W/E JULY 26TH 2003

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Carl Stonehewer and Simon Stead

Rear

Leigh Adams

News

• Rye House youngster Edward Kennett suffers a suspected broken leg in a crash at Reading
• The future of the GP series is assured for another 18 years after the FIM agree a multi-million pound deal with Benfield Sports
• USA's World Cup hopes are hit by the withdrawal of both Billy Hamill and Ryan Fisher
• Workington win the PL Pairs for the fourth time in five years. Carl Stonehewer and Simon Stead defeated the Newport pair of Frank Smart and Niels Kristian Iversen in the final
• Mark Loram suffers a dislocated ankle and ligament damage in a crash at Oxford
• Craig Boyce and Kim Jansson join Ipswich to replace Paul Hurry and Krzysztof Slabon

Major Meetings

Big Wins

Oxford 58 v 32 Ipswich

Sebastian Ulamek (14)..Scott Nicholls (14)

Peterborough 56 v 34 Eastbourne

Ryan Sullivan (15)...Nicki Pedersen (12)

Sheffield 56 v 34 Rye House

Andre Compton (14+1)..Brent Werner (12)

Newport 61 v 29 Exeter

Craig Watson (15)..Paul Fry(G) (12)

Rye House 60 v 30 Reading

Brent Werner (15)...Andrew Moore(G) (10)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.52
• Leigh Adams (Poole) 9.86
• Ryan Sullivan (Peterborough) 9.82
• Scott Nicholls (Ipswich) 9.58
• Tony Rickardsson (Poole) 9.56

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1

• Poole..23..17..1..5..43
• Peterborough..24..14..0..10..34
• Coventry..20..14..0..6..32
• Wolves..21..11..1..9..28
• Eastbourne..22..10..1..11..26
• Oxford..21..10..0..11..24
• Ipswich..20..4..0..16..8
• Belle Vue..19..3..1..15..7

League 2 Top 5

• Sheffield..19..11..0..8..29
• Swindon..20..12..0..8..29
• Isle Of Wight..16..12..0..4..28
• Workington..21..11..0..10..26
• Glasgow..17..11..0..6..25

League 2 Bottom 5

• Newcastle..16..6..0..10..13
• Stoke..16..6..0..10..13
• Reading..15..6..1..8..13
• Somerset..15..5..1..9..11
• Hull..18..4..0..14..9