W/E OCTOBER 25TH 1986

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Marvyn Cox

Inside Front

Peter Ravn

Inside Rear

David Biles

Rear

Arena-Essex team photo

News

• Terry Russell quits as Hackney promoter to leave patner Dave Pavitt in sole charge
• Swindon are considering dropping down to the NL in 1987
• Peter Collins races his last home meeting for Belle Vue
• Oxford take a two-point lead from the first leg of the League Cup Final at Cradley

Tour Match

Reading 46 v 32 Young Czechs

Mitch Shirra (12)..Petr Vandirek (8)

Poole 51 v 57 Young Czechs

Sam Ermolenko (18)..Petr Vandirek (16)

Big Wins

Cradley 50 v 28 Bradford

Phil Collins (11)..Neil Evitts (9)

Coventry 51 v 27 Reading

Tommy Knudsen (12)..Peter Glanz (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 11.82
• Simon Wigg (Oxford) 11.07
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.86
• Jeremy Doncaster (Ipswich) 10.15
• Shawn Moran (Sheffield) 10.14

League 2

• Dave Jessup (Mildenhall) 10.77
• Paul Thorp (Stoke) 10.69
• Andrew Silver (Arena-Essex) 10.52
• Steve Schofield (Poole) 10.45
• Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 10.06

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Oxford..17..17..0..0..41
• Cradley..18..11..3..4..32
• Sheffield..19..10..2..7..28
• Coventry..20..10..1..9..27
• Wolves..15..10..0..5..24

League 1 Bottom 5

• Bradford..19..7..1..11..19
• Swindon..16..7..1..8..18
• Ipswich..18..7..1..10..18
• Belle Vue..18..5..0..13..11
• King's Lynn..18..2..0..16..4

League 2 Top 5

• Eastbourne..38..28..1..9..57
• Poole..38..25..1..12..51
• Middlesbrough..38..25..1..12..51
• Arena-Essex..38..23..1..14..47
• Stoke..38..23..0..15..46

League 2 Bottom 5

• Exeter..36..15..0..21..30
• Birmingham..37..14..1..22..29
• Glasgow..38..14..0..24..28
• Newcastle..38..13..1..24..27
• Long Eaton..38..11..2..25..14