Post by bod on Dec 7, 2016 13:01:25 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Chris Cobby of Arena-Essex
Rear
Danish star Hans Nielsen
News
- Barry Briggs turns down a request to race for NZ in the World Pairs Final
- Randy Green and Derek Richardson both dislocate shoulders in crashes
- NL bosses refuse Newcastle permission to re-open with three open meetingsin 1988
- Ove Fundin agrees to ride in the upcoming Golden Greats meeting at Coventry
Major Meetings
World Pairs Final, Bradford, July 31st 1988
[li]Hans Nielsen (27)[/li]
[li]Erik Gundersen(18)[/li]
England 41
[li]Kelvin Tatum (21)[/li]
[li]Simon Cross (20)[/li]
USA 39
[li]Shawn Moran (23)[/li]
[li]Sam Ermolenko (16)[/li]
New Zealand 32
[li]Mitch Shirra (24)[/li]
[li]Alan Rivett (8)[/li]
Sweden 29
[li]Jimmy Nilsen (17)[/li]
[li]Per Jonsson (12)[/li]
Hungary 25
[li]Antal Kocso (15)[/li]
[li]Zoltan Adorjan (10)[/li]
Italy 21
[li]Armando Castagna (17)[/li]
[li]Valentino Furlanetto (4)[/li]
West Germany 21
[li]Gerd Riss (17)[/li]
[li]Tommy Dunker (4)[/li]
Poland 17
[li]Piotr Swist (9)[/li]
[li]Roman Jankowski (8)[/li]
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Big Wins
Reading 63 v 27 Bradford
Tony Olsson (14+1)...Sean Willmott (10)
Poole 62 v 34 Glasgow
David Biles (15)..David Blackburn (12)
Belle Vue 61 v 29 Bradford
Chris Morton (13+2)..Sean Willmott (8)
Peterborough 67 v 29 Rye House
Craig Hodgson (14)...Jens Rasmussen (15)
Coventry 57 v 33 Bradford
Kelvin Tatum (15)...Gary Havelock/Sean Willmott (8)
Eastbourne 64 v 32 Berwick
Gordon Kennett (15)...Charlie McKinna (11)
Rye House 61 v 34 Exeter
Jens Rasmussen (15)..Mike Spink {G}(10+1)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 11.00
- Tommy Knudsen (Coventry) 10.42
- Kelvin Tatum (Coventry) 10.09
- Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 9.92
- Shawn Moran (Sheffield) 9.86
League 2
- Andy Galvin (Hackney) 10.85
- Mark Loram (Hackney) 10.73
- Mel Taylor (Mildenhall) 10.54
- Steve Schofield (Poole) 10.18
- Mark Courtney (Berwick) 10.08
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Coventry..27..23..1..3..59
- Cradley..27..15..1..11..40
- Oxford..27..12..6..9..37
- Belle Vue..24..14..1..9..36
- Reading..25..12..2..11..33
League 1 Bottom 5
- Swindon..23..8..1..14..21
- Wolves..25..8..2..15..21
- Ipswich..21..9..0..12..20
- Sheffield..21..7..2..12..16
- Bradford..20..5..0..15..10
League 2 Top 5
- Hackney..18..16..1..1..33
- Berwick..19..12..0..7..24
- Wimbledon..17..11..1..5..23
- Poole..17..11..1..5..23
- Peterborough..17..10..1..6..21
League 2 Bottom 5
- Glasgow..18..6..1..11..13
- Rye House..17..6..0..11..12
- Exeter..20..6..0..14..12
- Long Eaton..15..3..0..12..6
- Middlesbrough..14..2..0..12..4