Post by bod on Jul 24, 2023 21:24:20 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Sam Ermolenko
Rear
Peterborough
News
- Peterborough are crowned Premier League Champions after comfortably defeating Arena-Esseex at their East of England Showground home
- Ole Olsen suggests Grand Prix rounds should be held monthly and that British speedway should close down for the week they are scheduled
- Speedway is set to return to Workington in 1999 after an 18-year absence
- Kenny McKinna and Tony Olsson both bring the curtain down on lengthy careers with their final on-track appearances
- Swindon fail in a late-season bid to sign Norwegian star Rune Holta
Big Wins
Ipswich 56 v 34 Wolves
Chris Louis (16+2)..Mark Loram (11+2)
Peterborough 58 v 32 Arena-Essex
Nigel Sadler (14)...Leigh Lanham (14)
Edinburgh 56 v 33 Hull
Peter Carr (15)...Paul Bentley (10)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Tony Rickardsson (Ipswich) 10.31
- Billy Hamill (Coventry) 9.96
- Chris Louis (Ipswich) 9.38
- Greg Hancock (Coventry) 9.33
- Tomasz Gollob (Ipswich) 9.31
League 2
- Nicki Pedersen (Newcastle) 10.11
- Carl Stonehewer (Sheffield) 9.98
- Lee Richardson (Reading) 9.96
- Paul Thorp (Hull) 9.69
- Dave Mullett (Reading) 9.69
League Tables
League 1
- Ipswich..31..26..0..5..67
- Belle Vue..32..20..0..12..53
- Coventry..30..17..1..12..45
- Swindon..32..15..1..16..38
- Eastbourne..31..15..0..16..37
- Wolves..32..14..1..17..37
- Oxford..32..13..2..17..33
- Poole..30..10..0..20..24
- King's Lynn..32..9..1..22..18
League 2 Top 5
- Peterborough..24..16..2..6..46
- Reading..24..16..0..8..42
- Exeter..24..15..1..8..38
- Hull..24..15..0..9..36
- Sheffield..24..13..0..11..33
League 2 Bottom 5
- Edinburgh..23..10..0..13..26
- Newcastle..24..10..3..11..26
- Arena-Essex..24..8..2..14..20
- Berwick..24..7..1..16..17
- Stoke..23..3..0..20..7