W/E JULY 18TH 1981

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Exeter's John Barker

Inside Front

Kym Mauger

Inside Rear

Hull rider Frank Auffret

Rear

England and Denmark test teams

News

• Reading's Tony Briggs breaks his neck in a crash at Coventry
• West Germany and the Soviet Union qualify for the World Team Cup Final after defeating the Czech and Polish teams in the Continental Final
• Milton Keynes sack Graham Plant claiming he has been less than 100% committed
• Reading slap a £30,000 transfer fee on John Davis
• Birmingham's American rider Keith Chrisco returns home for treatment on a dislocated collarbone and broken ankle
• Veteran Tony Childs makes a comeback at Scunthorpe

Major Meetings

Overseas Final, White City, July 12th 1981

• Dave Jessup (13)
• Chris Morton (11)
• Bruce Penhall (10)
• Kelly Moran (10)
• Dennis Sigalos (10)
• Larry Ross (9)
• John Louis (9)
• Michael Lee (9)
• Kenny Carter (8)
• Ivan Mauger (8)
• Les Collins (7)
• Steve Bastable (6)
• Scott Autrey (4)
• Ian Cartwright (4)
• Danny Kenneddy (2)
• Phil Herne (0)

Big Wins

Exeter 51 v 27 Oxford

Keith Millard/Les Sawyer (10)..Colin Ackroyd (13)

Newcastle 53 v 25 Workington

Robbie Blackadder (12)..Terry Kelly (11)

Edinburgh 50 v 27 Rye House

Dave Trownson (11)...Bob Garrad (12)

Glasgow 54.5 v 23.5 Wolves

Steve Lawson/Kenny McKinna (12)..Bruce Cribb (11.5)

Belle Vue 58 v 20 Wimbledon

Larry Ross/Chris Morton (12)..Colin Richardson (7)

Cradley 52 v 26 Poole

Erik Gundersen (12)..Danny Kennedy (11)

Boston 55 v 23 Workington

Michael Holding (11.5)..Terry Kelly (7)

Mildenhall 57 v 20 Wolves

Ian Gledhill (12)...Bruce Cribb (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Bruce Penhall (Cradley) 11.05
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.74
• Phil Crump (Swindon) 10.70
• Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.31
• Chris Morton (Belle Vue) 10.22

League 2

• Steve Wilcock (Middlesbrough) 11.02
• Mike Ferreira (Canterbury) 11.01
• Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.83
• Mark Courtney (Middesbrough) 10.51
• Dave Perks (Oxford) 10.29