W/E OCTOBER 24TH 1981

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Steve Finch

Inside Front

Mark Courtney

Inside Rear

Crayford's Trevor Barnwell and Barry Thomas

Rear

Cradley's league winning team

News

• Kenny Carter wins the British League Riders' Championship with a 15-point maximum at Belle Vue
• Canterbury have plans for a new 5,000 capacity stadium at Marsh Farm
• Sam Nikolajsen is crowned Danish Junior Champiom
• Hopes of a return of speedway to Bristol increase as Dan McCormick agrees to head-up the operation
• The future of Hull is under threat as the rugby serve the Vikings notice to quit The Boulevard
• Ipswich hold a two-point lead fron the KOC Final first leg at Birmingham
• Bruce Penhall is named SWAPA Rider of the Year
• Eastbourne stalwart Trevor Geer holds his Testimonial Meeting at Arlington

Major Meetings

BLRC, Belle Vue, October 17th 1981

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Big Wins

Newcastle 50 v 27 Exeter

Rod Hunter (15)...Martin Hewlett (8)

Berwick 64 v 32 Boston

Mike Caroline (14)..Rob Hollingworth (11)

Ellesmere Port 56 v 22 Crayford

Billy Burton/John Jackson (12)...Alan Sage (8)

Peterborough 52 v 26 Boston

Andy Fisher (10)...Steve Regeling (15)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Bruce Penhall (Cradley) 11.12
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.50
• Kenny Carter (Halifax) 10.44
• Phil Crump (Swindon) 10.39
• Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.34

League 2

• Mike Ferreira (Canterbury) 10.81
• Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.53
• Mark Courtney (Middlesbrough) 10.44
• Steve Wilcock (Middlesbrough) 10.33
• Simon Wigg (Weymouth) 10.29

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Cradley..28..26..1..1..53
• Ipswich..29..20..4..5..44
• Swindon..28..19..3..6..41
• Belle Vue..29..18..1..10..37
• Coventry..29..17..0..12..34

League 1 Bottom 5

• King's Lynn..29..10..2..17..22
• Hackney..28..10..2..16..22
• Reading..28..8..6..14..22
• Leicester..29..10..0..19..20
• Wimbledon..29..7..3..19..17

League 2 Top 5

• Middlesbrough..35..29..1..5..59
• Weymouth..35..25..1..9..51
• Newcastle..36..25..1..10..51
• Glasgow..36..24..0..12..48
• Edinburgh..34..23..0..11..46

League 2 Bottom 5

• Canterbury..33..13..1..19..27
• Rye House..34..10..0..24..20
• Scunthorpe..36..6..1..29..13
• Workington..36..6..1..29..13
• Milton Keynes..34..4..0..30..8