linköping | Ove Fundin | Bengt Jansson | Gunnar Malmqvist |
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European Final
- 25 August 1968
Olympic Stadium, Wrocław- First 10 to World Final plus 1 reserve
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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(3) Paweł Waloszek |
13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(5) Antoni Woryna |
11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(16) Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (11) Ivan Mauger |
10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (8) Barry Briggs |
9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (1) Gennady Kurilenko |
9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (14) Reidar Eide |
8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (10) Edward Jancarz |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | F | - | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (12) Nigel Boocock |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (2) Martin Ashby |
6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (9) Igor Plekhanov |
6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (6) Vladimir Smirnov |
5 | 2 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (4) Trevor Hedge |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (7) Terry Betts |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (13) Sverre Harrfeldt |
2 | 1 | 1 | F | - | - | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (15) Konstanty Pociejkewicz |
0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Jerzy Padewski |
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Václav Verner |
0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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(6) Ivan Mauger |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(5) Barry Briggs |
12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(7) Edward Jancarz |
11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (9) Gennady Kurilenko |
11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (4) Paweł Waloszek |
10 | F | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  (12) Torbjörn Harrysson |
10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (1) Anders Michanek |
9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (10) Hasse Holmqvist |
9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (15) Ove Fundin |
7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (11) Gunnar Malmqvist |
7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (2) Martin Ashby |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (16) Antoni Woryna |
5 | 2 | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (8) Reidar Eide |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | F | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (3) Jerzy Trzeszkowski |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (14) Bernt Persson |
1 | E | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (13) Nigel Boocock |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | E | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Igor Plekhanov |
0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Bengt Jansson |
0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
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