W/E OCTOBER 13TH 1984

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Steve Wilcock

Inside Front

Exeter v Coventry action

Inside Rear

John Cook

Rear

Neil Middleditch

News

• Cradley take a ten-point lead over Belle Vue in the League Cup Final first leg
• Kelly Moran retains the USA title with a one-point win in the final at Costa Mesa
• England international Dave Jessup is out for the season with an elbow injury
• Coventry rider Gary Guglielmi hints he wants a move at the end of the season
• Poole are linked with Norwegian Champion Einar Kyllingstad
• Exeter legend Ivan Mauger is set to make his last British League appearanceon October 26th against Wolverhampton

Big Wins

Coventry 53 v 25 Halifax

Steve Bastable (10)..Neil Evitts (11)

Ipswich 51 v 27 Poole

Richard Knight (12)..Finn Thomsen (9)

Sheffield 55 v 23 Newcastle

Martin Hagon (12)...Neil Evitts(G) (7)

Eastbourne 52 v 26 Halifax

Paul Woods/Antonin Kasper (11)..Neil Evitts (16)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Chris Morton (Belle Vue) 10.55
• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.45
• Jan Andersson (Reading) 10.37
• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 10.14
• Phil Crump (Swindon) 9.93

League 2

• Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.41
• Martin Yeates (Weymouth) 10.35
• Steve Wilcock (Middlesbrough) 9.89
• Steve McDermott (Berwick) 9.83
• Tom Owen (Stoke) 9.79

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Belle Vue..27..21..3..3..45
• Ipswich..26..22..1..3..45
• Cradley.25..19..1..5..39
• Sheffield..29..15..0..14..30
• Wimbledon..27..15..0..12..30

League 1 Bottom 5

• Eastbourne..24..9..1..14..19
• Newcastle..30..9..0..21..18
• Poole..24..8..1..15..17
• Exeter..28..7..2..19..16
• Halifax..25..7..2..16..16

League 2 Top 5

• Long Eaton..30..21..1..8..43
• Mildenhall..29..18..4..7..40
• Stoke..29..16..3..10..35
• Berwick..30..15..1..14..31
• Boston..30..15..1..14..31

League 2 Bottom 5

• Canterbury..28..13..1..14..27
• Weymouth..30..13..0..17..26
• Arena-Essex..29..11..3..15..25
• Peterborough..30..12..0..18..24
• Edinburgh..29..9..1..19..19