W/E AUGUST 8TH 1981

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Phil Crump

Inside Front

Mike Sampson

Inside Rear

John Cook

Rear

Roger Johns

News

• Bo Petersen is banned fortwo weeks by the DMU for signing in after the deadline for the Inter-Continental Final
• Kenny Carter will challenge Gordon Kennett for the Golden Helmet in August
• England name a squad of Jessup, Morton, Carter and Lee for the World Team Cup Final in Olching
• Dan McCormick states Wolves are highly unlikely to run in 1982 owing to losses of over £1,000 per meeting
• Swindon sign ex-Sheffield Swede Lennart Bengtsson
• Exeter's Keith Wright breaks a leg
• Reading search for a replacement for John Davis. Approaches to Anders Michanek, Peter Collins and Bob Kilby are all rejected.

Big Wins

Edinburgh 62 v 16 Workington

Neil Collins/Dave Trownson (11)..Wayne Jackson (9)

Stoke 56 v 22 Scunthorpe

Pete Smith/Rod North (10)..Kevin Teager (8)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Bruce Penhall (Cradley) 11.27
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.69
• Chris Morton (Belle Vue) 10.38
• Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.38
• Phil Crump (Swindon) 10.35

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Cradley..14..13..0..1..26
• Belle Vue..15..10..1..4..21
• Coventry..15..10..0..5..20
• Swindon..16..10..0..6..20
• King's Lynn..14..7..2..5..16

League 1 Bottom 5

• Hull..11..4..1..6..9
• Wimbledon..15..4..1..10..9
• Eastbourne..11..3..2..6..8
• Hackney..8..3..0..5..6
• Poole..15..2..1..12..5

League 2 Top 5

• Edinburgh..21..17..0..4..34
• Glasgow..24..17..0..7..34
• Weymouth..22..14..1..7..29
• Middlesbrough..17..14..0..3..28
• Newcastle..20..14..0..6..28

League 2 Bottom 5

• Berwick..20..6..0..14..12
• Scunthorpe..26..4..1..21..9
• Rye House..18..4..0..14..8
• Milton Keynes..26..4..0..22..8
• Workington..25..4..0..21..8