W/E AUGUST 6TH 2005

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Lee Richardson

Rear

Two Semen Vlasov crashes

News

• Team GB win the opening Speedway World Cup meeting at Swindon after finishing five points clear of the Danes
• Poole sign young Czech Tomas Suchanek from Isle Of Wight. Suchanek will replace Tobias Johansson in the Pirates' side.
• Glasgow have serious crowd concerns after only 702 watch their PL clash with Rye House
• Finland's Kaj Laukkanen is crowned Nordic Champion on his home track of Seinajoki
• Poole open talks with Eastbourne to sign 18-year-old Edward Kennett for 2006
• Newport sign Jason King to cover the injured Michael Coles
• Polish rider Krzysztof Stojanowski signs for Isle Of Wight

Major Meetings

World Cup Event 1, Swindon, July 31st 2005

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1300/swc-2005-event-swindon

Big Wins

Belle Vue 61 v 32 Swindon

Simon Stead (14+1)...Leigh Adams (14)

Rye House 65 v 25 Berwick

Chris Neath (15)...Carl Wilkinson (8+2)

Somerset 64 v 30 Newport

Magnus Zetterstrom/Paul Fry (14+1)...Neil Collins (12)

Berwick 57 v 35 Rye House

Adrian Rymel (17+1)...Stuart Robson (10+1)

Exeter 65 v 28 Newport

Pavel Ondrasik (14+3)...Tony Atkin (12)

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Belle Vue..29..20..0..9..50
• Poole..27..17..1..9..43
• Coventry..27..17..0..10..34
• Eastbourne..24..14..1..9..35
• Swindon..28..14..2..12..34

League 1 Bottom 5

• Wolves..26..11..1..14..28
• Peterborough..25..11..2..12..28
• Ipswich..25..9..3..13..26
• Arena-Essex..29..9..0..20..21
• Oxford..26..6..0..20..14

League 2 Top 5

• Rye House..15..11..1..3..28
• Berwick..18..11..0..7..26
• Workington..19..9..1..9..24
• Sheffield..17..9..0..8..23
• Exeter..16..9..0..7..22

League 2 Bottom 5

• Hull..15..7..0..8..16
• Newport..19..5..1..13..13
• Glasgow..16..6..0..10..12
• Isle Of Wight..13..4..1..8..10
• Reading..15..5..0..10..10