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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Hans Nielsen
Inside Front
Frank Auffret
Inside Rear
John Davis and Larry Ross
Rear
Rye House team photo
News
- Michael Lee and Peter Collins lead the qualifiers for the World Final in September. 1978 runner-up Gordon Kennett crashes out of the Inter-Continental Final with only 5 points
- King's Lynn threaten disciplinary action as Michael Lee walks out of the Stars' league meeting at Reading following a tapes exclusion
- Sheffield sign unknown American youngster Tommy Morley
- Coventry's league title bid suffers a blow as both Mitch Shirra and Alan Molyneux suffer broken bones
- Jiri Stancl is once again crowned Czech Champion with fellow Prague riders Zdenek Kudrna and Petr Ondrasik completing the rostrum
- Andy Grahame is named as the latest challenger to Tom Owen for the Silver Helmet title
Major Meetings
Inter-Continental Final, White City, August 5th 1979
- Michael Lee (14)
- Peter Collins (14)
- Finn Thomsen (10)
- Dave Jessup (10)
- Ivan Mauger (10)
- Ole Olsen (9)
- Kelly Moran (8)
- Billy Sanders (8)
- John Titman (8)
- Larry Ross (7)
- Kai Niemi (6)
- Gordon Kennett (5)
- John Davis (4)
- Bobby Schwartz (2)
- Hans Nielsen (2)
- Malcolm Simmons(Res) (2)
- Jan Andersson (1)
Third Test, Ipswich, August 1st 1979
[li]Michael Lee (16)[/li]
[li]Dave Jessup (11)[/li]
[li]Peter Collins (9)[/li]
[li]John Louis (7)[/li]
[li]Kevin Jolly (7)[/li]
[li]Joe Owen (7)[/li]
[li]Gordon Kennett (2)[/li]
[li]Malcolm Simmons (1)[/li]
Australasia 48
[li]Phil Crump (17)[/li]
[li]Billy Sanders (15)[/li]
[li]Larry Ross (9)[/li]
[li]Danny Kennedy (6)[/li]
[li]Steve Koppe (1)[/li]
[li]Bruce Cribb (0)[/li]
[li]Gary Guglielmi (0)[/li]
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Big Wins
Newcastle 50 v 28 Stoke
Tom Owen (12)...Ian Gledhill (10)
Rye House 60 v 18 Boston
Kevin Smith (15)...Rob Hollingworth (9)
Weymouth 53 v 25 Boston
Bob Coles (11)...Rob Hollingworth (11)
Hull 57 v 21 Ipswich
Joe Owen (11)...Kevin Jolly (9)
Midlesbrough 56 v 22 Stoke
Steve Wilcock/Malcolm Corradine (12)...Billy Burton (8)
Oxford 50 v 28 Peterborough
Les Rumsey (15)...Andy Hines (9)
Eastbourne 50 v 28 Sheffield
Gordon Kennett (12)...Reg Wilson/Laurie Etheridge(G) (9)
Ellesmere Port 56 v 22 Stoke
John Jackson/Steve Finch (12)...Billy Burton/Stuart Mountford (5)
Workington 50 v 28 Canterbury
Brian Havelock/Mark Dickinson (9)...Mike Ferreira (12)
King's Lynn 50 v 28 Coventry
Michael Lee (11)...Ole Olsen (11)
Rye House 51 v 27 Newcastle
Karl Fiala (12)...Tom Owen (13)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Hull) 10.85
- Scott Autrey (Exeter) 10.75
- John Davis (Reading) 10.64
- Phil Crump (Swindon) 10.41
- Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.14
League 2
- Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.19
- George Hunter (Oxford) 10.73
- Dave Perks (Nottingham) 10.65
- Ray Bales(Mildenhall) 10.37
- Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.22
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Coventry..24..17..0..7..34
- Hull..20..14..0..6..28
- King's Lynn..22..13..1..8..27
- Cradley..19..13..0..6..26
- Swindon..21..11..1..9..23
League 1 Bottom 5
- Sheffield..17..7..2..8..16
- Reading..16..7..0..9..14
- Hackney..21..6..1..14..13
- Ipswich..15..5..1..9..11
- Leicester..19..4..0..15..8
League 2 Top 5
- Ellesmere Port..20..13..0..7..26
- Mildenhall..15..12..0..3..24
- Rye House..14..12..0..2..24
- Milton Keynes..23..12..0..11..24
- Oxford..17..11..1..5..23
League 2 Bottom 5
- Canterbury..21..7..2..12..16
- Stoke..20..7..1..12..15
- Weymouth..20..6..1..13..13
- Boston..19..4..2..13..10
- Scunthorpe..17..0..0..17..0