Post by bod on Nov 21, 2018 22:56:55 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Michael Lee fronts the World Final edition
Inside Front
Billy Sanders
Inside Rear
Ivan Mauger
Rear
Ole Olsen, Peter Collins, Kelly Moran and Dave Jessup
News
- Billy Sanders is set to rejoin Ipswich in a shock transfer move which also sees Steve Bastable replace the Australian at Birmingham
- Michael Lee, Peter Collins and Ole Olsen are 3/1 co-favourites for this weekend's World Final in Chorzow
- Birmingham will lose Finn Ari Koponen for the last month of the season after he is called up for the Finnish Army
- Reading give an extended trial to Peterborough man Nigel Couzens
Major Meetings
Fourth Test, Cradley, August 22nd 1979
[li]Peter Collins (17)[/li]
[li]Dave Jessup (16)[/li]
[li]Phil Collins (11)[/li]
[li]John Davis (10)[/li]
[li]Alan Grahame (8)[/li]
[li]Michael Lee (8)[/li]
[li]Chris Morton (2)[/li]
Australasia 36
[li]Phil Crump (12)[/li]
[li]Larry Ross (6)[/li]
[li]John Boulger (6)[/li]
[li]John Titman (6)[/li]
[li]Bruce Cribb (5)[/li]
[li]John McNeill (1)[/li]
[li]Mitch Shirra (0)[/li]
[li]Phil Herne (0)[/li]
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Big Wins
Birmingham 28 v 50 Belle Vue
Billy Sanders (9)...Les Collins/Emil Sova (11)
Exeter 55 v 23 Wolves
Scott Autrey/Vaclav Verner (11)..Jimmy McMillan (7)
Scunthorpe 25 v 53 Rye House
Phil White (12)...Karl Fiala (12)
Newcastle 51 v 26 Canterbury
Tom Owen (15)...Barney Kennett (8)
Peterborough 55 v 23 Edinburgh
Richard Greer (12)...Dave Trownson/Steve Lomas (7)
Weymouth 56 v 21 Edinburgh
Malcolm Shakespeare/Brian Woodward (12)...Ivan Blacka (7)
Hull 51 v 27 Wimbledon
Dennis Sigalos (13)...Roger Johns (9)
Boston 50 v 28 Mildenhall
Dave Allen (11)...Mick Hines (10)
Oxford 57 v 21 Workington
George Hunter (15)...Brian Havelock (6)
Glasgow 51 v 27 Ellesmere Port
Colin Caffrey (13)...Steve Finch (14)
Coventry 51 v 27 Sheffield
Ole Olsen (15)...Reg Wilson (11)
Berwick 53 v 25 Peterborough
Wayne Brown (14)...Dave Gooderham (11)
Oxford 54 v 23 Edinburgh
George Hunter (12)...Roger Lambert (10)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Hull) 10.96
- Scott Autrey (Exeter) 10.91
- John Davis (Reading) 10.41
- Phil Crump (Swindon) 10.39
- Hans Nielsen (Wolves) 10.26
League 2
- Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.04
- George Hunter (Oxford) 10.77
- Dave Perks (Nottingham) 10.35
- Les Rumsey (Oxford) 10.33
- Ray Bales (Mildenhall) 10.18
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Coventry..28..21..0..7..42
- Hull..23..16..1..6..33
- Cradley..21..15..0..6..30
- King's Lynn..25..14..1..10..29
- Exeter..21..14..0..7..28
League 1 Bottom 5
- Sheffield..22..8..2..12..18
- Reading..18..8..0..10..16
- Ipswich..22..7..2..13..16
- Hackney..25..7..1..17..15
- Leicester..23..5..0..18..10
League 2 Top 5
- Rye House..21..19..0..2..38
- Mildenhall..20..16..0..4..32
- Oxford..21..14..1..6..29
- Berwick..26..14..1..11..29
- Glasgow..22..14..0..8..28
League 2 Bottom 5
- Edinburgh..25..11..0..14..22
- Canterbury..25..9..2..14..20
- Weymouth..26..8..1..17..17
- Boston..23..6..2..15..14
- Scunthorpe..19..0..0..19..0