Post by bod on Sept 12, 2017 15:07:36 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Tony Rickardsson and Tomasz Gollob
Rear
Jamie Smith and Derek Sneddon tangle
News
- World Champion Tony Rickardsson is set to quit the sport to switch to racing touring cars
- Poole heat leader Scott Nicholls breaks an elbow in the Pirates' home win over Ipswich. Ipswich rider Brett Woodifield is cautioned following an attack on Nicholls immediately after the crash
- World Championship leader Tomasz Gollob is seriously injured in a crash in Poland
- Reading team manager Tim Sugar quits after 11 years in the job
- Michal Makovsky is a shock winner of the Czech Championship in Divisov
Major Meetings
First Test, Eastbourne, September 18th 1999
[li]Chris Louis (9+1)[/li]
[li]Lee Richardson (2+1)[/li]
[li]Joe Screen (8)[/li]
[li]Dean Barker (7+1)[/li]
[li]Paul Hurry (4+2)[/li]
[li]David Norris (9+1)[/li]
USA 51
[li]Greg Hancock (11)[/li]
[li]Josh Larsen (4+1)[/li]
[li]Sam Ermolenko (15)[/li]
[li]John Cook (8+1)[/li]
[li]Ronnie Correy (12+1)[/li]
[li]Brent Werner (1)[/li]
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Big Wins
Newport 55 v 35 Edinburgh
Craig Watson (14+1)..James Grieves (12+1)
Peterborough 55 v 34 Ipswich
Jason Crump (14)...Tomasz Gollob (12)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Jason Crump (Peterborough) 10.57
- Tony Rickardsson (King's Lynn) 10.16
- Mark Loram (Poole) 10.00
- Ryan Sullivan (Peterborough) 9.68
- Greg Hancock (Coventry) 9.39
League 2
- Sean Wilson (Sheffield) 10.55
- Carl Stonehewer (Workington) 10.13
- Peter Carr (Edinburgh) 9.77
- Paul Bentley (Glasgow) 9.70
- Craig Watson (Newport) 9.69
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Peterborough..16..10..2..4..28
- Poole..15..10..0..5..25
- Coventry..15..10..1..4..25
- Ipswich..17..11..0..6..25
- Belle Vue..17..9..1..7..24
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..24..16..1..7..42
- Edinburgh..24..14..0..10..37
- Swindon..24..11..1..12..32
- Exeter..24..13..0..11..31
League 2 Bottom 5
- Newcastle..23..10..1..12..28
- Stoke..24..10..0..14..24
- Workington..24..8..1..15..20
- Glasgow..24..9..0..15..19
- Reading..24..5..1..18..13