W/E JUNE 11th 2005

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Lee Richardson and Scott Nicholls

News

• Eight British youngsters will parade at the British GP at Cardiff this weekend. The eight are headed by 15-year-old Lewis Bridger and also include Joshua Auty and 13-year-old Joe Haines
• Oxford's Niels Kristian Iversen is named as wildcard for the forthcoming Danish GP in Copenhagen
• Former Exeter rider Francis Cann passes awayat the age of 75
• Germany and Russia win World Cup Qualifiers in Italy and Latvia respectively to reach the World Cup proper
• Eastbourne sign Richard Hall to double-up with Dane Steen Jensen
• Swindon are set to replace Sebastian Tresarrieu with Pole Tomasz Jedrzejak
• Berwick sign Carl Wilkinson to replace departed German Joachim Kugelmann
• Stoke give an opportunity to Jack Hargreaves as replacement for the struggling Rob Grant

Big Wins

Rye House 57 v 33 Edinburgh

Edward Kennett (14+1)..Theo Pijper (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Leigh Adams (Swindon) 10.82
• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.24
• Nicki Pedersen (Eastbourne) 10.19
• Tony Rickardsson (Arena-Essex) 10.06
• Hans Andersen (Ipswich) 9.49

League 2

• Matej Zagar (Reading) 11.08
• Tomas Topinka (King's Lynn) 10.80
• Cameron Woodward (Edinburgh) 9.67
• Chris Neath (Rye House) 9.65
• Adrian Rymel (Berwick)

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Poole..9..12..1..6..31
• Belle Vue..14..9..0..5..22
• Eastbourne..14..8..1..5..20
• Swindon..16..9..1..6..20
• Wolves..16..7..1..8..19

League 1 Bottom 5

• Coventry..16..8..0..8..19
• Ipswich..14..6..1..7..17
• Peterborough..15..6..1..8..15
• Arena-Essex..18..6..0..12..15
• Oxford..14..4..0..10..9

League 2 Top 5

• Workington..9..5..0..4..10
• Rye House..4..4..0..0..8
• Newcastle..4..3..1..0..7
• King's Lynn..6..3..0..3..6
• Berwick..3..3..0..0..6

League 2 Bottom 5

• Edinburgh..3..2..0..1..4
• Glasgow..7..2..0..5..4
• Reading..7..2..0..5..4
• Somerset..6..1..0..5..2
• Isle Of Wight..4..1..0..3..2