Post by bod on Jan 10, 2018 12:24:15 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Bo Petersen
Inside Front
Adrian Hume in action
Inside Rear
Mike Spink
Rear
Sean Willmott of Exeter
News
- King's Lynn junior Neal Watson is killed in a crash during a Junior KOC meeting against Ipswich at Saddlebow Road
- Former Halifax rider Tormod Langli wins the Norwegian World Championship Round at Elgane
- Swindon replace Martin Yeates with Amercian Shawn McConnell
- Edinburgh's Dave Trownson suffers a badly broken ankle
- Weymouth suspend Gordon Humphreys after he fails to arrive at two meetings
- Canterbury name Reg Luckhurst as their new team boss
- Belle Vue thump Eastbourne 64-14 in their BL clash at Hyde Road. The only point dropped by the Aces occurred in heat 7 when Colin Richardson beat Kenny McKinna
Major Meetings
World Championship British Semi-Final, Poole
- Michael Lee (15)
- Chris Morton (13)
- Phil Collins (12)
- Les Colins (11)
- Dave Jessup (9)
- Jeremy Doncaster (9)
- Mark Courtney (9)
- John Davis (8)
- Gordon Kennett (8)
- Kevin Smith (7)
- Kevin Jolly (6)
- Colin Richardson (5)
- Kenny McKinna (4)
- Alun Rossiter (3)
- Barry Thomas (1)
- John Barker (0)
- Marcus Bisson(Res) (0)
Big Wins
Newcastle 28 v 50 Ipswich
David Bargh (8)...Kai Niemi (12)
Scunthorpe 52 v 26 Milton Keynes
Julian Parr (12)...Kevin Smart (10)
Milton Keynes 55 v 22 Peterborough
Keith White (12)...Ian Barney/Mick Hines (6)
Middlesbrough 55 v 23 Long Eaton
Steve Wilcock (12)...Dave Perks (9)
Oxford 59 v 19 Exeter
Mel Taylor (12)...John Davis(G) (8)
Hackney 51 v 27 Mildenhall
Trevor Banks (12)..Ray Bales (7)
Belle Vue 64 v 14 Eastbourne
Larry Ross/Chris Morton (12)...Bobby Schwartz/Colin Richardson (4)
League 2 Top 5
- Stoke..6..5..0..1..10
- Canterbury..5..4..0..1..8
- Hackney..4..4..0..0..8
- Long Eaton..5..4..0..1..8
- Middlesbrough..6..4..0..2..8
League 2 Bottom 5
- Weymouth..8..2..0..6..4
- Mildenhall..1..1..0..0..2
- Edinburgh..4..1..0..3..2
- Peterborough..6..1..0..5..2
- Arena-Essex..5..0..0..5..0