W/E JULY 12TH 2003

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

British Champion Scott Nicholls

News

• Controversy rages at King's Lynn's KOC meeting with Sheffied as Keith Chapman lodges a protest claiming that match-winner Andrew Moore's engine is over-sized.
• Eastbourne swoop to sign recently axed Oxford man Nicki Pedersen to replace injured number one Mark Loram
• Scott Nicholls wins his second successive British title after beaten Eastbourne trio Norris, Barker and Screen in the final
• Sheffield sign sport returnee Ross Brady to replace the recently departed Scott Smith
• Danny King is forced to quit his reserve slot at Reading as his family can no longer transport him to meetings
• Izak Santej and Matej Zagar are wildcards for the Slovenian GP in Krsko

Major Meetings

British Final, Eastbourne, July 5th 2003

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2727/2003-british-final

Tour Match

GB U-21 49 v 41 Sweden U-21

Oliver Allen (15)..Jonas Davidsson (9+2)

Big Wins

Wolves 60 v 30 Ipswich

Mikael Max (12+1)..Scott Nicholls (14)

Swindon 60 v 30 Somerset

Paul Fry (17+1)...Mark Lemon (9)

Newcastle 57 v 33 Exeter

Kenneth Bjerre (15)..Krister Marsh (9)

Newport 59 v 31 Somerset

Craig Watson (15)..Mark Lemon (13)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.39
• Leigh Adams (Poole) 9.81
• Ryan Sullivan (Peterborough) 9.70
• Scott Nicholls (Ipswich) 9.54
• Tony Rickardsson (Poole) 9.36

League 2

• Frede Schott(Edinburgh) 11.16
• Adam Shields (Isle Of Wight) 10.42
• Danny Bird (Isle Of Wight) 10.26
• Carl Stonehewer (Workington) 10.14
• Joonas Kylmakorpi (Arena-Essex) 9.97

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1

• Poole..21..15..1..5..39
• Peterborough..23..13..0..10..32
• Coventry..18..13..0..5..30
• Wolves..19..10..1..8..26
• Eastbourne..18..9..1..8..23
• Oxford..18..7..0..1..17
• Ipswich..18..4..0..14..8
• Belle Vue..17..3..1..13..7

League 2 Top 5

• Swindon..16..11..0..5..24
• Isle Of Wight..13..10..0..3..23
• Sheffield..16..9..0..7..23
• Workington..16..9..0..7..21
• Glasgow..13..9..0..4..20

League 2 Bottom 5

• Stoke..14..5..0..9..11
• Reading..12..5..0..7..11
• Somerset..13..5..1..7..11
• Hull..18..4..0..14..9
• Newcastle..12..3..0..9..6