W/E AUGUST 20TH 1983

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Mike Ferreira

Inside Front

Anders Eriksson and David Bargh

Inside Rear

Andy Buck

Rear

Preben Eriksen

News

• Denmark romp to World Team Cup victory at their homeland Vojens track
• Eastbourne suggest they will revert to National League racing if neither Kelly Moran nor Ron Preston return to Arlington in 1984
• Kevin Smith's future at Poole is in the balance following a bust-up with promoter Reg Fearman
• Speculation links ex-Milton Keynes star Bob Humphreys with a comeback at Oxford
• Swindon's Malcolm Holloway quits following the Robins home defeat to Wimbledon claiming he has lost several thousand pounds over the last couple of seaons

Major Meetings

World Team Cup Final, Vojens

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Big Wins

Reading 50 v 28 Halifax

Mitch Shirra (12)..Kenny Carter (9)

Exeter 70 v 25 Canterbury

Keith Millard (15)..David Mullett (8)

Leicester 50 v 28 Eastbourne

Les Collins (15)...Bo Petersen(G) (9)

Milton Keynes 66 v 30 Stoke

Craig Featherby (15)...Tom Owen/Pete Smith (9)

Edinburgh 64 v 31 Stoke

Brett Saunders (15)..Tom Owen (16)

Cradley 59 v 19 King's Lynn

Lance King/Phil Collins (12)..John Louis (6)

Halifax 51 v 27 Eastbourne

Kenny Carter (10)..Paul Woods/Andy Grahame(G) (11)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Nielsen (Birmingham) 11.09
• Chris Morton (Belle Vue) 11.06
• Dennis Sigalos (Ipswich) 10.85
• Billy Sanders (Ipswich) 10.84
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.63

League 2

• Joe Owen (Newcastle) 11.44
• Martin Yeates (Weymouth) 10.76
• Bobby Beaton (Newcastle) 10.39
• Jimmy McMillan (Glasgow) 10.03
• Rod Hunter (Newcastle) 10.02

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Cradley..13..12..0..1..24
• Ipswich..14..12..0..2..24
• Coventry..17..12..0..5..24
• Wimbledon..18..11..0..7..22
• Reading..17..10..0..7..20

League 1 Bottom 5

• Leicester..18..6..1..11..13
• Birmingham..16..6..0..10..12
• Poole..17..6..0..11..12
• Eastbourne..18..4..0..14..8
• Swindon..16..3..0..13..6

League 2 Top 5

• Newcastle..24..18..0..6..36
• Crayford..24..16..0..8..32
• Mildenhall..24..15..2..7..32
• Milton Keynes...25..16..0..9..32
• Middlesbrough..26..15..2..9..32

League 2 Bottom 5

• Canterbury..26..8..2..16..18
• Stoke..29..9..0..20..18
• Peterborough..20..8..1..11..17
• Boston..26..6..1..19..13
• Long Eaton..20..6..0..14..12