W/E SEPTEMBER 10TH 1988

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

New World Champion Erik Gundersen

Rear

Jan O Pedersen and Hans Nielsen in action

News

• Erik Gundersen clinches his third world title in a run-off against rival Hams Nielsen
• Bradford's Rob Pfetzing breaks hos left shoulder and thumb in a crash at Odsal
• Bo Petersen quits King's Lynn after rejecting a revised pay deal
• Paul Woods of Rye House badley breaks an ankle
• Mitch Shirra hands Reading a written transfer request
• Alastair Stevens joins Milton Keynes from Wimbledon
• Newcastle scrap plans to hold a series of Open Meeting in 1988

Major Meetings

World Final, Vojens

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Big Wins

Poole 64 v 32 Exeter

Steve Schofield/Craig Boyce (13+1)..Steve Regeling (11)

Eastbourne 62 v 34 Milton Keynes

Gordon Kennett (15)...Mark Carlson (9+1)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.89
• Kelvin Tatum (Coventry) 10.27
• Tommy Knudsen (Coventry) 10.17
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.03
• Jan O Pedersen (Cradley) 9.73

League 2

• Mark Loram (Hackney) 10.75
• Steve Schofield (Poole) 10.22
• Mel Taylor (Mildenhall) 10.17
• Andy Galvin (Hackney) 10.12
• Kenny McKinna (Glasgow) 10.08

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Coventry..33..27..1..5..68
• Oxford..35..17..6..12..48
• Belle Vue..30..18..1..11..46
• Cradley..31..18..1..12..46
• Reading..32..16..2..14..43

League 1 Bottom 5

• King's Lynn..27..11..2..14..28
• Sheffield..29..12..2..15..28
• Wolves..31..10..2..19..26
• Ipswich..28..9..0..19..21
• Bradford..27..7..0..20..15

League 2 Top 5

• Hackney..23..21..1..1..43
• Poole..24..16..1..7..33
• Berwick..28..16..1..11..33
• Eastbourne..23..14..1..8..29
• Wimbledon..22..14..1..7..29

League 2 Bottom 5

• Glasgow..25..8..2..15..18
• Mildenhall..23..8..1..14..17
• Rye House..23..7..0..17..14
• Long Eaton..21..6..0..15..12
• Middlesbrough..22..3..0..19..6