Post by bod on Oct 11, 2016 11:47:47 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Midlesbrough's Rob Woffinden in action
Inside Front
British Junior Champion Peter Carr
Inside Rear
Wimbledon's Brad Oxley
Rear
Jens Rasmussen of Hackney
News
- Cradley star Bruce Penhall announces he is quitting British League speedway to pursue an acting career in Hollywood
- Halifax's Merv Janke breaks both wrists
- Danish prospect Jan O Pedersen pledges himself sign for Cradley for 1983
- Reading are hot on the heels of a mystery Swedish signing
- Slick tracks are being blamed for the recent increase in serious and fatal accidents
- Ipswich rider John Cook walks out on the club citing a loss of enthusiasm
Major Meetings
World Team Cup Final, White City
[li]Kelly Moran (10)[/li]
[li]Bruce Penhall (10)[/li]
[li]Bobby Schwartz (9)[/li]
[li]Shawn Moran (8)[/li]
[li]Scott Autrey (0)[/li]
Denmark 24
[li]Hans Nielsen (11)[/li]
[li]Erik Gundersen (7)[/li]
[li]Preben Eriksen (4)[/li]
[li]Tommy Knudsen (1)[/li]
[li]Ole Olsen (1)[/li]
West Germany 18
[li]Karl Maier (7)[/li]
[li]Egon Muller (5)[/li]
[li]Georg Hack (5)[/li]
[li]Georg Gilgenreiner (1)[/li]
[li]Alois Wiesboch (0)[/li]
Czechoslovakia 17
[li]Ales Dryml (7)[/li]
[li]Vaclav Verner (6)[/li]
[li]Jiri Stancl (4)[/li]
[li]Petr Ondrasik (0)[/li]
[li]Antonin Kasper (0)[ /li]
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Big Wins
Newcastle 72 v 24 Crayford
Joe Owen (15)...Barry Thomas (9)
Milton Keynes 59 v 37 Stoke
Keith White/Nigel Sparshott (15)..Rod North/Ian Robertson (12)
Weymouth 62 v 34 Exeter
Simon Wigg/Martin Yeates (15)..Andy Campbell/Keith Millard (11)
Long Eaton 70 v 26 Oxford
Alan Molyneux (15)...Colin Ackroyd (8)
Ipswich 54 v 24 Swindon
Billy Sanders (15)..Phil Crump (9)
Middlesbrough 60 v 36 Peterborough
Steve Wilcock (13)...Mick Hines/Andy Hines (12)
Glasgow 62 v 34 Scunthorpe
Kenny McKinna (15)..Mike Wilding (9)
Belle Vue 53 v 25 Wimbledon
Chris Morton (12)...Malcolm Simmons (8)
Mildenhal 68 v 28 Glasgow
Carl Baldwin (14)...Steve Lawson (9)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Kenny Carter (Halifax) 10.76
- Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.64
- Bruce Penhall (Cradley) 10.59
- Hans Nielsen (Birmingham) 10.21
- Alan Grahame (Cradley) 10.21
League 2
- Simon Wigg (Weymouth) 11.12
- Joe Owen (Newcastle) 10.89
- Bob Garrad (Rye House) 10.56
- Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.23
- Rod Hunter (Newcastle) 10.13
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Cradley..17..14..0..3..28
- Belle Vue..19..14..0..5..28
- Coventry..20..12..2..6..26
- Swindon..19..10..1..8..21
- Sheffield..17..8..1..8..17
League 1 Bottom 5
- Eastbourne..15..6..2..7..14
- King's Lynn 20..6..2..12..14
- Birmingham..15..4..1..10..9
- Hackney..10..4..1..5..9
- Poole..18..2..3..13..7
League 2 Top 5
- Newcastle..26..21..0..5..42
- Mildenhall..26..18..1..7..37
- Middlesbrough..25..18..1..6..37
- Ellesmere Port..25..18..0..7..36
- Rye House..22..16..0..6..32
League 2 Bottom 5
- Edinburgh..21..9..0..12..18
- Stoke..28..8..1..19..17
- Oxford..22..5..2..15..12
- Scunthorpe..23..4..2..17..10
- Crayford..23..5..0..18..10