W/E SEPTEMBER 15TH 1979

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Finn Thomsen

Inside Front

John Titman

Inside Rear

Kevin Jolly

Rear

Bruce Cribb

News

• Reports of a possible takeover at Cradley have been dismissed by promoter Dan McCormick
• Nottingham rider Nigel Wasley is critically ill after a blood disorder develops after surgery on a broken leg and hip sustained at Station Road
• Birmingham team manager Arthur Rushton resigns after the club suffer four home defeats in five meetings
• Swindon expect to sign Czech World Final reserve Petr Ondrasik this week
• America is being touted as a possible World Final venue within the next three years and the first to break the current England, Swedenand Poland rota
• Sheffield's American newcomer Tommy Morley suffers a broken wrist at Poole

Big Wins

Newcastle 54 v 24 Boston

Robbie Blackadder (13)..Rob Hollingworth (7)

Oxford 58 v 20 Stoke

Les Rumsey (15)...Chris Turner (6)

Glasgow 52 v 26 Boston

Steve Lawson/Derek Richardson (12)..Dave Allen (9)

Ellesmere Port 56 v 22 Weymouth

Steve Finch (12)...Bob Coles (8)

Cradley 52 v 26 Ipswich

Bruce Penhall (10)..Billy Sanders (15)

Mildenhall 55 v 23 Glasgow

Rob Henry/Mel Taylor (11)..Derek Richardson (9)

Rye House 53 v 25 Canterbury

Karl Fiala (12)...Tim Hunt (8)

Averages - Top 5

League 2

• Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.09
• George Hunter (Oxford) 10.92
• Dave Perks (Nottingham) 10.38
• Ray Bales (Mildenhall) 10.29
• Les Rumsey (Oxford) 9.98

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Coventry..29..21..0..8..42
• Hull..27..19..2..6..40
• Cradley..24..17..0..7..34
• Exeter..24..16..0..8..32
• King's Lynn..26..15..1..10..31

League 1 Bottom 5

• Birmingham..29..9..2..18..20
• Sheffield..27..9..2..16..20
• Hackney..27..8..1..18..17
• Ipswich..27..7..2..18..16
• Leicester..27..7..0..20..14

League 2 Top 5

• Rye House..26..22..0..4..44
• Mildenhall..22..18..0..4..36
• Oxford..25..17..1..7..35
• Berwick..30..16..2..12..34
• Glasgow..28..16..0..12..32

League 2 Bottom 5

• Workington..27..13..1..13..27
• Edinburgh..29..12..0..17..24
• Weymouth..29..8..1..20..17
• Boston..28..7..2..19..16
• Scunthorpe..22..0..0..22..0