W/E SEPTEMBER 11TH 1993

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Tomasz Gollob

Rear

World Champion Sam Ermolenko with his fans

News

• League leaders Wolves suffer a major blow as Ronnie Correy is badly injured in Sweden. A back injury is likely to keep Correy out of the saddle for 18 months
• Per Jonsson wins the Swedish Championship with 13-points at Linkoping. Jonsson has some good fortune as Tony Rickardsson suffers a puncture whilst leading his third ride and wins his other four races
• Arena-Essex sign Neville Tatum to replace the injured Andy Galvin
• David Blackburn may have ridden his last race for Sheffield after withholding his services for two meetings
• Poole sign flamboyant American veteran John Cook. Cook last rode in Britain for Ipswich in 1985

Big Wins

Arena-Essex 72 v 36 Coventry

Josh Larsen (14+1)...Hans Nielsen (14)

Ipswich 67 v 41 Coventry

Chris Louis (14)...Hans Nielsen (14)

Arena-Essex 68 v 40 King's Lynn

Josh Larsen (14+1)...Henrik Gustafsson (12+1)

King's Lynn 74 v 34 Eastbourne

Mark Loram/Richard Knight (13+1)..Martin Dugard (13+1)

Swindon 67 v 41 Sheffield

Jason Crump (15)...Peter Carr (11)

Glasgow 71 v 37 Newcastle

Robert Nagy (16+1)..Paul Thorp (14)

Rye House 66 v 41 Peterborough

Jens Rasmussen (12)..Alan Mogridge (14)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Sam Ermolenko (Wolves) 11.25
• Per Jonsson (Reading) 10.54
• Hans Nielsen (Coventry) 10.00
• Greg Hancock (Cradley) 9.74
• Ronnie Correy (Wolves) 9.53

League 2

• Jason Crump (Swindon) 10.49
• Robert Nagy (Glasgow) 10.24
• Jan Staechmann (Long Eaton) 10.17
• Paul Thorp (Newcastle) 10.00
• Mark Thorpe (Newcastle) 9.60

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Wolves..30..20..0..10..54
• Eastbourne..30..17..1..12..45
• Belle Vue..17..1..13..44
• Arena-Essex..31..17..0..14..41
• Reading..30..16..1..13..40

League 1 Bottom 5

• Coventry..31..13..2..16..35
• Poole..29..12..0..17..27
• King's Lynn..30..9..4..17..25
• Ipswich..28..10..0..18..23
• Cradley..25..10..0..15..22

League 2 Top 5

• Glasgow..34..24..1..9..65
• Long Eaton..32..20..0..12..48
• Peterborough..32..18..0..14..46
• Swindon..31..19..1..11..46
• Newcastle..34..19..2..13..46

League 2 Bottom 5

• Midlesbrough..32..17..0..15..38
• Edinburgh..28..13..0..15..35
• Sheffield..31..11..0..20..26
• Exeter..31..9..0..22..20
• Oxford..32..6..0..26..15