W/E SEPTEMBER 26TH 1981

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

NL stars Steve Wilcock, David Gagen and Wayne Brown

Inside Front

Neil Collins

Inside Rear

Mike Ferreira

Rear

World Champion Bruce Penhall

News

• Berwick are forced to withdraw from the National League following the loss of the use of Blantyre for home meetings
• Boston's Michael Holding suffers serious eye injuries in a freak ice-skating accident
• Belle Vue reach an agreement with Peter Collins for the former World Champion to rejoin the club for the rest of the season
• Mike Ferreira is set tojoin Swindon full-time from Canterbury

Big Wins

Newcastle 50 v 28 Peterborough

David Bargh/Rod Hunter (12)..Mick Hines (9)

Crayford 50 v 28 Mildenhall

Laurie Etheridge (11)..Rob Henry (10)

Weymouth 54 v 24 Rye House

Simon Wigg/Martin Yeates (12)..Steve Naylor (8)

Ipswich 54 v 24 Eastbourne

Kevin Jolly/John Cook (11)..Gordon Kennett (10)

Middlesbrough 51 v 27 Edinburgh

Mark Courtney (15)...Neil Collins (8)

Ellesmere Port 55 v 22 Wolves

John Jackson (12)...Mike Wilding (9)

Boston 50 v 28 Mildenhall

Rob Hollingworth (10)..Mick Bates (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Bruce Penhall (Cradley) 11.18
• Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.53
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.49
• Phil Crump (Swindon) 10.49
• Kenny Carter (Halifax) 10.31

League 2

• Mike Ferreira (Canterbury) 10.84
• Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.52
• Mark Courtney (Middlesbrough) 10.49
• Neil Collins (Edinburgh) 10.43
• Dave Perks (Oxford) 10.41

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Cradley..22..21..0..1..42
• Swindon..24..17..1..6..35
• Ipswich..22..16..2..4..34
• Belle Vue..26..16..1..9..33
• Coventry..23..16..0..7..32

League 1 Bottom 5

• Eastbourne..22..7..3..12..17
• Reading..23..5..6..12..16
• Hackney..19..7..1..11..15
• Leicester..22..7..0..15..14
• Wimbledon..24..6..1..17..13

League 2 Top 5

• Middlesbrough..32..27..1..4..55
• Weymouth..36..26..1..9..53
• Newcastle..31..23..1..7..47
• Edinburgh..31..23..0..8..46
• Glasgow..35..23..0..12..46

League 2 Bottom 5

• Berwick..26..8..0..18..16
• Rye House..29..7..0..22..14
• Scunthorpe..34..6..1..27..13
• Workington..34..6..1..27..13
• Milton Keynes..34..5..0..29..10