W/E SEPTEMBER19TH 1998

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Speedway Star Cover Men

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Glenn Cunningham

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PLRC Action

News

• Billy Hamill and Greg Hancock claim World Team Cup victory for the USA at a rainy Vojens
• Glenn Cunningham continues his stellar season with victory in the PLRC
• Belle Vue are considering a drop into the second flight,citing the FIM impacton the fixture list
• Stoke are considering givong a trial to German World U-21 finalist Stefan Bachhuber

Major Meetings

PLRC, Sheffield, September 13th 1998

• Peter Carr (14)
• Glenn Cunningham (13)
• Carl Stonehewer (12)
• Nicki Pedersen (11)
• Craig Watson (10)
• Leigh Lanham (9)
• Paul Bentley (8)
• Paul Pickering (7)
• Frank Smart (7)
• Scott Smith (6)
• Lee Richardson (6)
• David Walsh (4)
• Paul Thorp (3)
• Martin Dixon (3)
• Steve Masters (3)
• Derrol Keats(Res) (3)
• Mick Powell (1)

World Team Cup Final, Vojens, September 11th 1998

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/8571/1998-world-team-cup-final

Big Wins

Swindon 56 v 34 King's Lynn

Leigh Adams (17+1)...Shane Parker (12+1)

Newport 56 v 33 Sheffield

Anders Henriksson (16+2)..Carl Stonehewer (12)

Exeter 57 v 33 Stoke

Mark Simmonds (11)..Paul Pickering (17)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Tony Rickardsson (Ipswich) 10.40
• Billy Hamill (Coventry) 9.96
• Chris Louis (Ipswich) 9.35
• Greg Hancock (Coventry) 9.33
• Tomasz Gollob (Ipswich) 9.22

League 2

• Carl Stonehewer (Sheffield) 10.19
• Nicki Pedersen (Newcastle) 10.02
• Lee Richardson (Reading) 9.96
• Paul Thorp (Hull) 9.79
• Glenn Cunningham (Peterborough) 9.72

League Tables

League 1

• Ipswich..29..24..0..5..61
• Belle Vue..30..19..0..11..48
• Coventry..29..16..1..12..42
• Eastbourne..31..15..0..16..37
• Wolves..29..14..1..14..36
• Swindon..31..14..1..16..36
• Oxford..29..12..2..15..30
• Poole..28..9..0..19..22
• King's Lynn..32..8..1..23..18

League 2 Top 5

• Peterborough..21..15..2..4..42
• Reading..24..16..0..8..42
• Exeter..22..14..1..7..36
• Sheffield..20..12..0..8..29
• Newport..23..10..3..10..29

League 2 Bottom 5

• Newcastle..22..9..3..10..24
• Edinburgh..20..8..0..12..20
• Arena-Essex..20..6..2..12..16
• Berwick..22..6..1..15..15
• Stoke..21..3..0..18..7