Post by bod on Jan 12, 2020 0:10:00 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
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Gary Havelock and Andy Smith
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Four Team Champions Reading and Edinburgh
News
- Gary Havelock and Andy Smith qualify for the World Final from the Lonigo semi-final. Smith was initially meeting reserve but stepped up to replace the injured Gert Handberg who withdrew after the meeting parade
- Exeter make a shock work-permit application for Czech veteran and club legend Vaclav Verner
- Reading and Edinburgh clinch the respective division fours titles at finals day in Peterborough.Both clubs finish two points clear of their nearest rivals, Wolves and Swindon
- Long Eaton suffer a blow as Carl Blackbird announces his retirement from the sport
- Reading look to introduce 28-year-old Swede Kenneth Nystrom
Major Meetings
World Championship Semi-Final, Lonigo
- Hans Nielsen (13)
- Billy Hamill (13)
- Greg Hancock (12)
- Leigh Adams (11)
- Gary Havelock (9)
- Armando Castagna (9)
- Gerd Riss (9)
- Andy Smith (8)
- Brian Karger (8)
- Martin Dugard (7)
- Antonin Kasper (6)
- John Jorgensen (6)
- Zoltan Hajdu (6)
- Slawomir Drabik (2)
- Vaclav Milik (1)
- Piotr Paluch (0)
- Robert Nagy(Res) (0)
Big Wins
Coventry 42 v 66 Wolves
Hans Nielsen (11)...Ronnie Correy/Sam Ermolenko (14+1)
Sheffield 68 v 40 Oxford
Roman Matousek (12)..Tony Langdon (14)
Belle Vue 71 v 37 Arena-Essex
Bobby Ott (15)...Ronnie Correy(G) (9)
Bradford 69 v 39 Ipswich
Paul Bentley/Simon Wigg (14+2)..Tony Rickardsson (14)
Glasgow 68 v 40 Newcastle
Mick Powell (13)...Mark Thorpe (12)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Sam Ermolenko (Wolves) 11.16
- Per Jonsson (Reading) 10.29
- Hans Nielsen (Coventry) 10.15
- Greg Hancock (Cradley) 9.94
- Ronnie Correy (Wolves) 9.57
League 2
- Robert Nagy (Glasgow) 10.32
- Jan Staechmann (Long Eaton) 10.24
- Jason Crump (Swindon) 10.15
- Paul Thorp (Newcastle) 9.90
- Mick Poole (Peterborough) 9.63
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Wolves..22..15..0..7..40
- Coventry..22..12..2..8..32
- Bradford..21..13..1..7..31
- Eastbourne..20..11..1..8..30
- Arena-Essex..21..12..0..9..29
League 1 Bottom 5
- Reading..20..9..1..10..23
- Poole..19..9..0..10..20
- Cradley..20..8..0..12..17
- Ipswich..19..6..0..13..14
- King's Lynn..20..3..3..14..10
League 2 Top 5
- Glasgow..22..17..1..4..44
- Long Eaton..21..14..0..7..35
- Peterborough..19..13..0..6..33
- Swindon..20..12..1..7..29
- Middlesbrough..22..12..0..10..28
League 2 Bottom 5
- Edinburgh..20..8..0..12..23
- Newcastle..22..9..2..11..23
- Exeter..21..8..0..13..18
- Sheffield..21..7..0..14..17
- Oxford..21..4..0..17..10