W/E SEPTEMBER 24TH 1977

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Colin Richardson

Inside Front

Tom Owen

Inside Rear

John Jackson

Rear

Martin Yeates in action

News

• Gordon Kennett considers taking out a Danish licence as he is frustrated by lack of England opportunities
• Egon Muller wins the German Championship.
• Frits Koppe is new Dutch Champion after winning the final from Rudy Muts
• Martin Ashby, Phil Crump and Ivan Mauger are all injured in a rain affected BL Pairs Championship at Sheffield
• Dan McCormack claims Bernt Persson will not appear for Cradley again after further issues with the Swede's availability
• Jiri Stancl retains the Czech Championship, his seventh win in eight years
• Boguslaw Nowak is the new Polish title holder following a win in the final held at his home Gorzow circuit
• The memorial fund for Kevin Holden closes with a total of £14,600 raised for his widow Tina and their children
• Birmingham bid to bring unsettled Bristol man Phil Herne back to the Midlands
• Halifax open talks with Poole about signing Eric Broadbelt

Major Meetings

World Team Cup Final, Wroclaw

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Big Wins

Edinburgh 52 v 25 Teesside

Steve Mcdermott (15)..Nigel Close (8)

Ellemere Port 61 v 17 Newport

John Jackson/Phil Collins (11)..Mike Broadbank (10)

Cradley 55 v 23 Hackney

Steve Bastable (14)..Keith White (10)

Eastbourne 59 v 19 Stoke

Colin Richardson/Mike Sampson (12)..Stuart Mountford (8)

Rye House 59 v 19 Newport

Ted Hubbard/Bob Garrad (12)..Mike Broadbank/Cliff Anderson (6)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.07
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 10.93
• Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.62
• Anders Michanek (Cradley) 10.35
• Dave Jessup (Reading) 10.34

League 2

• Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.10
• Colin Richardson (Eastbourne) 10.73
• Martin Yeates (Oxford) 10.70
• John Jackson (Ellesmere Port) 10.27
• Mike Sampson (Eastbourne) 10.08

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• White City..30..24..1..5..49
• Exeter..29..20..3..6..43
• Ipswich..30..20..1..9..41
• Belle Vue..29..17..2..10..36
• Reading..26..17..2..7..36

League 1 Bottom 5

• Halifax..32..11..0..21..22
• Bristol..26..10..0..16..20
• Hackney..28..8..1..19..17
• Birmingham..29..7..0..22..14
• Leicester..32..5..0..27..10

League 2 Top 5

• Eastbourne..34..27..0..7..54
• Rye House..31..19..3..9..41
• Ellesmere Port..33..19..2..12..40
• Peterborough..32..20..0..12..40
• Newcastle..31..18..1..12..37

League 2 Bottom 5

• Edinburgh..32..13..0..19..26
• Weymouth..35..11..3..21..25
• Oxford..29..11..1..17..23
• Berwick..29..8..1..20..17
• Stoke..29..8..0..21..16