W/E SEPTEMBER 13TH 1986

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Hans Nielsen

Inside Front

Paul Thorp

Inside Rear

Jan O Pedersen leads Tommy Knudsen

Rear

Glasgow team photo

News

• Per Jonsson is crowned Swedish Champion in Norkkoping
• Long Eaton man John Proctor announces he is to retire
• Reading refuse to pay an outstanding £6,000 to Wimbledon for the purchase of John Davis. The Dons have recalled the rider and the BSPA have decreed he cannot ride for the Racers
• King's Lynn clinch their first win of the season in a shock 36-42 result at Swindon. Star man for the Stars was Norwegian Einar Kyllingstad with a 15-point maximum
• Czechoslovakia are confirmed a the winners of World Team Cup Group B after coming second to Poland in the fourth and final meeting in Poland

Big Wins

Newcastle 51 v 27 Hackney

Dave Perks (12)...Malcolm Simmons (9)

Poole 51 v 27 Milton Keynes

Martin Yeates/Kevin Smith (11)..Ian Clark (10)

Arena-Essex 50 v 28 Hackney

Martin Goodwin (12)...Malcolm Simmons (11)

Hackney 54 v 23 Birmingham

Andy Galvin (12)...Phil White/Rob Woffinden (6)

Berwick 53 v 25 Long Eaton

Steve McDermott (12)..Miles Evans (7)

Canterbury 53 v 25 Birmingham

Paul Evitts (11)...Reg Wilson (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 11.44
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 11.18
• Jeremy Doncaster (Ipswich) 10.10
• Sam Ermolenko (Wolves) 10.07
• The late Kenny Carter (Bradford) 10.05

League 2

• Dave Jessup (Mildenhall) 10.84
• Steve Schofield (Poole) 10.64
• Paul Thorp (Stoke) 10.53
• Andrew Silver (Arena-Essex) 10.49
• Jamie Luckhurst (Wimbledon)10.18

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Oxford..9..9..0..0..20
• Sheffield..11..6..2..3..14
• Reading..11..6..2..3..14
• Wolves..9..6..0..3..12
• Cradley..10..5..2..3..12

League 1 Bottom 5

• Bradford..10..3..1..6..7
• Belle Vue..11..4..0..7..8
• Swindon..5..3..0..2..6
• Ipswich..9..3..0..6..6
• King's Lynn..14..1..0..13..2

League 2 Top 5

• Middlesbrough..33..22..1..10..45
• Eastbourne..28..20..1..7..41
• Poole..29..19..1..9..39
• Stoke..30..19..0..11..38
• Arena-Essex..28..18..1..9..37

League 2 Bottom 5

• Exeter..28..11..0..17..22
• Canterbury..30..10..1..19..21
• Long Eaton..27..8..2..17..18
• Newcastle..28..8..1..19..17
• Glasgow..28..8..0..20..16