Post by bod on Nov 16, 2016 12:16:30 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
King's Lynn's Allan Johansen
Rear
Mildenhall team photo
News
- Simon Wigg clinches the British Championship as both Jeremy Donacaster and Gary Havelock crash out of the World Championship chase
- Hungarian Antal Kocso wins a World Championship Continental quarter-final in Norden, Germany
- Stoke's Bobby Duncan announces his retirement
- Alun Rossiter faces a Control Board hearing following his suspension from the recent Swindon v Cradley meeting
- Sheffield try to tempt David Bargh back into the saddle
- Exeter sign Richard Green and terminate Paul Evitts' contract
- Berwick secure a new sponsorship deal with Federation Brewery
- Rye House announce that Peter Schroeck can leave the club
- Wolves sign Peter Glanz to replace fellow Dane Lars Munkedal
- Eastbourne's Andy Buck is fined following his walk-out during Eastbourne's clash with Hackney
Major Meetings
British Final, Coventry
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2578/1988-british-final
World Pairs Semi-Final, Abensberg
[li]Hans Nielsen (23)[/li]
[li]Erik Gundersen (22)[/li]
New Zealand 41
[li]Mitch Shirra (24)[/li]
[li]David Bargh (17)[/li]
West Germany 40
[li]Gerd Riss (25)[/li]
[li]Karl Maier (15)[/li]
Poland 34
[li]Piotr Swist (19)[/li]
[li]Roman Jankowski (15)[/li]
Czechoslovakia 31
[li]Roman Matousek (17)[/li]
[li]Antonin Kasper (14)[/li]
Finland 31
[li]Kai Niemi (21)[/li]
[li]Olli Tyrvainen (10)[/li]
Bulgaria 18
[li]Nicolai Manev (9)[/li]
[li]Angel Eftimov (9)[/li]
Norway 16
[li]Tor Einar Hjelm (16)[/li]
[li]Ingar Skoglund (0)[/li]
Holland 15
[li]Robert Jan Munnecom (8)[/li]
[li]Rene Elzinga (7)[/li]
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Big Wins
Middlesbrough 63 v 33 Long Eaton
Mark Fiora (18)...Keith White (10)
Peterborough 65 v 31 Berwick
Ian Barney (15)...Mark Courtney (11)
Arena-Essex 73 v 22 Exeter
Martin Goodwin (15)...Dave Trownson (10)
Mildenhall 63 v 33 Exeter
Mel Taylor (13+2)...Richard Green (11)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 11.25
- Tommy Knudsen (Coventry) 10.56
- Kelvin Tatum (Coventry) 10.42
- Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.15
- Jan Andersson (Reading) 10.00
League 2
- Andy Galvin (Hackney) 10.45
- Steve Schofield (Poole) 10.45
- Mel Taylor (Mildenhall) 10.45
- Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 10.43
- Mark Loram (Hackney) 10.40
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Coventry..16..14..0..2..34
- Cradley..16..9..1..6..25
- Oxford..14..7..4..3..21
- Reading..12..7..2..3..18
- Ipswich..11..8..0..3..17
League 1 Bottom 5
- Wolves..15..4..2..9..11
- Swindon..14..4..1..9..11
- Belle Vue..12..5..0..7..10
- Sheffield..12..3..2..7..8
- Bradford..13..3..0..10..6
League 2 Top 5
- Hackney..7..7..0..0..14
- Peterborough..8..6..0..2..12
- Edinburgh..8..5..0..3..10
- Berwick..8..5..0..3..10
- Poole..6..4..0..2..8
League 2 Bottom 5
- Rye House..6..2..0..4..4
- Middlesbrough..6..1..0..5..2
- Glasgow..5..1..0..4..2
- Long Eaton..5..0..0..5..0
- Exeter..7..0..0..7..0