W/E JULY 16TH 2005

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Scott Nicholls

News

• Tony Rickardsson continued his seemingly unstoppable path to a sixth world title with victory at the Czech GP - his fourth win in succession and his fifth out of the six staged so far
• Scott Nicholls is crowned British Champion for the third time in four years after victory at Oxford
• Mikael Max is nominated as the wildcard for the Swedish GP in Malilla
• Swindon break their transfer record by paying Coventry £32,000 for Lee Richardson

Major Meetings

Czech GP, Prague, 9th July 2005

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1139/2005-czech-grand-prix-prague

British Final, Oxford, 10th July 2005

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2577/2005-british-final

Big Wins

Belle Vue 64 v 29 Ipswich

Jason Crump (13+1)...Hans Andersen (14)

Somerset 60 v 32 Edinburgh

Magnus Zetterstrom (15)...Kristian Lund (9)

Rye House 61 v 34 King's Lynn

Brent Werner (11+2)..Tomas Topinka (15)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.44
• Leigh Adams (Swindon) 10.41
• Nicki Pedersen (Eastbourne) 10.08
• Tony Rickardsson (Arena-Essex) 10.06
• Hans Andersen (Ipswich) 9.48

League 2

• Tomas Topinka (King's Lynn) 10.06
• Matej Zagar (Reading) 10.04
• Craig Boyce (IOW) 10.00
• Ross Brady (Edinburgh) 9.78
• Shane Parker (Glasgow) 9.71

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Poole..24..15..1..8..38
• Belle Vue..22..14..0..8..34
• Coventry..23..14..0..9..32
• Swindon..23..13..1..9..30
• Eastbourne..20..11..1..9..28

League 1 Bottom 5

• Wolves..22..10..1..11..26
• Ispwich..21..8..2..11..23
• Peterborough..23..9..2..12..23
• Arena-Essex..25..8..0..17..19
• Oxford..21..6..0..15..14

League 2 Top 5

• Berwick..13..9..0..4..22
• Workington..16..7..1..8..19
• Rye House..10..8..1..1..18
• Edinburgh..13..8..0..5..17
• Exeter..12..7..0..5..17

League 2 Bottom 5

• Glasgow..14..6..0..8..12
• Somerset..12..5..0..7..11
• Stoke..10..5..0..5..11
• Reading..13..4..0..9..8
• Isle Of Wight..9..2..1..6..5