Post by bod on Jan 2, 2019 12:56:45 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Armando Castagna and Per Jonsson
Rear
Peterborough team photo
News
- 20 British World title winners are invited to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate all British World Champions during the 40-year reign of Queen Elizabeth
- Swindon sign Kelly Moran from Belle Vue. The American immediately sours the relationship by failing to arrive for the Robins' meeting at Reading
- Poole's bid to sign Shawn Moran is thwarted due to John Perrin reinstates the American to the Belle Vue team
- Tony Olsson breaks Scott Autrey's long-standing track record at Exeter. Autrey had set his figure in July 1979
- Rene Aas and Andreas Bossner win the last two Continental World Championship Preliminary Rounds in Austria and Yugoslavia respectively
Major Meetings
World Championship British Semi-Final, Cradley
- Gary Havelock (15)
- Martin Dugard (14)
- Sean Wilson (11)
- Andy Smith (10)
- Joe Screen (10)
- Graham Jones (10)
- Marvyn Cox (9)
- Kelvin Tatum (9)
- Alan Grahame (8)
- Daz Sumner (7)
- Troy Pratt (5)
- Martin Goodwin (5)
- Wayne Carter (3)
- Nigel Crabtree (3)
- Carl Blackbird (1)
- Simon Cross (0)
- Andy Meredith(Res) (0)
- Mark Robinson(Res) (0)
World Championship British Semi-Final, Ipswich
- Chris Louis (15)
- Mark Loram (12)
- Jeremy Doncaster (11)
- David Mullett (10)
- Paul Thorp (9)
- Dean Barker (9)
- Simon Wigg (8)
- Alun Rossiter (8)
- David Norris (8)
- David Blackburn (6)
- Richard Green (6)
- Dean Standing (6)
- Steve Schofield (5)
- Richard Knight (5)
- Paul Bentley (2)
- Andy Grahame (0)
- David Walsh(Res) (0)
Big Wins
Wolves 56 v 34 Reading
Sam Ermolenko (15)..Per Jonsson (10+1)
Poole 58 v 32 Eastbourne
Marvyn Cox (13+1)..Andy Grahame (11)
Belle Vue 56 v 34 Bradford
Joe Screen (14)...Gary Havelock (15)
Edinburgh 62 v 28 Sheffield
Michael Coles (15)...Neil Evitts (10)
Peterborough 57 v 32 Newcastle
Mick Poole (15)...Mark Thorpe (10)
Berwick 58 v 32 Edinburgh
Richard Knight (15)..Les Collins (11+1)
Wolves 58 v 31 Coventry
Sam Ermolenko (15)..John Jorgensen (9+1)