Post by bod on Dec 30, 2023 19:06:57 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Hans Nielsen
Inside Front
Mike Ferreira
Inside Rear
George Hunter
Rear
Peter Collins
News
- Berwick's New Zealand star Wayne Brown is crowned National League Riders'Champion at Wimbledon
- Mildenhall announce team boss Ron Bagley will leave the club at the end of the season
- Coventry boss Peter Adams is to join Cradley for 1981
- Canterbury announce Reg Luckhurst as team manager to replace Maurice Morley
- Edinburgh sign Boston's unsettled rider Chris Turner
Major Meetings
National League Riders'Championship, Wimbledon, September 28th 1980
- Wayne Brown (14)
- Martin Yeates (12)
- Steve Finch (12)
- Gary Guglielmi (10)
- Paul Woods (10)
- Mike Ferreira (10)
- Mike Sampson (10)
- Rob Maxfield (8)
- Rod Hunter (6)
- Kelvin Mullarkey (6)
- Steve Wilcock (5)
- Andy Hines (5)
- Phil White (5)
- Ray Bales (4)
- Derek Harrison (2)
- Graham Knowler(Res) (1)
- Keith Yorke(Res) (0)
- Steve Lawson (DNA)
Big Wins
Reading 52 v 26 Eastbourne
Bobby Schwartz (12)..Gordon Kennett / Kai Niemi (9)
Newcastle 54 v 24 Stoke
Rod Hunter (13)...Billy Burton (9)
Crayford 58 v 20 Exeter
Laurie Etheridge / Steve Naylor (12)..John Barker / NigelBoocock /Martin Hewlett (4)
Crayford 50 v 28 Scunthorpe
Laurie Etheridge (10)..Kevin Teager (9)
Edinburgh 50 v 28 Glasgow
Neil Collins (11)...Alan Emerson (15)
Coventry 51 v 26 Birmingham
Mitch Shirra (12)...Finn Jensen (8)
King's Lynn 56 v 22 Hull
Michael Lee / Dave Jessup (12)..Dennis Sigalos (12)
Mildenhall 52 v 25 Oxford
Ray Bales / Ian Gledhill (11)..Bruce Cribb (9)
Rye House 63 v 15 Workington
Bobby Garrad (12)...Wayne Jackson (4)
Rye House 54 v 24 Weymouth
Bobby Garrad (11)...Martin Yeates (15)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Bo Petersen (Hackney) 10.89
- Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 10.61
- Bruce Penhall (Cradley) 10.60
- Hans Nielsen (Wolves) 10.51
- Dave Jessup (King's Lynn) 10.50
League 2
- Dave Perks (Oxford) 10.94
- David Gagen (Boston) 10.64
- Paul Woods (Crayford) 10.54
- Steve Wilcock (Middlesbrough) 10.44
- Mike Ferreira (Canterbury) 10.35
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Hackney..26..21..0..5..42
- Reading..27..20..1..6..41
- Coventry..29..19..2..8..40
- Belle Vue..28..19..0..9..38
- Ipswich..30..15..2..13..32
League 1 Bottom 5
- Leicester..25..12..0..13..24
- Birmingham..27..8..0..19..16
- Sheffield..30..7..0..23..14
- Eastbourne..28..6..1..21..13
- Wolves..24..5..1..18..11
League 2 Top 5
- Rye House..33..27..0..6..54
- Newcastle..32..25..1..6..51
- Middlesbrough..33..24..2..7..50
- Berwick..36..23..1..12..47
- Edinburgh..35..22..2..11..46
League 2 Bottom 5
- Oxford..33..13..1..19..27
- Weymouth..33..11..1..21..23
- Canterbury..34..9..3..22..21
- Milton Keynes..34..7..2..25..16
- Workington..35..2..0..33..4