W/E AUGUST 29TH 1981

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Brian Collins at the starting gate

Inside Front

Scott Autrey

Inside Rear

Swindon's Steve Gresham

Rear

Bo Petersen

News

• Bruce Penhall is 7-2 favourite with Corals to become World Champion in the upcoming Wembley final
• Stoke give a debut to Chesterfield youngster Russell Birks

Tour Match

Sandnes And Jaeren 22 v 56 Leicester

Trond Skretting (9)...Rolf Gramstad (10)

Big Wins

Coventry 53 v 25 Birmingham

Kevin Hawkins (11)..Andy Grahame (11)

Crayford 60 v 18 Scunthorpe

Alan Sage/Barry Thomas (10)..Tony Childs (6)

Weymouth 52 v 26 Ellesmere Port

Martin Yeates (12)..Billy Burton (9)

Oxford 62 v 15 Workington

Paul Evitts (12)..Wayne Jackson (8)

Peterborough 56 v 22 Milton Keynes

Richard Greer/Andy Fisher (11)..Bob Humphreys (9)

Cradley 50 v 28 Reading

Erik Gundersen (12)..Jan Andersson/Bobby Schwartz (11)

Berwick 55 v 23 Rye House

Rob Grant (11)...Kelvin Mullarkey (11)

Boston 57 v 21 Crayford

Steve Regeling/Dennis Mallett (12)..Barry Thomas (8)

Middlesbrough 54 v 24 Oxford

Mike Spink (11)...Derek Harrison (9)

Middlesbrough 63 v 15 Workington

Martin Dixon (12)...David Blackburn (4)

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Cradley..18..17..0..1..34
• Belle Vue..20..14..1..3..29
• Swindon..20..13..1..6..27
• Coventry..20..14..0..6..28
• Ipswich..17..12..1..4..25

League 1 Bottom 5

• Sheffield..19..6..0..13..12
• Eastbourne..15..5..3..7..15
• Wimbledon..19..5..1..13..11
• Poole..19..4..2..13..10
• Hackney..13..4..0..9..8

League 2 Top 5

• Glasgow..27..20..0..7..40
• Edinburgh..24..19..0..5..38
• Newcastle..24..18..0..6..36
• Weymouth..26..17..1..8..35
• Exeter..27..17..0..10..34

League 2 Bottom 5

• Berwick..24..8..0..16..16
• Rye House..24..6..0..18..12
• Milton Keynes..30..5..0..25..10
• Workington..30..5..0..25..10
• Scunthorpe..28..3..1..24..7