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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Ron Preston and Danny Kennedy
Inside Front
Phil Herne
Inside Rear
Hasse Danielsson
Rear
Reading's Terry Betts
News
- Arguments about the new BL 50-point limit rage within the sport as some clubs are needing to rest riders to maintain their meeting line-up below the limit. The Speedway Star calls for the limitation to be scrapped
- Henny Kroeze and Jiri Stancl win the opening Continental World Championship rounds at Deidenbergen and Zarnovica
Major Meetings
World Championship Preliminary Round, Berwick, April 17th 1979
- Steve Finch (12)
- Eric Broadbelt (12)
- Derek Richardson (12)
- Brian Havelock (12)
- Tom Owen (12)
- Billy Burton (11)
- Ian Gledhill (9)
- Phil Kynman (8)
- Steve McDermott (7)
- Nig Close (6)
- Graham Jones (6)
- Mike Hiftle (4)
- Rob Grant (4)
- Ian Hindle (4)
- Mike Caroline (1)
- Ian Darling (0)
- Paul Henderson(Res) (0)
- Brian Clark(Res) (0)
World Championship Preliminary Round, Crayford, April 17th 1979
- Mike Sampson (15)
- Colin Richardson (14)
- Bernie Leigh (13)
- Eric Dugard (12)
- Barney Kennett (10)
- Martin Yeates (9)
- Laurie Etheridge (8)
- Steve Naylor (8)
- Hughie Saunders (7)
- Karl Fiala (6)
- Graham Clifton (5)
- Sean Willmott (5)
- Alan Sage (4)
- Paul Woods (2)
- Paul Gilbert (1)
- Ian Robertson (1)
Tour Matches
Reading 52 v 26 Getingarna
John Davis/Terry Betts (12)..Anders Michanek (8)
Weymouth 37.5 v 40.5 Getingarna
Bob Coles (9)...Tommy Nilsson (11)
Weymouth 26 v 52 Red Star
Doug Underwood (8)..Vaclav Verner/Zdenek Kudrna (12)
Big Wins
Exeter 54 v 24 Poole
Steve Koppe (11)..Danny Kennedy (7)
Wimbledon 56 v 22 Sheffield
Stefan Salomonsson/Edward Jancarz (12)..Doug Wyer (7)
Hull 51 v 27 Coventry
Ivan Mauger (12)..Ole Olsen (10)
Poole 50 v 28 Leicester
Malcolm Simmons/Danny Kennedy/Neil Middleditch (9)..John Titman (14)
Oxford 53 v 24 Ellemere Port
George Hunter (12)..Steve Finch (7)
Peterborough 51 v 27 Crayford
Nigel Flatman (11)...Laurie Etheridge (11)
Workington 54 v 23 Scunthorpe
Ian Hindle/Andy Margarson (11)..Arthur Browning (10)
Mildenhall 52 v 26 Oxford
Ray Bales (14)...George Hunter/Les Rumsey (7)