W/E JULY 9TH 1988

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Stoke star Nigel Crabtree

Rear

Wimbledon team photo

News

• Wimbledon protest over Mildenhall's use of returnee Dave Jessup in their KOC Quarter-Final
• Peterborough sign Sean Barker, brother of Eastbourne's Dean
• Ipswich sign Paolo Salvatelli to join fellow Italian Armando Castagna in the team
• Exeter recruit Rob Fortune from Peterborough
• Wolves announce ex-rider Bruce Cribb as their new coach

Big Wins

Wimbledon 59 v 37 Mildenhall

Kevin Jolly (14+1)...Dave Jessup (12)

Glasgow 65 v 31 Exeter

Steve Lawson (15)..Peter Jeffery (11+1)

Hackney 60 v 36 Poole

Andy Galvin (12+2)..Craig Boyce (12)

Berwick 65 v 30 Exeter

Charlie McKinna/Steve McDermott (15)..Alan Rivett (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.95
• Tommy Knudsen (Coventry) 10.35
• Kelvin Tatum (Coventry) 10.14
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 9.81
• Shawn Moran (Sheffield) 9.70

League 2

• Mark Loram (Hackney) 10.76
• Andy Galvin (Hackney) 10.67
• Mel Taylor (Mildenhall) 10.64
• Mark Courtney (Berwick) 10.32
• Steve Schofield (Poole) 10.00

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Coventry..23..19..1..3..49
• Oxford..23..11..6..6..33
• Cradley..22..12..1..9..32
• Belle Vue..21..12..1..8..31
• Reading..21..10..2..9..28

League 1 Bottom 5

• Ipswich..16..8..0..8..18
• Wolves..22..6..2..14..17
• Swindon..18..6..1..11..16
• Sheffield..17..5..2..10..12
• Bradford..17..5..0..12..10

League 2 Top 5

• Hackney..11..11..0..0..22
• Berwick..16..10..0..6..20
• Peterborough..14..9..0..5..18
• Wimbledon..13..8..0..5..16
• Stoke..9..7..0..2..14

League 2 Bottom 5

• Arena-Essex..9..5..0..4..10
• Rye House..12..4..0..8..8
• Exeter..15..3..0..12..6
• Long Eaton..12..2..0..10..4
• Middlesbrough..12..1..0..11..2