W/E JULY 9TH 2005

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Chris Louis

News

• Coventry threaten to withdraw from the league if the BSPA refuse to reverse a decision to block the Bees' attempt to sign Joonas Kylmakorpi
• Glasgow's deal with 16-year-old Dane Leon Madsen falls through after a row over workshop facilities
• Workington sign Adam Allott on a short-term deal to cover the injured Kauko Nieminen
• Newport drop Kritian Lund in favour of Lee Dicken. Lund is quickly snapped up by Edinburgh to cover the injured Ross Brady
• Jonas Davidsson wins the Swedish u-21 title from Antonio Lindback and Fredrik Lindgren. Tony Rickardsson adds to his stellar season by taking the senior title

Big Wins

Arena-Essex 36 v 60 Wolves

Mark Loram (17)...Adam Skornicki (12+1)

Berwick 56 v 34 Stoke

Michal Makovsky (13+1)..Theo Pijper(G) (11)

King's Lynn 58 v 32 Newcastle

Tomas Topinka (12+1)...Josef Franc (10+1)

Workington 60 v 31 Exeter

James Wright (18)...Pavel Ondrasik (9)

Exeter 60 v 35 Newcastle

Antonin Svab (13)..James Grieves (10)

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Poole..23..14..1..8..36
• Belle Vue..20..13..0..7..32
• Coventry..22..13..0..9..30
• Swindon..20..12..1..7..27
• Wolves..21..10..1..10..26

League 1 Bottom 5

• Eastbourne..19..10..1..8..26
• Ipswich..19..8..1..10..22
• Peterborough..20..8..1..11..20
• Arena-Essex..24..7..0..17..17
• Oxford..20..6..0..14..14

League 2 Top 5

• Berwick..10..7..0..3..17
• Exeter..11..7..0..4..17
• Workington..15..6..1..8..16
• Edinburgh..9..7.0..0..2..15
• Rye House..8..6..1..1..14

League 2 Bottom 5

• Newport..14..4..1..9..11
• Somerset..9..4..0..5..8
• Glasgow..12..4..0..8..8
• Reading..12..4..0..8..8
• Isle Of Wight..9..2..1..6..5