Post by bod on Nov 29, 2018 12:11:36 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Billy Sanders
Inside Front
Bobby Garrad
Inside Rear
Colins Brothers
Rear
Weymouth team photo
News
- Coventry clinch the BL title after overcoming Hull in a winner-takes-all meeting at Brandon
- Peterborough part company with team manager Alec Ford after a pits bust-up involving Nigel Flatman and Paul Tapp
- Budding rider Jayne Cureton is banned from riding by the sports governing body and raises her case in court under the Sex Discrimination Act
- Hubert Fischbacher is crowned Austrian Champion after winning two of the three competition rounds
- Swindon's Norwegian rider Rolf Gramstad expresses a wish to leave the club and join either Poole or Reading
- The Lohmann brothers, Mike and Klaus, ask for a move from Halifax
- Reading offer Swedish star Jan Andersson a new two year contract
- Poole give a debut to new Polish rider Piotr Pyszny
Major Meetings
British League, Coventry, October 13th 1979
[li]Ole Olsen (12)[/li]
[li]Mitch Shirra (7)[/li]
[li]Tommy Knudsen (6)[/li]
[li]Kevin Hawkins (5)[/li]
[li]Alf Busk (4)[/li]
[li]Gary Guglielmi (4)[/li]
[li]Mick Bell (4)[/li]
Hull 36
[li]Ivan Mauger (12)[/li]
[li]Bobby Beaton (11)[/li]
[li]Joe Owen (7)[/li]
[li]Frank Auffret (4)[/li]
[li]Dennis Sigalos (2)[/li]
[li]Graham Drury (0)[/li]
[li]Graeme Stapleton (0)[/li]
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Fifth Test, Halifax, October 14th 1979
[li]John Davis (15)[/li]
[li]Reg Wilson (14)[/li]
[li]Kenny Carter (14)[/li]
[li]Ian Cartwright (10)[/li]
[li]Steve Bastable (9)[/li]
[li]Peter Colins (6)[/li]
Australasia 40
[li]Mitch Shirra (15)[/li]
[li]Larry Ross (8)[/li]
[li]Mike Farrell (8)[/li]
[li]Mick McKeon (7)[/li]
[li]John Boulger (1)[/li]
[li]Gary Guglielmi (1)[/li]
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Big Wins
Exeter 52 v 26 Wimbledon
Scott Autrey (12)..Larry Ross (12)
Coventry 50 v 28 Leicester
Ole Olsen (13)...John Titman (9)
Mildenhall 50 v 28 Ellesmere Port
Mel Taylor (12)...Steve Finch (9)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Scott Autrey (Exeter) 11.03
- Ivan Mauger (Hull) 10.55
- Phil Crump (Swindon) 10.33
- Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.33
- John Davis (Reading) 10.29
League 2
- Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.09
- George Hunter (Oxford) 10.98
- Dave Perks (Nottingham) 10.10
- Ray Bales (Mildenhall) 9.95
- Les Rumsey (Oxford) 9.92
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Coventry..34..26..0..8..52
- Hull..34..24..2..8..50
- King's Lynn..34..22..1..11..45
- Cradley..30..21..0..9..42
- Exeter..31..20..0..11..40
League 1 Bottom 5
- Birmingham..32..12..2..18..26
- Ipswich..32..10..2..20..22
- Eastbourne..34..10..2..22..22
- Leicester..34..10..0..24..20
- Hackney..34..9..1..24..19
League 2 Top 5
- Rye House..34..28..1..5..57
- Mildenhall..32..27..0..5..54
- Oxford..36..24..1..11..49
- Berwick..35..20..3..12..43
- Milton Keynes..35..20..0..15..40
League 2 Bottom 5
- Nottingham..34..13..1..20..27
- Edinburgh..3..13..1..21..27
- Boston..34..11..2..21..24
- Weymouth..35..9..1..25..19
- Scunthorpe..31..3..1..27..7