Post by bod on Feb 14, 2019 13:07:09 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
League Champons Reading
Rear
Peterborough team photo
News
- Reading reclaim the Division 1 title after a comfortable home win over Coventry
- Bradford deny Reading a double as they comfortably claim victory in the KOC Final. The Racers do claim a second trophy however as the see off Poole to win the BSPA Cup
- Tommy Knudsen announces his intention to quit British speedway and concentrate on World Championship and European league meeetings
- Former Hackney boss Len Silver is to take charge at Eastbourne with immediate effect. It is a return to speedway promoting for Silver for the first time since 1985
- Glasgow legend Steve Lawson is ready to hang up his leathers after a 19-year career
- Swindon finish bottom of Division 1 for the second successive season and once again face the threat of relegation to Division 2
- Exeter boss Colin Hill calls for a revised rider pay policy to prevent further clubs being forced to close after the demise of Mildenhall and Milton Keynes this year
- British bosses are threatening to lead a breakaway from the FIM after the Grand Prix system gets the thumbs up despite Sweden, Denmark and the UK all voting against it
Big Wins
Peterborough 60 v 30 Rye House
Jason Crump (13)...Jens Rasmussen (12)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.25
- Sam Ermolenko (Wolves) 10.17
- Per Jonsson (Reading) 10.15
- Leigh Adams (Swindon) 9.55
- Marvyn Cox (Poole) 9.41
League 2
- Richard Knight (Berwick) 10.31
- Martin Goodwin (Rye House) 10.13
- Jan Staechmann (Long Eaton) 9.93
- Neil Evitts (Sheffield) 9.71
- David Bargh (Newcastle) 9.53
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Reading..22..17..1..4..44
- Poole..24..15..2..7..38
- Wolves..24..14..1..9..38
- Belle Vue..24..14..1..9..37
- Bradford..23..14..0..9..35
League 1 Bottom 5
- Oxford..24..8..4..12..24
- King's Lynn..21..8..0..13..22
- Arena-Essex..24..7..0..17..17
- Eastbourne..24..6..2..16..15
- Swindon..24..5..2..17..14
League 2 Top 5
- Peterborough..20..14..0..6..35.5
- Berwick..20..12..1..7..32
- Glasgow..19..11..0..8..29.5
- Newcastle..20..11..0..9..29
- Rye House..18..12..0..6..28
League 2 Bottom 5
- Edinburgh..20..8..0..12..21
- Long Eaton..20..7..2..11..20
- Sheffield..20..9..1..10..20
- Stoke..19..7..0..12..18
- Middlesbrough..20..6..0..14..14