W/E SEPTEMBER 4TH 1982

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Wimbledon's Dave Jessup

Inside Front

Phil Collins of Cradley

Inside Rear

Ashley Pullen having a 'cuppa'

Rear

Phil Crump leads Andy Grahame and Dennis Sigalos

News

• Bruce Penhall clinches his second world title and quits speedway from the podium
• Weymouth duo Simon Wigg and Martin Yeates clinch the NL Pairs competition at Swindon
• Birmingham and Eastbourne stage an experimental challenge match using standard road tyres
• After a three-month delay, Ales Dryml arrives and scores a paid maximum on his Birmingham debut at Coventry
• British League bottom club Poole capture Swede Mikael Blixt
• Three British League teams reported as chasing Martin Dixon for 1983
• Swindon sign 17-year-old Keith Millard as team backup
• Peterborough believe they have unearthed a star in Aussie second-halfer Dale Watson

Major Meetings

World Final, L.A. Coliseum

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Big Wins

Newcastle 74 v 22 Oxford

Rod Hunter/Joe Owen (15)..Colin Ackroyd (8)

Weymouth 61 v 35 Middlesbrough

Simon Wigg (15)..Martin Dixon (9)

Long Eaton 68 v 28 Scunthorpe

Dave Perks/Nigel Close (13)..Mike Wilding (9)

Sheffield 52 v 26 Hackney

Dave Morton (9)...Bo Petersen (11)

Glasgow 64 v 31 Stoke

Kenny McKinna (15)..Rod North (11)

Mildenhall 66 v 30 Edinburgh

Mick Bates (15)...Benny Rourke (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.83
• Kenny Carter (Halifax) 10.76
• Bruce Penhall (Cradley) 10.39
• Hans Nielsen (Birmingham) 10.33
• Alan Grahame (Cradley) 10.18

League 2

• Simon Wigg (Weymouth) 10.95
• Joe Owen (Newcastle) 10.94
• Bob Garrad (Rye House) 10.36
• Rod Hunter (Newcastle) 10.14
• Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.09

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Cradley..19..16..0..3..32
• Belle Vue..20..15..0..5..30
• Coventry..22..13..2..7..28
• Sheffield..22..11..2..9..24
• Swindon..21..11..1..9..23

League 1 Bottom 5

• Halifax..17..7..0..10..14
• King's Lynn..21..6..2..13..14
• Hackney..13..6..1..6..13
• Birmingham..16..5..1..10..11
• Poole..21..2..3..16..7

League 2 Top 5

• Newcastle..27..22..0..5..44
• Ellesmere Port..28..21..0..7..42
• Mildenhal..27..19..1..7..39
• Middlesbrough..29..19..1..9..39
• Rye House..26..18..0..8..36

League 2 Bottom 5

• Peterborough..27..10..2..15..22
• Stoke..31..9..1..21..19
• Scunthorpe..28..7..2..19..16
• Crayford..25..6..0..19..12
• Oxford..26..5..2..19..12