W/E JUNE 6TH 1992 | Speedway riders, history and results

W/E JUNE 6TH 1992 Jan 14, 2019 13:12:18 GMT 1

Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Kelvin Tatum

Rear

Poole V Coventry action

News

Kelvin Tatum wins the Commonwealth Final of the World Championship for a fourth time
Martin Dugard is out of England's World Pairs line-up after breaking a collarbone in his second ride during the Commonwealth Final. Dugard continued to race in great pain and qualified with nine points
Around £26,000 worth of takings from the Commonwealth Final are stolen from King's Lynn promoter Bill Barker's house
Paul Thorp is named as Dugard's replacement in the Pairs semi-final in Norden
Russian Viktor Gaidym wins a World U-21 Championship qualifier at Mariestad, Sweden. Mikael Karlsson and Hans Clausen made up the rostrum
Bohumil Brhel and Sandor Tihanyi win World Championship Qualifying Rounds at Zarnovica and Stralsund respectively
Milton Keynes suffer a blow as Dane Peter Glanz suffers long-term injuries, including a shattered thigh
Sheffield promoter Cliff Carr looks to adopt an attendance-related pay policy for the riders in an attempt to keep the club alive
Poole react to a poor early season by axing Andy Phillips and Slawomir Drabik in favour of Alastair Stevens and new Swede Jorgen Johansson

Major Meetings

Commonwealth Final, King's Lynn

Big Wins

Edinburgh 60 v 30 Sheffield

Les Collins (14)...Peter Carr (11+1)

Berwick 68 v 22 Mildenhall

David Blackburn (14+1)..Mel Taylor (9)

Averages - Top 5

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

League 1 Bottom 5