W/E OCTOBER 22ND 1983

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

NLRC Champion Steve McDermott

Inside Front

Peter Ravn leads Phil Collins

Inside Rear

Preben Eriksen, Dennis Sigalos and Jeremy Doncaster

Rear

Newcastle team photo

News

• Cradley star Erik Gundersen wins his first BLRC title at Belle Vue
• Kelly Moran is crowned USA Champion at Costa Mesa
• Cradley and Coventry are locked together 39-39 after the first leg of the Speedway Star Cup Final at Brandon
• Dave Jessup has his Kent home burgled and has £6,000 worth of items taken
• Eastbourne threaten they are likely to close down if the 1984 World Final is moved from the UK
• Hackney star Bo Petersen signs for Swindon fr 1984
• Exeter clinch the NLKOC after a thrilling Final against Weymouth. The Falcons triumph 96-95 over the two legs
• Reading are keen on signing Swindon's Malcolm Holloway for next year

Major Meetings

BLRC, Belle Vue

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Big Wins

Birmingham 23 v 55 Cradley

Hans Nielsen (9)...Phil Collins (12)

Newcastle 61 v 35 Middlesbrough

Rod Hunter (14)...Steve Wilcock (12)

Crayford 73 v 23 Stoke

Paul Bosley (15)...Tom owen (7)

Peterborough 64 v 32 Milton Keynes

Ian Barney (15)...Chris Pidcock (11)

Edinburgh 34 v 62 Newcastle

Dave Trownson (14)...Rod Hunter/Joe Owen (15)

King's Lynn 50 v 28 Wimbledon

John Louis (12)...Malcolm Simmons (12)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Dennis Sigalos (Ipswich) 10.99
• Hans Nielsen (Brmingham) 10.77
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.49
• Michael Lee (Poole) 10.36
• Kenny Carter (Halifax) 10.35

League 2

• Joe Owen (Newcastle) 11.16
• Martin Yeates (Weymouth) 10.41
• Rod Hunter (Newcastle) 10.40
• Bobby Beaton (Newcastle) 10.14
• Jimmy McMillan (Glasgow) 9.97

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Cradley..26..24..0..2..48
• Ipswich..28..22..1..5..45
• Coventry..27..18..0..9..36
• Reading..28..17..0..11..34
• Wimbledon..26..15..1..12..31

League 1 Bottom 5

• Halifax..27..10..1..16..21
• Leicester..27..9..2..16..20
• Eastbourne..28..8..1..19..17
• Poole..26..8..0..18..16
• Swindon..28..7..0..21..14

League 2 Top 5

• Newcastle..34..25..1..8..51
• Mildenhall..34..23..2..9..48
• Crayford..34..23..0..11..46
• Weymouth..34..19..2..13..40
• Scunthorpe..34..19..2..13..40

League 2 Bottom 5

• Glasgow..32..13..0..19..26
• Canterbury..34..12..2..20..26
• Boston..34..12..1..21..25
• Stoke..34..10..1..23..21
• Long Eaton..34..9..1..24..19