W/E AUGUST 1ST 1981

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Chris Turner

Inside Front

Tony Featherstone and Nicky Allott

Inside Rear

Derek Harrison of Oxford

Rear

American pair Bruce Penhall and Bobby Schwartz

News

• Edinburgh triumph in the NL Fours Championship at Peterborough
• Egon Muller wins the Continental Final in Prague with 12 points. He will be joined at the Wembley World Final by Poles Edward Jancarz and Zenon Pleach along with Czechs Ales Dryml and Jiri Stancl
• Bruce Penhall wins the Inter-Continental Final in Vojens as multi World Champion Ivan Mauger fails to qualify
• Bristol Council agree to a return of speedway to the city as long as 14 conditions are met
• Berwick are set to move to Blantyre, Glasgow for the rest of the season as their new Berrington Lough track hits planning issues
• Ellesemere Port sign Billy Burton from Wolves for £4,000
• Rye House are rocked by the sudden retirement of youngster Barry King
• Boston rider Mike Spinks joins Crayford and scores a full maximum on his debut
• John Davis finally completes his move from Reading to Poole

Major Meetings

Inter-Continental Final, Vojens, July 25th 1981

• Bruce Penhall (15)
• Erik Gundersen (12)
• Hans Nielsen (11)
• Kenny Carter (11)
• Dave Jessup (10)
• Tommy Knudsen (9)
• Michael Lee (8)
• Jan Andersson (8)
• Chris Morton (8)
• Larry Ross (7)
• Ole Olsen (6)
• Preben Eriksen (5)
• Ivan Mauger (4)
• John Louis (4)
• Dennis Sigalos (1)
• Kelly Moran (0)

Big Wins

Crayford 54 v 24 Exeter

Mike Spinks (12)...John Williams (9)

Edinburgh 58 v 20 Mildenhall

Neil Collins/George Hunter/Dave Trownson (10)..Ray Bales (9)

Ellesmere Port 60 v 18 Milton Keynes

Eric Monaghan (11)...Bob Humphreys (9)

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Cradley..14..13..0..1..26
• Belle Vue..14..9..1..4..19
• Coventry..13..9..0..4..18
• Swindon..15..9..0..6..18
• King's Lynn..12..7..0..5..14

League 1 Bottom 5

• Halifax..11..4..0..7..8
• Eastbourne..11..3..2..6..8
• Hackney..8..3..0..5..6
• Wimbledon..12..3..0..9..6
• Poole..15..2..1..12..5

League 2 Top 5

• Edinburgh..20..16..0..4..32
• Glasgow..23..16..0..7..32
• Middlesbrough..16..13..0..3..26
• Boston..19..13..0..6..26
• Newcastle..19..13..0..6..26

League 2 Bottom 5

• Berwick..16..5..0..11..10
• Scunthorpe..24..4..1..19..9
• Milton Keynes..23..4..0..19..8
• Workington..24..4..0..20..8
• Rye House..16..3..0..13..6