W/E OCTOBER 22ND 1977

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

John Louis leads Jimmy McMillan

Inside Front

Louis Carr

Inside Rear

Terry Kelly of Berwick

Rear

Keith White

News

• Ole Olsen is BLRC Champion with a fifteen-point maximum at Belle Vue
• White City are crowned BL Champions with a 43-35 win at Wolves
• Mike Bast retains the USA title by a point from Bruce Penhall and brother Steve Bast
• Peterborough score an impressive 47-30 victory at West German club Rodenbach. Brian Clark and Andy Hines top score for the Panthers
• Exeter move to include Jan Verner in their 1978 line-up following the release of Austrian Walter Grubmuller
• Dan McCormick defers plans by 12-months to reintroduce speedway to Long Eaton

Major Meetings

British League Riders' Championship, Belle Vue, October 15th 1977

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Big Wins

Exeter 53 v 25 Ipswich

Scott Autrey (11)..Tony Davey (8)

Newcastle 51 v 27 Ellesmere Port

Tom Owen (13)...Phil Collins (15)

Hackney 50 v 28 Swindon

Mitch Shirra(G) (12)..Bob Kilby (11)

Ellesmere Port 51 v 27 Newcastle

Phil Collins (12)...Phil Kynman (11)

Berwick 51 v 27 Teesside

Graham Jones (11)...Pete Reading/Steve Wilcock/Alan Emerson (6)

King's Lynn 50 v 27 Ipswich

Terry Betts (11)...John Louis (10)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 10.96
• Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.65
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 10.64
• Anders Michanek (Cradley) 10.35
• Billy Sanders (Ipswich) 10.35

League 2

• Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.06
• Colin Richardson (Eastbourne) 10.70
• Martin Yeates (Oxford) 10.62
• John Jackson (Ellesmere Port) 10.25
• Mike Sampson (Eastbourne) 10.18

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• White City..34..26..1..7..53
• Exeter..34..23..3..8..49
• Ipswich..35..24..1..10..49
• Reading..33..23..2..8..48
• Belle Vue..32..19..2..11..40

League 1 Bottom 5

• Bristol..32..14..0..18..28
• Wolves..3..14..0..19..28
• Halifax..36..12..0..24..24
• Birmingham..35..8..0..27..16
• Leicester..36..6..0..30..12

League 2 Top 5

• Eastbourne..36..29..0..7..58
• Rye House..35..23..3..9..49
• Ellesmere Port..35..21..2..12..44
• Canterbury..35..22..0..13..44
• Peterborough..36..22..0..14..44

League 2 Bottom 5

• Edinburgh..36..15..0..21..30
• Workington..36..14..1..21..29
• Weymouth..36..11..3..22..25
• Berwick..36..11..1..24..23
• Stoke..36..9..0..27..18