W/E AUGUST 25TH 1984

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Sean Courtney in action

Inside Front

Andy Fisher

Inside Rear

Andy Reid

Rear

Rye House trio Kerry Gray, Bob Garrad and Andrew Silver

News

• Denmark retain the WTC with a thumping twenty-point victory in the final in Leszno
• Dave Jessup is suspended by King's Lynn after walking out of the Stars' meeting at Swindon
• Wolves sign Stoke pair Tom Owen and Paul Thorp to bolster their injury-hit squad
• Kai Niemi wins the Finnish Championship by one point from Ari Koponen
• Mike Wilding joins Scunthorpe after his recent release from Cradley

Major Meetings

World Team Cup Final, Leszno, 18th August 1984

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2413/1984-world-team-cup-final

Big Wins

Ipswich 52 v 26 Coventry

Billy Sanders (13)..Gary Guglielmi (8)

Middlesbrough 51 v 27 Peterborough

Mike Spink/Steve Wilcock (11)..Keith Millard (12)

Edinburgh 54 v 24 Peterborough

Mark Fiora/Bobby Beaton (12)..Neil Cotton (8)

Belle Vue 61 v 17 Wimbledon

Andy Smith (14)...Malcolm Simmons (5)

Coventry 51 v 27 Newcastle

Tommy Knudsen (12)..Rod Hunter (7)

Cradley 52 v 26 Exeter

Simon Cross (11)...Sean Willmott (12)

Stoke 50 v 28 Edinburgh

Tom Owen/Paul Thorp (11)..Mark Fiora (11)

Rye House 58 v 20 Edinburgh

Bob Garrad (11)...Mark Fiora (7)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 10.64
• Jan Andersson (Reading) 10.23
• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.20
• Chris Morton (Belle Vue) 10.08
• John Cook (Ipswich) 10.03

League 2

• Martin Yeates (Weymouth) 10.55
• Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.32
• Tom Owen (Stoke) 10.11
• Steve McDermott (Berwick) 9.83
• Mark Fiora (Edinburgh) 9.81

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Ipswich..17..15..1..1..31
• Belle Vue..15..11..2..2..24
• Wimbledon..17..11..0..6..22
• Cradley..13..9..1..3..19
• Reading..12..7..2..3..16

League 1 Bottom 5

• King's Lynn..14..6..0..8..12
• Oxford..13..5..1..7..11
• Poole..14..5..1..8..11
• Halifax..14..4..2..8..10
• Exeter..19..4..2..13..10

League 2 Top 5

• Long Eaton..25..17..1..7..35
• Mildenhall..21..13..4..4..30
• Hackney..25..14..0..11..28
• Stoke..19..12..2..5..26
• Milton Keynes..24..12..1..11..25

League 2 Bottom 5

• Boston..21..9..1..11..19
• Rye House..20..9..0..11..18
• Arena-Essex..18..6..1..11..13
• Edinburgh..24..6..0..18..12
• Peterborough..20..6..0..14..12