Post by bod on Jul 18, 2018 12:51:15 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Paul Stead
Inside Front
Tim Hunt and Mitch Shirra lead Alf Busk
Inside Rear
George Hunter, Mark Fiora and Barry Thomas
Rear
Steve Naylor
News
- Hans Nielsen wins the Inter-Continental Final at White City
- Zenon Plech is crowned Continental Champion with a fifteen-point maximum in Rybnik. Egon Muller, Jiri Stancl, Petr Ondrasik and Antonin Kasper join him at the Norden hosted World Final
- Dave Jessup refuses to ride for Wimbledon at Halifax after being relieved of the captaincy in favour of Malcolm Simmons
- Veteran racer Oliver Hart passes away
- Sheffield plan to give ex-Birmingham rider Keith Chrisco a trial with a view to a full-timemove in 1984
- Weymouth racer Rob Mather will miss the rest of the season after breaking a leg
Major Meetings
Inter-Continental Final, White City
- Hans Nielsen (14)
- Michael Lee (12)
- Erik Gundersen (11)
- Billy Sanders (10)
- Dennis Sigalos (10)
- Kenny Carter (10)
- Ole Olsen (9)
- Chris Morton (8)
- Mitch Shirra (8)
- Lance King (7)
- Phil Collins (6)
- Peter Ravn (5)
- Jan Andersson (4)
- Pierre Brannefors (3)
- Andy Grahame (2)
- Larry Ross (1)
Big Wins
Reading 51 v 27 Sheffield
Bobby Schwartz (12)..Shawn Moran (12)
Exeter 61 v 35 Weymouth
Rob Maxfield/Alun Rossiter (13)..Simon Cross (10)
Middlesbrough 63 v 33 Boston
Geoff Pusey (14)...Billy Burton (12)
Swindon 28 v 50 Coventry
Phil Crump (11)...Andy Grahame(G) (11)
Edinburgh 74 v 22 Boston
Brett Saunders/Mark Fiora (15)..Billy Burton (12)
Cradley 57 v 21 Poole
Alan Grahame (10)..Michael Lee (10)
Mildenhall 59 v 37 Stoke
Richard Knight/Derek Harrison (13)..Tom Owen (11)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Hans Nielsen (Birmingham) 11.02
- Chris Morton (Belle Vue) 10.98
- Dennis Sigalos (Ipswich) 10.91
- Billy Sanders (Ipswich) 10.72
- Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.70
League 2
- Joe Owen (Newcastle) 11.38
- Martin Yeates (Weymouth) 10.96
- Bobby Beaton (Newcastle) 10.39
- Marvyn Cox (Rye House) 9.98
- Jimmy McMillan (Glasgow)9.95
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Ipswich..13..11..0..2..22
- Coventry..16..11..0..5..22
- Cradley..11..10..0..1..20
- Wimbledon..17..10..0..7..20
- Reading..15..9..0..6..18
League 1 Bottom 5
- Leicester..15..5..1..9..11
- Birmingham..13..5..0..8..10
- Poole..15..5..0..10..10
- Swindon..15..3..0..12..6
- Eastbourne..15..3..0..12..6
League 2 Top 5
- Newcastle..20..17..0..3..34
- Crayford..22..15..0..7..30
- Mildenhall..23..14..2..7..30
- Middlesbrough..24..14..2..8..30
- Milton Keynes..24..15..0..9..30
League 2 Bottom 5
- Canterbury..23..7..2..14..16
- Stoke..25..8..0..17..16
- Peterborough..19..7..1..11..15
- Boston..25..5..1..19..11
- Long Eaton..19..5..0..14..10