Post by bod on Mar 20, 2018 13:41:45 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Larry Ross
Inside Front
Nigel De'Ath
Inside Rear
Eric Monaghan
Rear
Cradley team photo
News
- Denmark win the World Pairs semi-final in Czechoslovakia by ten points from Sweden. The Czechs and New Zealand also qualify for the final in Pocking on June 15th
- England are set to give a debut to NL star Andrew Silver in the next test against Denmark to be staged at Wolverhampton
- Tommy Knudsen wins his battle to be reinstated into this year's World Championship after the DMU grant him a seeding into the Nordic Final
- Wimbledon face closure unless crowds improve during the next few meetings. Average crowds have dipped below 1,000 per meeting
- Steve Finch quits Birmingham after just six weeks after struggling to adapt to the reshaped Wheels circuit
Major Meetings
Second Test, Belle Vue
[li]Simon Wigg (10)[/li]
[li]Chris Morton (10)[/li]
[li]Kenny Carter (8)[/li]
[li]Jeremy Doncaster (8)[/li]
[li]Neil Evitts (4)[/li]
[li]Neil Collins (4)[/li]
[li]Kelvin Tatum (1)[/li]
[li]Carl Blackbird (0)[/li]
Denmark 63
[li]Erik Gundersen (15)[/li]
[li]Tommy Knudsen (15)[/li]
[li]Hans Nielsen (15)[/li]
[li]Jan O Pedersen (8)[/li]
[li]John Jorgensen (7)[/li]
[li]Jens Rasmussen (3)[/li]
[li]Bo Petersen (0)[/li]
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British Junior Championship, Stoke, May 17th 1986
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/3307/1986-british-junior-final-stoke
World Championship British Semi-Final, Bradford, May 18th 1986
- Simon Wigg (14)
- Jeremy Doncaster (14)
- Neil Evitts (13)
- Chris Morton (11)
- Simon Cross (10)
- Paul Thorp (8)
- Kenny Carter (8)
- Carl Blackbird (8)
- Louis Carr (8)
- Les Collins (7)
- Andy Grahame (6)
- Kenny McKinna (5)
- Alan Mogridge (3)
- Andy Campbell (3)
- Andy Hines (1)
- Michael Lee (0)
Big Wins
Wimbledon 51 v 27 Exeter
Jamie Luckhurst (12)..Bruce Cribb (12)
Edinburgh 57 v 21 Birmingham
Doug Wyer/Les Collins (12)..Paul Evitts (11)
Eastbourne 54 v 23 Peterborough
Gordon Kennett (12)...Kevin Hawkins (7)
Averages - Top 5
League 2
- Steve Schofield (Poole) 11.14
- Neil Middleditch (Arena-Essex) 10.88
- Dave Jessup (Mildenhall) 10.53
- Andrew Silver (Arena-Essex) 10.24
- Paul Clarke (Boston) 10.08
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 2 Top 5
- Stoke..10..7..0..3..14
- Eastbourne..9..6..1..2..13
- Mildenhall..7..5..1..1..11
- Middlesbrough..8..5..1..2..11
- Birmingham..10..5..1..4..11
League 2 Bottom 5
- Berwick..8..2..0..6..4
- Canterbury..7..2..0..5..4
- Newcastle..6..1..0..5..2
- Glasgow..5..1..0..4..2
- Exeter..10..1..0..9..2