W/E OCTOBER 15TH 1988

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

NLRC winner Troy Butler

Rear

Glasgow team photo

News

• Jan O Pedersen is crowned BLRC champion
• The SCB confirm a rider failed a drugs test at the World Pairs Final. The Speedway Star claims three riders were tested with Kelvin Tatum and Hans Nielsen returning negative results - the third rider is named as Mitch Shirra
• Wolves' Preben Eriksen hints he may retire at the end of the season
• Klaus Lausch wins the German Championship after a run-off with Tommy Dunker
• Danish riders agree to race at weekends in their country's Superleague following a lucrative new TV deal
• Erik Gundersen is named SWAPA rider of the year. Mark Loram wins the Young Rider title
• Australian promoters propose an interstate team competition for their forthcoming season
• Swindon stage their 21st anniversary meeting to celebrate their 1967 league win. A bumper crowd saw the championship winners defeated by an All Stars team lead by top scorers Terry Betts and Ray Wilson

Major Meetings

BLRC, Belle Vue

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Big Wins

Wolves 64 v 26 Bradford

Sam Ermolenko (13+2)..Neil Evitts (9)

Cradley 62 v 28 Sheffield

Jan O Pedersen (12)..Shawn Moran (7)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.94
• Kelvin Tatum (Coventry) 10.37
• Tommy Knudsen (Coventry) 10.26
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.05
• Jan O Pedersen (Cradley) 9.73

League 2

• Steve Schofield (Poole) 10.38
• Mark Loram (Hackney) 10.33
• Mel Taylor (Mildenhall) 10.15
• Kenny McKinna (Glasgow) 10.11
• Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 9.99

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Coventry..37..30..2..5..79
• Belle Vue..36..23..1..12..58
• Reading..37..19..3..15..53
• Cradley..35..20..1..14..52
• Oxford..37..18..6..13..52

League 1 Bottom 5

• Swindon..37..16..1..20..41
• Wolves..36..13..2..21..33
• King's Lynn..35..12..2..21..31
• Ipswich..37..13..0..24..30
• Bradford..35..8..0..27..18

League 2 Top 5

• Hackney..28..24..2..2..50
• Poole..28..19..1..8..39
• Eastbourne..29..17..2..11..36
• Wimbledon..29..17..2..10..36
• Berwick..30..17..2..11..36

League 2 Bottom 5

• Exeter..30..12..0..18..24
• Mildenhall..29..10..1..18..21
• Rye House..29..8..1..20..17
• Middlesbrough..29..7..1..21..15
• Long Eaton..29..7..0..22..14