Post by bod on Jan 28, 2019 12:27:41 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Joe Screen
Rear
Bradford team photo
News
- Martin Dugard is desperately unlucky as he misses out on a World Final place after finishing eighth in the Wiener Neustadt World Championship Semi-Final. Dugard suffered an engine failure in his second ride and then missed out due to Slawomir Drabik scoring enough to be the Pole seeded to the Wroclaw final, despite finishing only 11th
- Ole Olsen calls for revolutionary change in the sport and believes rider skill has been replaced by pure speed
- Sheffield sign Tony Langdon on loan from top-flight Poole
- Wolves bolster their tail by signing veteran Gordon Kennett from defunct Milton Keynes
- King's Lynn re-sign Kevin Brice to replace the Poole bound Alun Rossiter
- Coventry bid to try and sign unsettled Belle Vue rider Carl Stonehewer
Major Meetings
World Championship Semi-Final, Wiener Neustadt
- Gert Handberg (15)
- Sam Ermolenko (14)
- Tommy Knudsen (11)
- Rick Miller (10)
- Tony Rickardsson (10)
- Brian Karger (9)
- Mitch Shirra (9)
- Martin Dugard (7)
- Robert Nagy (7)
- Gerd Riss (7)
- Slawomir Drabik (7)
- Antonin Kasper (5)
- Jozsef Petrikovics (3)
- Einar Kyllingstad (3)
- Petr Vandirek (2)
- Zdenek Schneiderwind (1)
- Peter Nahlin(Res) (0)
Big Wins
Exeter 59 v 30 Long Eaton
Paul Fry (13+1)...Deon Prinsloo (7)
Newcastle 57 v 33 Rye House
Scott Norman/David Bargh (14+1)..Rob Ledwith (11)
Stoke 59 v 31 Exeter
Nigel Crabtree (15)..Paul Fry (13+2)
Newcastle 65 v 25 Exeter
Richard Juul (15)...Paul Fry (12)
Sheffield 63 v 27 Middlesbrough
Tony Langdon (14+11)..Steve Regeling (12)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.19
- Sam Ermolenko (Wolves) 10.14
- Ronnie Correy (Wolves) 10.03
- Per Jonsson (Reading) 9.76
- Marvyn Cox (Poole) 9.71
League 2
- Richard Knight (Berwick) 11.08
- Martin Goodwin (Rye House) 10.32
- Jan Staechmann (Long Eaton) 10.26
- David Bargh (Newcastle) 10.14
- Neil Evitts (Sheffield) 9.51
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Belle Vue..16..9..0..7..22
- Wolves..13..7..1..5..18
- Poole..14..7..2..5..18
- King's Lynn..12..6..0..6..16
- Bradford..11..6..0..5..15
League 1 Bottom 5
- Ipswich..7..4..1..2..9
- Oxford..12..3..2..7..9
- Swindon..11..3..2..6..9
- Eastbourne..14..3..2..9..8
- Arena-Essex..11..3..0..8..6
League 2 Top 5
- Newcastle..12..9..0..3..21
- Peterborough..11..9..0..2..21
- Berwick..13..8..1..4..20
- Glasgow..11..7..0..4..16
- Long Eaton..14..5..2..7..14
League 2 Bottom 5
- Rye House..10..6..0..4..13
- Exeter..13..5..0..8..12
- Sheffield..14..5..1..8..12
- Middlesbrough..15..4..0..11..9
- Stoke..12..2..0..10..5