W/E SEPTMBER 20TH 1986

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Martin Goodwin

Inside Front

Jimmy Nilsen leads Jan O Pedersen and Chris Morton

Inside Rear

Petr Vandirek, Antonin Kasper and Mitch Shirra

Rear

Newcastle team photo

News

• Swindon's Alan Grahame is diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease after having a growth removed from his neck
• Mark Fiora thretens to quit after being fined £500 by the SCB for ungentlemanly conduct at Hackney in July
• Birmingham's future is once again in doubt after co-promoter Duncan Corbett quits the club
• Former speedway giants New Zealand are relegated to the bottom tier of the World Team Cup after finishing last in their Group C meetings with Hungary, Finland and Italy. The Finns secured top spot to gain promotion to Group B
• Reading are keen to bring Swede Tony Olsson into their side
• A Young Lions NL level side hammer Australia in three test matches on NL tracks

Big Wins

Exeter 53 v 25 Birmingham

Alan Rivett (12)..Reg Wilson (12)

Newcastle 52 v 26 Glasgow

Paul Stead (12)...Bobby Beaton/Steve Lawson (8)

Bradford 50 v 28 Wolves

Lance King (12)...Sam Ermolenko (10)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 11.45
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 11.17
• Jeremy Doncaster (Ipswich) 10.23
• The late Kenny Carter (Bradford) 10.05
• Simon Wigg (Oxford) 9.97

League 2

• Dave Jessup (Mildenhall) 10.88
• Paul Thorp (Stoke) 10.58
• Steve Schofield (Poole) 10.53
• Andrew Silver (Arena-Essex) 10.49
• Jamie Luckhurst (Wimbledon) 10.08

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Oxford..11..11..0..0..22
• Sheffield..12..7..2..3..16
• Reading..12..6..3..3..15
• Cradley..10..5..2..3..12
• Wolves..11..6..0..5..12

League 1 Bottom 5

• Bradford..12..4..1..7..9
• Ipswich..11..4..1..6..9
• Belle Vue..12..4..0..8..8
• Swindon..5..3..0..2..6
• King's Lynn..14..1..0..13..2

League 2 Top 5

• Middlesbrough..34..22..1..11..45
• Poole..32..21..1..10..43
• Eastbourne..28..20..1..7..41
• Stoke..31..20..0..11..40
• Arena-Essex..30..19..1..10..39

League 2 Bottom 5

• Exter..29..12..0..17..24
• Canterbury..31..11..1..19..23
• Newcastle..30..10..1..19..21
• Long Eaton..28..8..2..18..18
• Glasgow..31..9..0..22..18