Post by bod on Oct 20, 2016 22:32:28 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Oxford's Simon Cross in action
Inside Front
Les Collins and Bruce Penhall do battle
Inside Rear
Les Collins
Rear
World Team champions USA
News
- Swindon's Martin Hewlett suffers a suspected stroke following his team's victory over Birmingham
- Rye House rider Andy Fines breaks a leg for the third time in a year
- Halifax sign young Swede Mats Olsson
- Oxford release Ian Gledhill following poor scores
- Exeter sign Leicester junior Mitchell Barker
- Poole's Vaclav Verner is arrested after punching a fan at Eastbourne
- Poole express an interest in Simon Wigg for 1983
Big Wins
Long Eaton 59 v 37 Crayford
Alan Molyneux (14)...Trevor Banks (10)
Ellesmere Port 60 v 36 Oxford
Steve Finch (15)...Ashley Pullen (15)
Belle Vue 52 v 26 Reading
Peter Collins (12)...Bobby Schwartz (9)
Eastbourne 54 v 24 Poole
Ron Preston (12)...Neil Middleditch (9)
Boston 59 v 37 Edinburgh
Steve Lomas (15)..Dave Trownson (12)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Kenny Carter (Halifax) 10.94
- Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.67
- Hans Nielsen (Birmingham) 10.42
- Bruce Penhall (Cradley) 10.39
- Bobby Schwartz (Reading) 10.14
League 2
- Joe Owen (Newcastle) 10.97
- Simon Wigg (Weymouth) 10.67
- Rod Hunter (Newcastle) 10.29
- Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.16
- Bob Garrad (Rye House) 10.14
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Belle Vue..25..20..0..5..40
- Cradley..22..17..0..5..34
- Sheffield..25..13..3..9..29
- Coventry..23..13..2..8..28
- Ipswich..20..12..1..7..25
League 1 Bottom 5
- Eastbourne..23..7..3..13..17
- Hackney..19..7..3..9..17
- Halifax..21..7..1..13..15
- Birmingham..19..6..1..12..13
- Poole..24..3..3..18..9
League 2 Top 5
- Newcastle..30..25..0..5..50
- Ellesmere Port..33..24..0..9..48
- Middlesbrough..34..22..1..11..45
- Mildenhall..30..20..1..9..41
- Rye House..30..20..0..10..40
League 2 Bottom 5
- Edinburgh..29..12..0..17..24
- Scunthorpe..31..10..2..19..22
- Stoke..34..9..1..24..19
- Crayford..31..8..0..23..16
- Oxford..31..6..2..23..14