W/E SEPTEMBER 24TH 1988

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Oxford's Martin Dugard

Rear

Erik Gundersen

News

• Coventry and Hackney are confirmed as British and National League champions respectively
• Rye House announce they are to close at the ens of the season
• Daily Mirror speedway journalist Graham Baker passes away after a long cancer battle
• Berwick rider Steve McDermott retires after a 13-year career
• German Karl Maier retains the World Longtrack title with a six-ride maximum

Big Wins

Exeter 59 v 37 Long Eaton

Alan Rivett (12+1)..Gary O'Hare (14+1)

Poole 62 v 34 Long Eaton

Steve Schofield (14)..Glenn Doyle (11)

Wimbledon 59 v 37 Long Eaton

Todd Wiltshire (14)..Alastair Stevens (14)

Sheffield 60 v 30 Swindon

Sean Wilson (13)...Brian Karger (11+1)

Glasgow 63 v 33 Milton Keynes

Kenny McKinna (15)...Trevor Banks (10)

Edinburgh 61 v 35 Mildenhall

Les Collins/Jamie Luckhurst (15)..Mel Taylor (13)

Stoke 63 v 33 Rye House

Derek Richardson (14+1)..Mark Lyndon (10)

Sheffield 58 v 32 King's Lynn

Neil Collins (11)...Richard Knight (12+1)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.91
• Kelvin Tatum (Coventry) 10.32
• Tommy Knudsen (Coventry) 10.18
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.03
• Jan O Pedersen (Cradley) 9.73

League 2

• Mark Loram (Hackney) 10.57
• Steve Schofield (Poole) 10.26
• Kenny McKinna (Glasgow) 10.19
• Mel Taylor (Mildenhall) 10.08
• Andy Galvin (Hackney) 10.02

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Coventry..35..28..2..5..73
• Belle Vue..34..21..1..12..53
• Oxford..36..18..6..12..51
• Reading..35..18..3..14..49
• Cradley..31..18..1..12..46

League 1 Bottom 5

• Sheffield..32..14..2..16..34
• King's Lynn..31..11..2..18..29
• Wolves..33..11..2..20..28
• Ipswich..32..11..0..21..25
• Bradford..32..8..0..24..18

League 2 Top 5

• Hackney..26..23..2..1..48
• Berwick..30..17..2..11..36
• Poole..25..17..1..7..35
• Eastbourne..28..16..2..10..34
• Wimbledon..27..15..2..10..32

League 2 Bottom 5

• Exeter..27..11..0..16..22
• Mildenhall..27..9..1..17..19
• Rye House..26..8..1..17..17
• Long Eaton..27..6..0..22..12
• Middlesbrough..25..5..1..19..11