Post by bod on Jul 31, 2017 16:03:56 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Kelvin Mullarkey
Inside Front
Kenny Carter
Inside Rear
Carter and Erik Gundersen in World Final action
Rear
Jessup, Herne, Bastable and Penhall at the start
News
- Mike Ferreira wains the NLRC with a maximum at Wimbledon
- Ivan Mauger suffers a broken ankle in a World Longtrack Final crash in Yugoslavia
- Leicester rider Rolf Gramstad is told the broken neck he recently suffered will signal the end of his racing career
- Canterbury sign Hackney's Ian Clark on loan
- Cradley boss Peter Adams is furious after Kenny Carter fails to turn up for Halifax's meeting at Dudley Wood
- Neil Middleditch gives up the Poole captaincy following a run of motor problems
- Swindon's Bjorn Andersson is set to miss the end of the season following a call-up by the Swedish Army
Major Meetings
NLRC, Wimbledon, September 28th 1981
- Mike Ferreira (15)
- Simon Wigg (13)
- Bruce Cribb (11)
- Dave Perks (10)
- Neil Collins (10)
- Steve Wilcock (9)
- Steve Lawson (8)
- Barry Thomas (8)
- Kelvin Mullarkey (8)
- Steve Finch (6)
- Wayne Brown (5)
- Ian Gledhill (4)
- Rob Maxfield (4)
- David Gagen (3)
- David Bargh (3)
- Bob Humphreys (2)
- John Barclay(res) (1)
- Neville Moore(res) (0)
Big Wins
Newcastle 52 v 26 Rye House
David Bargh (12)...Bob Garrad (10)
Weymouth 63 v 15 Workington
Simon Wigg/Martin Yeates (12)...Terry Kelly (7)
Ipswich 53 v 25 Poole
Dennis Sigalos (12)...Peter Prinsloo (7)
Middlesbrough 57 v 21 Boston
Geoff Pusey (13)...Rob Hollingworth (9)
Edinburgh 50.5 v 27.5 Boston
Dave Trownson (11)...Steve Regeling (9)
Ellesmere Port 50 v 28 Newcastle
John Jackson/Steve Finch (12)...David Bargh (9)
Glasgow 55 v 22 Stoke
Steve Lawson (12)...Arthur Browning/Rob Lightfoot (6)
Boston 58.5 v 37.5 Berwick
Rob Hollingworth (13)...Wayne Brown (12)
Rye House 63 v 15 Workington
Marvyn Cox/Steve Naylor (12)...Wayne Jackson (6)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Bruce Penhall (Cradley) 11.18
- Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.62
- Phil Crump (Swindon) 10.49
- Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.44
- Kenny Carter (Halifax) 10.41
League 2
- Mike Ferreira (Canterbury) 10.84
- Mark Courtney (Middlebrough) 10.55
- Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.47
- Dave Perks (Oxford) 10.46
- Steve Wilcock (Middlesbrough) 10.41
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Cradley..24..23..0..1..46
- Swindon..26..19..1..6..39
- Ipswich..24..17..2..5..36
- Belle Vue..26..16..1..9..33
- Coventry..25..16..0..9..32
League 1 Bottom 5
- Hackney..21..8..2..11..18
- Reading..24..6..6..12..18
- Halifax..23..8..1..14..17
- Leicester..24..8..0..16..16
- Wimbledon..25..6..2..17..14
League 2 Top 5
- Middlesbrough..32..27..1..4..55
- Weymouth..35..25..1..9..51
- Edinburgh..31..23..0..8..46
- Glasgow..35..23..0..12..46
- Newcastle..31..22..1..8..45
League 2 Bottom 5
- Stoke..35..13..0..22..26
- Rye House..30..7..0..23..14
- Scunthorpe..33..6..1..26..13
- Workington..34..6..1..27..13
- Milton Keynes..33..4..0..29..8