W/E OCTOBER 8TH 1977

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Ian Cartwright leads

Inside Front

Graham Drury

Inside Rear

Graham Banks

Rear

Ila Teromaa and Doug Wyer

News

• Speedway looks set to return to Long Eaton in 1978
• Wimbledon apply to extend the season to enable them to stage all of their BL home meetings
• Hull transfer-list American Mike Curoso

Major Meetings

Big Wins

Exeter 56 v 21 Poole

Ivan Mauger (12)..Nigel Boocock(G) (8)

Poole 55 v 23 Bristol

Eric Broadbelt (15)..Phil Herne/Nigel Boocock (7)

Wimbledon 51 v 27 Hackney

Edward Jancarz/Mick Hines (12)..Barry Thomas (12)

Oxford 51 v 27 Workington

Martin Yeates (12)..Ian Hindle (10)

Oxford 58 v 19 Newport

Mick Handley (12)..Brian Woodward (7)

Stoke 52 v 26 Berwick

Tim Nunan (11)...Graham Jones (12)

Cradley 53 v 25 White City

Bruce Cribb (15)...Gordon Kennett/Kai Niemi (9)

Boston 57 v 21 Poole

Carl Glover (12)..Nicky Allott (13)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.07
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 10.84
• Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.62
• Dave Jessup (Reading) 10.43
• Billy Sanders (Ipswich) 10.43

League 2

• Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.13
• Colin Richardson (Eastbourne) 10.72
• Martin Yeates (Oxford) 10.69
• John Jackson (Ellesmere Port) 10.20
• Mike Sampson (Eastbourne) 10.16

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• White City..33..26..1..6..53
• Exeter..33..22..3..8..47
• Ipswich..31..21..1..9..43
• Reading..29..19..2..8..40
• Belle Vue..30..18..2..10..38

League 1 Bottom 5

• Bristol..30..12..0..18..24
• Wolves..30..12..0..18..24
• Halifax..34..12..0..22..24
• Birmingham..32..7..0..25..14
• Leicester..36..6..0..30..12

League 2 Top 5

• Eastbourne..35..28..0..7..56
• Rye House..34..22..3..9..47
• Ellesmere Port..34..20..2..12..42
• Peterborough..34..21..0..13..42
• Newcastle..34..20..1..13..41

League 2 Bottom 5

• Oxford..33..14..1..18..33
• Workington..36..14..1..21..29
• Weymouth..36..11..3..22..25
• Berwick..35..10..1..24..21
• Stoke..34..9..0..25..18