W/E OCTOBER 23RD 1982

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Phil Collins and Chris Morton

Inside Front

Les Collins with his SWAPA award

Inside Rear

Cradley's Alan Grahame

Rear

Hackney Danes Finn Thomsen and Jens Rasmussen

News

• Belle Vue clinch the British League title
• Eastbourne transfer-list Gordon Kennett to save costs
• Middlesbrough drop their valuation of Martin Dixon to 15k
• Exeter release Aussie rider Keith Wright
• Newcastle hammer Ellesmere Port to clinch the NLKOC

Major Meetings

BLRC, Belle Vue, October 16th 1982

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Tour Match

Reading 48 v 30 Red Star Prague

Steve Gresham (12)..Jiri Stancl (11)

Big Wins

Newcastle 73 v 23 Ellesmere Port

Joe Owen (15)...Eric Monaghan (7)

Leicester 50 v 28 Wimbledon

Les Collins (12)...Kai Niemi (9)

Crayford 70 v 28 Stoke

Alan Sage/Barry Thomas (15)..Ian Robertson/Pete Smith (8)

Ellesmere Port 63 v 33 Mildenhall

Eric Monaghan (14)...Mick Bates (10)

Boston 62 v 34 Peterborough

David Gagen/Steve Lomas (13)..Andy Hines (12)

Berwick 72 v 24 Oxford

Bruce Cribb/Steve McDermott (15)..Gary Chessell/Kevin Smart (8)

Glasgow 63 v 32 Long Eaton

Steve Lawson/Kenny McKinna (15)..Nigel Close (14)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Kenny Carter (Halifax) 11.07
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.77
• Hans Nielsen (Birmingham) 10.49
• Bruce Penhall (Cradley) 10.39
• Dennis Sigalos (Ipswich) 10.15

League 2

• Joe Owen (Newcastle) 11.09
• Simon Wigg (Weymouth) 10.67
• Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.36
• Rod Hunter (Newcastle) 10.27
• Bob Garrad (Rye House)10.01

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Belle Vue..28..23..0..5..46
• Cradley..20..0..6..40
• Coventry..28..16..2..10..34
• Ipswich..26..15..2..9..32
• Sheffield..28..14..3..11..31

League 1 Bottom 5

• Hackney..26..10..3..13..23
• Eastbourne..26..9..3..14..21
• Halifax..27..10..1..16..21
• King's Lynn..27..8..3..16..19
• Poole..28..3..3..22..9

League 2 Top 5

• Newcastle..36..30..0..6..60
• Ellesmere Port..35..25..0..10..50
• Mildenhall..34..24..1..9..49
• Middlesbrough..36..24..1..11..49
• Weymouth..36..22..1..13..45

League 2 Bottom 5

• Canterbury..36..12..1..23..25
• Scunthorpe..36..11..2..23..24
• Stoke..36..11..1..24..23
• Crayford..34..11..0..23..22
• Oxford..35..7..3..25..21