W/E MAY 28TH 2005

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Speedway Star Cover Men

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Jeremy Doncaster

News

• Tony Rickardsson suffers a bad concussion in a smash in Poland involving Sebastian Ulamek
• Newport number one Craig Watson is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a shattered ankle
• Berwick ring the changes by dropping new Pole Piotr Dym in favour of Dane Tom P. Madsen. German racer Joachim Kugelmann also quits the club after failing to agree an extension to his original 12-match contract
• Coventry are dealt a double blow as both Morten Risager and Rory Schlein are injured in their victory over Eastbourne at Brandon
• Krystian Klecha, Karol Zabik, Antonio Lindback and Krzysztof Kasprzak all win World U-21 Championship qualifiers. Brits Tommy Allen, Chris Schramm, Danny King and James Wright all successfully negotiate qualification to the semi-finals
• Arena-Essex decide to replace veteran Pole Piotr Swist with Russian Sergei Darkin
• Tim Sugar returns as Reading team manager following Ivan Shears deciding to stand down due to work commitments

Major Meetings

World U-21 Qualifier, Belle Vue, May 22nd 2005

• Pawel Hlib (13)
• Krzysztof Kasprzak (12)
• Rory Schlein (12)
• Danny King (11)
• James Wright (11)
• Chris Holder (10)
• Martin Smolinski (10)
• Richard Hall (10)
• Bryan Yarrow (9)
• Mathieu Tresarrieu (6)
• Jan Jaros (5)
• Andrew Bargh (4)
• Sergei Senko (2)
• Kaj De Jong (1)
• Gabriel Dubernard (1)
• Rene Schaefer (1)
• Daniel Giffard(Res) (1)
• Ben Barker(Res) (0)

Big Wins

Eastbourne 59 v 36 Peterborough

Nicki Pedersen (14)...Peter Karlsson (12)

King's Lynn 62 v 32 Somerset

Tomas Topinka (15)...Ritchie Hawkins (8+1)

Sheffield 60 v 35 Reading

Sean Wilson (14+1)...Matej Zagar (13+1)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Leigh Adams (Swindon) 10.94
• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.35
• Nicki Pedersen (Eastbourne) 10.11
• Tony Rickardsson (Arena-Essex) 10.06
• Hans Andersen (Ipswich) 9.44

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Poole..15..10..0..5..23
• Belle Vue..13..9..0..4..22
• Swindon..14..9..0..5..19
• Eastbourne..12..6..1..5..16
• Ipswich..12..5..1..6..14

League 1 Bottom 5

• Coventry..14..6..0..8..14
• Wolves..12..5..1..6..13
• Peterborough..13..5..1..7..13
• Arena-Essex..14..5..0..9..13
• Oxford..11..3..0..8..7

League 2 Top 5

• Rye House..3..3..0..0..6
• Newcastle..3..3..0..0..6
• Workington..5..3..0..2..6
• King's Lynn..4..2..0..2..4
• Hull..4..2..0..2..4

League 2 Bottom 5

• Sheffield..2..1..0..1..2
• Somerset..4..1..0..3..2
• Exeter..3..1..0..2..2
• Reading..5..1..0..4..2
• Isle of Wight..1..0..0..1..0