Post by bod on Jul 20, 2018 23:15:13 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
World Champion Egon Muller
Inside Front
Egon Muller wheelies behind the stopped Hans Nielsen
Inside Rear
Egon Muller with startline girl
Rear
Billy Sanders leads Hans Nielsen and Dennis Sigalos
News
- Milton Keynes rider Craig Featherby becomes the third rider to be killed in recent weeks after he crashes into a lamp standard after losing control at Peterborough
- Shawn Moran is crowned Longtrack Champion just six weeks after breaking his leg
- Birmingham's future looks secure despite the imminent closure of their Perry Barr track. The Brummies will be moving across the city to a new track at the Birmingham Wheels Project
- Boston suffer a blow as skipper David Gagen breaks his ankle in an ice-skating accident
- Tommy Nilsson wins the Swedish title with a fifteen-point maximum at Mariestad
- Poole give trials to young Swede Leif Wahlmann and American Sam Ermolenko
- Swindon release Czech Milan Spinka but deny interest in his compatriot Antonin Kasper
- Ipswich re-sign ex-Witch Georg Hack until the end of the season
Big Wins
Exeter 74 v 21 Mildenhall
Keith Millard (14)..Derek Harrison (11)
Coventry 52 v 26 Sheffield
Andy Grahame(G) (12)..David Bargh (9)
Cradley 55 v 23 Hackney
Erik Gundersen/Alan Grahame/Phil Collins (10)..Finn Thomsen/Jens Rasmussen (6)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Dennis Sigalos (Ipswich) 11.06
- Billy Sanders (Ipswich) 10.84
- Hans Nielsen (Birmingham) 10.71
- Chris Morton (Belle Vue) 10.57
- Erik Gunderen (Cradley) 10.44
League 2
- Joe Owen (Newcastle) 11.15
- Martin Yeates (Weymouth) 10.53
- Rod Hunter (Newcastle) 10.33
- Bobby Baton (Newcastle) 10.27
- Jimmy McMillan (Glasgow) 9.90
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Cradley..21..19..0..2..38
- Ipswich..22..18..1..3..37
- Coventry..22..15..0..7..30
- Wimbledon..22..14..0..8..28
- Reading..23..14..0..9..28
League 1 Bottom 5
- Leicester..24..8..2..14..18
- Birmingham..22..8..0..14..16
- Poole..23..8..0..15..16
- Eastbourne..22..7..0..15..14
- Swindon..24..5..0..19..10
League 2 Top 5
- Newcastle..30..22..0..8..44
- Crayford..29..20..0..9..40
- Mildenhall..29..19..2..8..40
- Middlesbrough..33..18..3..12..39
- Weymouth..31..18..1..12..37
League 2 Bottom 5
- Glasgow..31..12..0..19..24
- Stoke..33..10..1..22..21
- Boston..31..10..1..20..21
- Peterborough..26..9..2..15..20
- Long Eaton..31..9..1..21..19