W/E APRIL 11TH 1981

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Joe Owen

Inside Front

Les Collins

Inside Rear

Swindon newcomer Bjorn Andersson

Rear

Mike Ferreira

News

• Bruce Penhall replaces Scott Autrey as USA team captain
• Kenny Carter suffers severe facial injuries in a crash at Halifax
• Ellesmere Port sign young Australian Rob Ashton
• Poole give a team opportunity to Dane Claes Jensen whilst they wait for Vaclav Verner to arrive
• Swindon veteran Bob Kilby confirms his retirement from racing. As well as Swindon, NL sides Stoke and Weymouth had been keen to sign him
• Stoke's Keith Evans ends his comeback after just one race claiming his nerve for racing had gone
• King's Lynn star Dave Jessup fails to arrive for their League Cup clash at Reading following a dispute with co-promoter Cyril Crane

Big Wins

Newcastle 55 v 23 Ellesmere Port

Robbie Blackadder (12)..Steve Finch (8)

Birmingham 35 v 61 Cradley

Ari Koponen (13)...Bruce Penhall/Alan Grahame (15)

Rye House 55 v 22 Scunthorpe

Peter Tarrant/Kelvin Mullarkey (11)..Kevin Teager (10)