Post by bod on Oct 29, 2018 14:39:44 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Ivan Mauger
Inside Front
Ted Howgego
Inside Rear
Berwick's Graham Jones
Rear
John Davis
News
- Tragedy at Hackney as home rider Vic Harding is killed and Eastbourne's Steve Weatherley is paralysed in a horrific accident during Heat 16 of an Inter League Fours meeting
- Sheffield's Henny Kroeze and Cradley star Erik Gundersen both suffer broken legs in crashes at Lanshut and Wolves respectively
- Australia and Poland are victorious in the World Pairs Semi-Finals in Germany and Yugoslavia
- Jan Andersson is crowned Nordic Champion after defeating Hans Nielsen in a run-off
- Eighteen-year-old Kenny Carter earns a call-up to the England side to take on Denmark at Halifax
- Danish teen Hans Nielsen is named as Golden Helmet challenger for July
- Erik Gundersen, Marek Kepa and Josef Aigner win European Junior Championship qualifying rounds, none if which have an British entries
- Roger Jones continues searches for a new track in South Wales after being told the sport has no future at Somerton Park, Newport. Llanelli and Cardiff are being scouted as possible venues
- Canterbury's Brendan Shilleto announces his retirement from the sport
Major Meetings
World Pairs Semi-Final, Landshut, June 9th 1979
[li]Phil Crump (15)[/li]
[li]John Titman (13)[/li]
Finland 23
[li]Kai Niemi (15)[/li]
[li]Ila Teromaa (8)[/li]
England 20
[li]Michael Lee (13)[/li]
[li]Gordon Kennett (7)[/li]
Sweden 15
[li]Jan Andersson (8)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (7)[/li]
West Germany 14
[li]Georg Hack (12)[/li]
[li]Waldemar Bacik (2)[/li]
Holland 13
[li]Rudy Muts (8)[/li]
[li]Frits Koppe (5)[/li]
Norway 13
[li]Tormod Langli (10)[/li]
[li]Reidar Eide (3)[/li]
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World Pairs Semi-Final, Ljubljana, June 10th 1979
[li]Edward Jancarz (16)[/li]
[li]Zenon Plech (10)[/li]
New Zealand 25
[li]Ivan Mauger (13)[/li]
[li]Larry Ross (12)[/li]
USA 23
[li]Bruce Penhall (14)[/li]
[li]Kelly Moran (9)[/li]
Czechoslovakia 18
[li]Jiri Stancl (11)[/li]
[li]Jan Verner (7)[/li]
Hungary 15
[li]Istvan Sziracky (11)[/li]
[li]Laszlo Meszaros (4)[/li]
Austria 13
[li]Adi Funk (10)[/li]
[li]Hubert Szerecz (3)[/li]
Yugoslavia 6
[li]Franc Zagar (5)[/li]
[li]Vlado Kocuvan (1)[/li]
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Nordic Final, Norkopping
- Jan Andersson (13)
- Hans Nielsen (13)
- Finn Thomsen (12)
- Ole Olsen (12)
- Kai Niemi (9)
- Ila Teromaa (9)
- Bo Petersen (8)
- Bernt Persson (8)
- Anders Michanek (7)
- Mike Lohmann (6)
- Reidar Eide (6)
- Ake Fridell (5)
- Rolf Gramstad (5)
- Richard Hellsen (3)
- Olli Turkia (2)
- Ove Olsen (2)
- Lars-Ake Andersson(Res) (0)
Big Wins
Edinburgh 59 v 19 Scunthorpe
Bert Harkins/Steve Lomas (10)..Phil White (10)
Berwick 60 v 18 Scunthorpe
Steve McDermott (11)..Arthur Browning/Stuart Cope (8)
Mildenhall 53 v 25 Ellesmere Port
Mick Hines (12)...Louis Carr (8)
Oxford 52 v 26 Middlesbrough
George Hunter (12)...Steve Wilcock (14)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger(Hull) 11.17
- Scott Autrey (Exeter) 11.08
- Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 10.74
- John Davis (Reading)10.48
- Edward Jancarz (Wimbledon) 10.29
League 2
- Dave Perks (Nottingham) 11.08
- Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.07
- Ray Bales (Mildenhall) 10.84
- Mick Hines (Mildenhall) 10.53
- George Hunter (Oxford) 10.40
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Coventry..12..9..0..3..18
- Wimbledon..9..7..1..1..15
- Cradley..9..6..0..3..12
- Swindon..12..6..0..6..12
- King's Lynn..10..6..0..4..12
League 1 Bottom 5
- Sheffield..7..3..1..3..7
- Hackney..8..3..1..5..7
- Halifax..6..2..0..4..4
- Belle Vue..12..1..2..9..4
- Leicester..6..0..0..6..0
League 2 Top 5
- Mildenhall..7..6..0..1..12
- Milton Keynes..9..6..0..3..12
- Edinburgh..9..6..0..3..12
- Workington..10..5..1..4..11
- Ellesmere Port..9..5..0..4..10
League 2 Bottom 5
- Peterborough..6..3..0..3..6
- Weymouth..9..2..0..7..4
- Boston..8..1..1..6..3
- Rye House..3..1..0..2..2
- Scunthorpe..11..0..0..11..0