W/E AUGUST 23RD 2003

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Speedway Star Cover Men

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Piotr Protasiewicz

News

• Piotr Protasiewicz wins the GP Challenge Final at Poole. He will be joined in the 2004 GP Series by Bohumil Brhel, Bjarne Pedersen, Kaj Laukkanen, Ales Dryml and Jesper Jensen
• The GP Challenge is marred by a serious crash involving Lukas Dryml and Peter Karlsson. Dryml suffers a broken ankle whilst Karlsson has rib damage
• Reading look set to make Pole Janusz Kolodziej an offer for 2004
• World Cup Winners Peter Ljung and David Ruud are names as wildcards for the Scandinavian GP
• Craig Boyce hosts his testimonial at Poole next week
• Norwegian Rune Holta wins the Polish Championship in Bydgoszcz from Tomasz Gollob and Tomasz Jedrzejak

Major Meetings

GP Challenge, Poole, August 17th 2003

• Piotr Protasiewicz (14)
• Bohumil Brhel (13)
• Bjarne Pedersen (12)
• Kaj Laukkanen (11)
• Ales Dryml (10)
• Jesper Jensen (9)
• Joonas Kylmakorpi (7)
• Simon Stead (6)
• Rafal Dobrucki (6)
• Billy Janniro (6)
• Charlie Gjedde (5)
• Tomas Topinka (5)
• Roman Povazhny (5)
• Matej Zagar (5)
• Sebastian Ulamek (4)
• Theo Pijper (1)
• Peter Karlsson (0)
• Lukas Dryml (0)

Big Wins

Eastbourne 56 v 34 Belle Vue

David Norris (15)...Jason Crump (15)

Belle Vue 56 v 34 Ipswich

Jason Crump (12)...Scott Nicholls (15+1)

King's Lynn 57 v 32 Newport

Scott Parker (13+1)...Niels K Iversen (13+1)

Arena-Essex 56 v 34 King's Lynn

Leigh Lanham (15)...Dave Watt (13)

Edinburgh 60 v 30 Reading

Shane Parker(G) (15)...Janusz Kolodziej (10+!)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.60
• Ryan Sullivan (Peterborough) 9.92
• Leigh Adams (Poole) 9.92
• Greg Hancock (Oxford) 9.60
• Scott Nicholls (Ipswich) 9.59

League 2

• Frede Schott (Edinburgh) 10.76
• Adam Shields (IOW) 10.07
• Carl Stonehewer (Workington) 9.87
• Matej Zagar (Trelawny) 9.84
• Kenneth Bjerre (Newcastle) 9.84

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1

• Poole..26..19..1..6..49
• Coventry..24..16..0..8..38
• Peterborough..25..15..0..10..37
• Wolves..25..13..1..11..33
• Eastbourne..25..11..1..13..30
• Oxford..23..11..0..12..26
• Belle Vue..23..4..1..16..16
• Ipswich..25..5..0..20..10

League 2 Top 5

• Sheffield..28..17..0..11..44
• Isle Of Wight..21..15..0..6..37
• Edinburgh..21..15..0..6..35
• Swindon..24..14..0..10..35
• Berwick..23..14..1..8..34

League 2 Bottom 5

• Reading..23..8..1..14..19
• Stoke..21..8..0..13..17
• Rye House..20..7..1..12..16
• Somerset..22..6..2..14..15
• Hull..24..5..0..19..11