W/E SEPTEMBER 15TH 1984

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Chris Morton

Inside Front

Phil Collins

Inside Rear

Keith White and Sean Courtney

Rear

John Cook

News

• A sad day for speedway as the Sunday People newspaper publish a story about race fixing and riders being paid to forfeit their place in the British Final. Riders named are Simon Wigg, Malcolm Simmons, John Louis, Mark Courtney, Kelly Moran and Alan Grahame
• Einar Kyllingstad defeats Tormod Langli in a run-off to clinch the Norwegian title
• Wimbledon and Eastbourne are in a war of words after the Dons called the police following an altercation between Bobby Schwartz and members of the crowd
• Sheffield lodge a protest over Wolves' use of Paul Thorp in their KOC clash
• Jan Andersson wins his first Swedish title since 1981. Runner-up is 17-year-old Jimmy Nilsen
• Birmingham are set to open their new Bordesley Green circuit leter this month
• Poole stalwart Neil Middleditch is to stage his Testimonial Meeting on the 19th to commemorate 10 years with the Pirates

Big Wins

King's Lynn 51 v 27 Eastbourne

John Louis/Dave Jessup (11)..Colin Richardson (11)

Wimbledon 52 v 26 Poole

Malcolm Simmons (10)..Sam Ermolenko (10)

Peterborough 53 v 25 Hackney

Mick Hines (15)...Trevor Banks (9)

Belle Vue 55 v 23 Ipswich

Chris Morton (12)...Jeremy Doncaster (8)

Cradley 56 v 22 Newcastle

Phil Collins (12)..David Bargh/Joe Owen (7)

Swindon 53 v 25 Exeter

Bo Petersen (14)...Buddy Robinson/Frank Andersen (7)

Mildenhall 52 v 26 Glasgow

Carl Blackbird (12)...Steve Lawson (15)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Peter Colins (Belle Vue) 10.71
• Jan Andersson (Reading) 10.65
• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.30
• Chris Morton (Belle Vue) 10.07
• Billy Sanders (Ipswich) 9.95

League 2

• Martin Yeates (Weymouth) 10.55
• Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.43
• Tom Owen (Stoke) 9.95
• Steve McDermott (Berwick) 9.83
• Steve Wilcock (Middlesbrough) 9.72

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Ipswich..21..17..1..3..35
• Belle Vue..19..15..2..2..32
• Wimbledon..23..14..0..9..28
• Cradley..18..13..1..4..27
• Sheffield..24..12..0..12..24

League 1 Bottom 5

• Exeter..24..7..2..15..16
• Eastbourne..20..7..0..13..14
• Oxford..17..6..1..10..13
• Poole..20..6..1..13..13
• Halifax..17..5..2..10..12

League 2 Top 5

• Long Eaton..28..19..1..8..39
• Mildenhall..27..16..4..7..36
  [li]Stoke..24..14..3..7..31
• Hackney..27..15..0..12..30
• Scunthorpe..25..13..2..10..28

League 2 Bottom 5

• Weymouth..29..12..0..17..24
• Canterbury..23..10..1..12..21
• Arena-Essex..22..9..2..11..20
• Edinburgh..28..8..1..109..17
• Peterborough..23..7..0..16..14