Post by bod on Mar 22, 2018 12:54:46 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Paul Thorp
Inside Front
Neil Collins
Inside Rear
Les Colins
Rear
Boston team photo
News
- Denmark win the World Pairs title at Pocking after defeating the USA in a run-off
- Mildenhall refuse to race their meeting at Long Eaton, claiming the track was unfit. The home club ride to 13 uncontested 5-0 heat wins for a 65-0 scoreline
- Bradford look at troubled Ipswich star John Cook as a possible replacement for the late Kenny Carter
- Sheffield are rocked by the news that star man Shawn Moran has broken a leg in a crash at Oxford
- Michael Lee fails to arrive for King's Lynn's clash at Sheffield
- Eastbourne's Colin Richardson suffers multiple injuries in a crash at Exeter
- Andrew Silver wins the World u-21 semi-final staged in Torun, Poland.
Major Meetings
World Pairs Final, Pocking
[li]Hans Nielsen (27)[/li]
[li]Erik Gundersen (19)[/li]
USA 46
[li]Kelly Moran (23)[/li]
[li]Sam Ermolenko (23)[/li]
Czechoslovakia 32
[li]Antonin Kasper (22)[/li]
[li]Roman Matousek (10)[/li]
Sweden 32
[li]Jan Andersson (17)[/li]
[li]Tommy Nilsson (15)[/li]
New Zealand 32
[li]Larry Ross (20)[/li]
[li]Mitch Shirra (12)[/li]
West Germany 27
[li]Karl Maier (22)[/li]
[li]Klaus Lausch (5)[/li]
England 23
[li]Jeremy Doncaster (12)[/li]
[li]Simon Wigg (11)[/li]
Italy 15
[li]Armando Castagna (7)[/li]
[li]Valentino Furlanetto (8)[/li]
Australia 15
[li]Phil Crump (10)[/li]
[li]Steve Regeling (5)[/li]
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Big Wins
Sheffield 56 v 22 King's Lynn
Neil Collins (12)...Bobby Schwartz (10)
Hackney 51 v 27 Canterbury
Andy Galvin/Malcolm Simmons (12)...Rob Tilbury (9)
Peterborough 56 v 22 Exeter
Dave Allen (11)...Steve Bishop (10)
Averages - Top 5
League 2
- Steve Schofield (Poole) 11.08
- Malcolm Simmons (Hackney) 10.98
- Dave Jessup (Mildenhall) 10.70
- Neil Middleditch (Arena-Essex)10.67
- Paul Thorp (Stoke) 10.21
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 2 Top 5
- Eastbourne..13..10..1..2..21
- Stoke..14..9..0..5..18
- Peterborough..14..8..1..5..17
- Middlesbrough..15..8..1..6..17
- Arena-Essex..11..7..1..3..15
League 2 Bottom 5
- Canterbury..11..3..1..7..7
- Milton Keynes..8..3..0..5..6
- Glasgow..8..3..0..5..6
- Newcastle..9..2..0..7..4
- Exeter..15..2..0..13..4