Post by bod on Nov 25, 2019 13:31:24 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
British U-21 Championship Rostrum
Rear
Martin Goodwin, Jan Pedersen and Paul Whittaker
News
- British Speedway uses Wembley to announce a tie-up with the Variety Club of Great Britain which will see various events and free admission to meetings for disadvantaged children
- World Championship shocks as both Kelvin Tatum, Simon Cross and Simon Wigg all fail to qualify from the British Semi-Finals
- Joe Screen is crowned as British U-21 Champion after a comfortable victory in the final at Long Eaton
- World Championship rounds throughout Europe are won by Csaba Hell, Jacek Rempala, Marvyn Cox and Gregor Pintar
- Ipswich's hopes to sign Claus Jacobsen are thwarted as the Dane injures his knee
- King's Lynn pull of a shock move by signing 47-year-old former world number two Malcolm Simmons
Major Meetings
World Championship British Semi-Final, Cradley
- Gary Havelock (14)
- Andy Smith (12)
- Alan Grahame (10)
- Troy Pratt (10)
- Joe Screen (9)
- Carl Stonehewer (9)
- Peter Carr (9)
- Sean Wilson (8)
- Graham Jones (8)
- Kelvin Tatum (7)
- Simon Cross (6)
- Andy Galvin (5)
- Simon Wigg (4)
- Ray Morton (4)
- Kenny McKinna (3)
- Neil Collins (1)
World Championship British Semi-Final, Ipswich
- David Norris (13)
- Chris Louis (13)
- Martin Dugard (13)
- Jeremy Doncaster (11)
- Richard Knight (11)
- Dave Mullett (9)
- Martin Goodwin (8)
- Les Collins (8)
- David Blackburn (7)
- Paul Thorp (6)
- Ben Howe (6)
- Eric Monaghan (5)
- Michael Coles(Res) (5)
- Scott Lamb (3)
- Andrew Silver (1)
- Lawrence Hare(Res) (1)
- Mark Loram (0)
- Steve Schofield (0)
British U-21 Final, Long Eaton
- Joe Screen (14)
- Carl Stonehewer (12)
- David Norris (12)
- Ben Howe (12)
- Garry Stead (11)
- Colin White (11)
- Scott Smith (10)
- Sean Tacey (7)
- Stephen Morris (7)
- Darren Pearson (6)
- Phil Morris (5)
- Paul Hurry (5)
- Glenn Cunningham (4)
- Chris Readshaw (3)
- Stuart Swales (1)
- Justin Elkins (0)
Big Wins
Wolves 68 v 39 Reading
Peter Karlsson (15)..Per Jonsson (14)
Bradford 67 v 41 Cradley
Kelvin Tatum/Gary Havelock (12+1)...Greg Hancock (12)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Sam Ermolenko (Wolves) 11.09
- Hans Nielsen (Coventry) 10.50
- Greg Hancock (Cradley) 10.25
- Per Jonsson (Reading) 9.63
- Gary Havelock (Bradford) 9.60
League 2
- Peter Carr (Sheffield) 11.29
- Mick Poole(Peterborough) 10.50
- Robert Nagy (Glasgow) 10.18
- Jason Crump (Swindon) 9.88
- Kieran McCullagh (Peterborough) 9.82
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Coventry..9..6..1..2..15
- Wolves..6..5..0..1..11
- Eastbourne..7..3..1..3..10
- Bradford..7..4..1..2..10
- Arena-Essex..6..4..0..2..9
League 1 Bottom 5
- Cradley..7..3..0..4..6
- King's Lynn..7..1..2..4..4
- Reading..5..1..1..3..3
- Ipswich..5..1..0..4..3
- Poole..3..0..0..3..0
League 2 Top 5
- Rye House..7..4..0..3..9
- Glasgow..4..3..1..0..7
- Long Eaton..5..3..0..2..7
- Peterborough..3..2..0..1..5
- Oxford..2..2..0..0..5
League 2 Bottom 5
- Edinburgh..4..1..0..3..3
- Sheffield..3..1..0..2..2
- Swindon..3..1..0..2..2
- Middlesbrough..3..1..0..2..2
- Newcastle..2..0..1..1..1