Post by bod on Nov 15, 2018 12:05:58 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Gordon Kennett
Inside Front
Michael Lee
Inside Rear
John Titman
Rear
Commonwealth Final action
News
- Scunthorpe fail an SCB track inspection and will remain closed pending further work
- Poland and Czechoslovakia qualify for the World Team Cup Final at White City after filling the top two positions in the Continental Final
- Anders Michanek's spell at Ipswich ends sadly as he breaks an arm at Foxhall after his footrest snapped, causing him to crash
- Tv star Noel Edmonds is guest of honour at Birmingham's meeting against King's Lynn
- Czech rider Milan Spinka signs for Ipswich
- Crayford suffer a blow as Alan Sage breaks a leg at Canterbury
- Leicester veteran John Boulger contemplates retiring early in what his already his last season in the sport
- Belle Vue sign 22-year-old German racer Karl Maier
- John Davis calls for improvement in safety standards at many tracks, in particular the removal of lamp standards in close proximity to the track
Major Meetings
Second Test, Swindon,July 27th 1979
[li]Michael Lee (16)[/li]
[li]Dave Jessup (15)[/li]
[li]Chris Morton (11)[/li]
[li]Peter Collins (9)[/li]
[li]Malcolm Simmons (8)[/li]
[li]John Davis (4)[/li]
[li]Kenny Carter (4)[/li]
Australasia 47
[li]Ivan Mauger (12)[/li]
[li]Phil Crump (10)[/li]
[li]Billy Sanders (10)[/li]
[li]Larry Ross (8)[/li]
[li]John Titman (1)[/li]
[li]Phil Herne (0)[/li]
[li]John Boulger (0)[/li]
[li]Bruce Cribb (0)[/li]
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Big Wins
Newcastle 55 v 23 Peterborough
Tom Owen (12)...Andy Hines/Dave Gooderham (7)
Hull 60 v 18 Leicester
Ivan Mauger/Joe Owen (12)...John Titman (6)
Mildenhall 56 v 22 Crayford
Ray Bales/Mick Hines (11)..Steve Naylor (10)
Wolves 51 v 27 Sheffield
Hans Nielsen/Bobby Schwartz(G) (11)...Reg Wilson (11)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Hull) 11.02
- Scott Autrey (Exeter) 10.75
- John Davis (Reading) 10.53
- Phil Crump (Swindon) 10.36
- Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.32
League 2
- Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.06
- George Hunter (Oxford) 10.82
- Dave Perks (Nottingham) 10.65
- Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.16
- Ray Bales (Mildenhall) 10.14
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Coventry..23..17..0..6..34
- Hull..19..13..0..6..26
- King's Lynn..20..12..1..7..25
- Cradley..18..12..0..6..24
- Swindon..21..11..1..9..23
League 1 Bottom 5
- Eastbourne..21..7..1..13..15
- Hackney..20..6..1..13..13
- Reading..14..6..0..8..12
- Ipswich..14..5..1..8..11
- Leicester..18..3..0..15..6
League 2 Top 5
- Mildenhall..15..12..0..3..24
- Ellesmere Port..18..12..0..6..24
- Rye House..13..11..0..2..22
- Milton Keynes..20..11..0..9..22
- Berwick..18..10..0..8..20
League 2 Bottom 5
- Newcastle..14..7..0..7..14
- Canterbury..18..6..2..10..14
- Boston..16..4..2..10..10
- Weymouth..18..4..1..13..9
- Scunthorpe..17..0..0..17..0