Post by bod on Sept 12, 2017 14:37:31 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Sean Wilson and Carl Stonehewer...again!
Rear
League winners Sheffield
News
- Sheffield clinch the Premier League title following wins at the IOW and home to Arena-Essex this week
- Referee Jim McGregor fines the Belle Vue team £50 each for not wearing crash helmets on the post-meeting victory parade
- Sean Wilson wins the PLRC at Sheffield
- Carl Stonehewer agrees to re-sign for Workington in 2000
- The BSPA block a bid by Poole to introduce 52-year-old Malcolm Simmons into their side at number seven
- Swedish speedway report a boom in attendances in 1999. The average Elite League gate is up 50%
- Billy Hamill wins the US National Championship beating Charlie Venegas, Mike Faria and Greg Hancock in the final
Major Meetings
Premier League Riders' Championship, Sheffield, September 11th 1999
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/9464/1999-premier-league-riders-championship
Big Wins
King's Lynn 57 v 33 Coventry
Leigh Adams (15)...Greg Hancock (12)
Peterborough 59 v 32 Hull
Ryan Sullivan (14+1)...Joe Screen (11+1)
Sheffield 62 v 28 Arena-Essex
Andre Compton (14+1)..Leigh Lanham (11+1)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Jason Crump (Peterborough) 10.57
- Tony Rickardsson (King's Lynn) 10.16
- Mark Loram (Poole) 9.86
- Ryan Sullivan (Peterborough) 9.68
- Tomasz Gollob (Ipswich) 9.43
League 2
- Sean Wilson (Sheffield) 10.55
- Carl Stonehewer (Workington) 10.13
- Peter Carr (Edinburgh) 9.77
- Paul Bentley (Glasgow) 9.70
- Jesper Olsen (Newcastle) 9.67
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Peterborough..15..9..2..4..25
- Ipswich..15..11..0..4..25
- Belle Vue..16..9..1..6..24
- Poole..14..9..0..5..23
- Coventry..14..9..1..4..22
League 1 Bottom 5
- King's Lynn..14..7..1..6..18
- Hull..16..6..1..9..16
- Eastbourne..18..6..0..12..13
- Oxford..15..4..0..11..11
- Wolverhampton..17..4..0..13..9
League 2 Top 5
- Sheffield..24..18..2..4..50
- Newport..23..16..1..6..42
- Edinburgh..23..14..0..9..37
- Swindon..24..11..1..12..32
- Exeter..24..13..0..11..31
League 2 Bottom 5
- Isle Of Wight..21..10..1..10..26
- Stoke..24..10..0..14..24
- Workington..24..8..1..15..20
- Glasgow..23..8..0..15..17
- Reading..23..4..1..18..10