W/E OCTOBER 30TH 1982

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Crayford pair Mike Spinks and Laurie Etheridge

Inside Front

Wimbledon's Kai Niemi

Inside Rear

Bruce Cribb of Berwick

Rear

Danish legend Ole Olsen

News

• The British League invite Middlesbrough to move up in 1983. Wally Martin, the Tigers' promoter, says costs make it unlikely
• Belle Vue's Ian Thomas distances himself from the vacant England job
• Marvyn Cox contemplates moving up to the BL in '83
• A two-page Speedway Star article discusses how Speedway can get out of its current financial crisis, coupled with dwindling attendances
• Long Eaton's Nicky Allott breaks a number of bones in a crash
• King's Lynn target both Peter Collins and Gordon Kennett for next season
• Canterbury's Barney Kennett breaks a wrist
• A takeover at King's Lynn nears completion
• Glasgow express doubts over their ability to run in 1983

Big Wins

Crayford 69 v 26 Ellesmere Port

Barry Thomas (15)...Steve Finch (9)

Berwick 59 v 37 Glasgow

Steve McDermott (12)..Kenny McKinna (14)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Kenny Carter (Halifax) 11.07
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.78
• Hans Nielsen (Birmingham) 10.46
• Bruce Penhall (Cradley) 10.39
• Bobby Schwartz (Reading) 10.11

League 2

• Joe Owen (Newcastle) 11.09
• Simon Wigg (Weymouth) 10.67
• Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.40
• 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..26..20..0..6..40
• Coventry..28..16..2..10..34
• Ipswich..27..15..2..10..32
• Sheffield..14..3..11..31

League 1 Bottom 5

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

League 2 Top 5

• Newcastle..36..30..0..6..60
• Ellesmere Port..36..25..0..11..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
• Crayford..35..12..0..23..24
• Scunthorpe..36..11..2..23..24
• Stoke..36..11..1..24..23
• Oxford..36..7..3..26..17