W/E MAY 31st 2003

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Todd Wiltshire

News

• The Swedish GP is switched from Stockholm to Avesta to minimise impact to the meeting caused by public sector worker strikes
• Oxford's Todd Wiltshire announces he will quit at the end of the sseason
• Simon Stead and David Howe are named as wildcards for the British GP in June
• Glasgow sign Australian rider Kevin Doolan
• Trelawny sign German international Mirko Wolter to cover for the injured Pavel Ondrasik
• Magnus Zetterstrom and Peter Karlsson are named as Swedish GP wildcards

Major Meetings

World U-21 Championship Qualifying Round, Poole, May 25th 2003

• Chris Harris (14)
• Rafal Szombierski (13)
• Miroslaw Jablonski (12)
• Simon Stead (12)
• Lukasz Romanek (11)
• Edward Kennett (10)
• Oliver Allen (9)
• Rory Schlein (8)
• Aidan Collins (8)
• Bryan Yarrow (5)
• Cameron Woodward (4)
• Mathieu Tressarieu (4)
• Kyle Legault (3)
• Eric Carillo (3)
• Martin Malek (2)
• Ritchie Hawkins(Res) (2)
• Aurellien Lamarque (0)

World U-21 Championship Qualifying Round, Avesta, May 24th 2003

• Kenneth Bjerre (15)
• Jonas Davidsson (12)
• Peter Ljung (11)
• Fredrik Lindgren (11)
• Niels K Iversen (11)
• Daniel Davidsson (10)
• Steven Andersen (8)
• Rune Sola (8)
• Mads B Petersen (8)
• Charlie Moller (8)
• Antonio Lindback (6)
• Mico Brotkin (4)
• Andreas Lekander (3)
• Marius Rokeberg (3)
• Juha Hautamaki (1)
• Mikke Bjerk (1)

Big Wins

Isle Of Wight 59 v 30 Hull

Danny Bird (15)...Garry Stead (12)

Trelawny 60.5 v 29.5 Rye House

Chris Harris (13.5)...Nigel Sadler (9.5)

Sheffield 61 v 29 Newcastle

Scott Smith (14)...Bjarne Pedersen (11)

Edinburgh 57 v 33 Hull

Frede Schott (15)...Garry Stead (9+1)

Somerset 33 v 57 Wolves

Mark Lemon (9)...Sam Ermolenko (13+1)

Stoke 57 v 32 Rye House

Jan Staechmann (15)...Brent Werner (9)

Newport 56 v 34 Exeter

Niels K Iversen (14+1)...Michael Coles (12)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.22
• Leigh Adams (Poole) 10.00
• Ryan Sullivan (Peterborough) 9.97
• Scott Nicholls (Ipswich) 9.61
• Tony Rickardsson (Poole) 9.56

League 2

• Danny Bird (IOW) 10.50
• Carl Stonehewer (Workington) 10.32
• Ray Morton (IOW) 9.83
• Leigh Lanham (Arena-Essex) 9.70
• Joonas Kylmakorpi (Arena-Essex) 9.60

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1

• Coventry..13..11..0..2..26
• Poole..12..9..1..2..23
• Peterborough..16..10..0..6..23
• Eastbourne..12..8..0..4..18
• Oxford..11..5..0..6..12
• Wolves..12..4..1..7..11
• Ipswich..12..2..0..10..4
• Belle Vue..12..0..0..12..0

League 2 Top 5

• Exeter..10..6..0..4..13
• Workington..8..5..0..3..11
• King's Lynn..10..5..0..5..11
• Arena-Essex..8..4..0..4..10
• Swindon..6..4..0..2..8

League 2 Bottom 5

• Rye House..8..3..0..5..6
• Stoke..5..2..0..3..5
• Trelawny..5..2..0..3..4
• Somerset..3..1..1..1..3
• Newcastle..5..1..0..4..2