Post by bod on Feb 8, 2018 21:25:44 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
World Finalists Mitch Shirra and Shawn Moran
News
- Wolves sign Steve Lucero on loan from Eastbourne
- King's Lynn complete an amazing comeback in their KOC tie against Eastbourne. The Stars win the second leg 57-21 to draw the tie 78-78
- West German rider Josef Zollner is killed in a grasstrack crash in France
- Valeri Gordeev is Soviet Champion for a third time
Tour Matches
Milton Keynes 54 v 24 Czech Select
Keith White (14)...Lubomir Jedek (8)
Long Eaton 54 v 24 Czech Select
Graham Drury (10)...Vaclav Verner (10)
Middlesbrough 46 v 32 Czech Select
Steve Wilcock/Geoff Pusey (11)...Emil Sova/Vaclav Verner (9)
Hackney 54 v 24 Czech Select
Paul Bosley/Kevin Teager (12)...Vaclav Verner/Zdenek Schneiderwind (7)
Canterbury 50 v 28 Czech Select
Alan Mogridge (12)...Vaclav Verner (13)
Big Wins
Reading 50 v 28 King's Lynn
Jan Andersson/Mitch Shirra (12)..John Louis (11)
Weymouth 52 v 26 Middlesbrough
Martin Yeates (12)..Steve Wilcock (11)
Ipswich 52 v 26 Wolves
Richard Knight (12)..Peter Ravn (9)
Exeter 51 v 27 Halifax
Andy Campbell/Ivan Mauger (12)...Alan Grahame(G) (9)
King's Lynn 57 v 21 Eastbourne
Steve Regeling (11)...Colin Richardson (7)
Boston 50 v 28 Berwick
Paul Clarke (11)..Bruce Cribb (11)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 10.64
- Jan Andersson (Reading) 10.30
- Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.20
- Chris Morton (Belle Vue) 10.08
- John Cook (Ipswich) 10.03
League 2
- Martin Yeates (Weymouth) 10.58
- Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.37
- Tom Owen (Stoke) 10.16
- Steve McDermott (Berwick) 9.83
- Nigel Crabtree (Stoke) 9.76
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Ipswich..18..16..1..1..33
- Belle Vue..16..12..2..2..26
- Wimbledon..19..12..0..7..24/li]
[li]Cradley..15..10..1..4..21 - Reading..14..8..2..4..18
League 1 Bottom 5
- King's Lynn..16..7..0..9..14
- Halifax..16..5..2..9..12
- Exeter..20..5..2..13..12
- Oxford..14..5..1..8..11
- Poole..16..5..1..10..11
League 2 Top 5
- Long Eaton..26..17..1..8..35
- Mildenhall..23..14..4..5..32
- Stoke..20..13..2..5..28
- Hackney..25..14..0..11..28
- Berwick..22..12..1..9..25
League 2 Bottom 5
- Canterbury..22..10..1..11..21
- Rye House..22..9..0..13..18
- Arena-Essex..20..8..1..11..17
- Edinburgh..25..7..0..18..14
- Peterborough..20..6..0..14..12