Post by bod on Apr 7, 2018 22:27:43 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Martin Goodwin
Inside Front
Jimmy Nilsen leads Jan O Pedersen and Chris Morton
Inside Rear
Petr Vandirek, Antonin Kasper and Mitch Shirra
Rear
Newcastle team photo
News
- Swindon's Alan Grahame is diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease after having a growth removed from his neck
- Mark Fiora thretens to quit after being fined £500 by the SCB for ungentlemanly conduct at Hackney in July
- Birmingham's future is once again in doubt after co-promoter Duncan Corbett quits the club
- Former speedway giants New Zealand are relegated to the bottom tier of the World Team Cup after finishing last in their Group C meetings with Hungary, Finland and Italy. The Finns secured top spot to gain promotion to Group B
- Reading are keen to bring Swede Tony Olsson into their side
- A Young Lions NL level side hammer Australia in three test matches on NL tracks
Big Wins
Exeter 53 v 25 Birmingham
Alan Rivett (12)..Reg Wilson (12)
Newcastle 52 v 26 Glasgow
Paul Stead (12)...Bobby Beaton/Steve Lawson (8)
Bradford 50 v 28 Wolves
Lance King (12)...Sam Ermolenko (10)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 11.45
- Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 11.17
- Jeremy Doncaster (Ipswich) 10.23
- The late Kenny Carter (Bradford) 10.05
- Simon Wigg (Oxford) 9.97
League 2
- Dave Jessup (Mildenhall) 10.88
- Paul Thorp (Stoke) 10.58
- Steve Schofield (Poole) 10.53
- Andrew Silver (Arena-Essex) 10.49
- Jamie Luckhurst (Wimbledon) 10.08
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Oxford..11..11..0..0..22
- Sheffield..12..7..2..3..16
- Reading..12..6..3..3..15
- Cradley..10..5..2..3..12
- Wolves..11..6..0..5..12
League 1 Bottom 5
- Bradford..12..4..1..7..9
- Ipswich..11..4..1..6..9
- Belle Vue..12..4..0..8..8
- Swindon..5..3..0..2..6
- King's Lynn..14..1..0..13..2
League 2 Top 5
- Middlesbrough..34..22..1..11..45
- Poole..32..21..1..10..43
- Eastbourne..28..20..1..7..41
- Stoke..31..20..0..11..40
- Arena-Essex..30..19..1..10..39
League 2 Bottom 5
- Exter..29..12..0..17..24
- Canterbury..31..11..1..19..23
- Newcastle..30..10..1..19..21
- Long Eaton..28..8..2..18..18
- Glasgow..31..9..0..22..18