Post by bod on Nov 21, 2018 23:30:55 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Mike Lanham
Inside Front
Finn Thomsen
Inside Rear
Zdenek Kudrna
Rear
Steve Lomas
News
- Ivan Mauger is majestic as he wins a record sixth world title by finishing a point clear of Polish hero Zenon Plech in the Katowice hosted final
- Newcastle suffer a major blow as number one Tom Owen fractures a leg and is set to spend four months on the sidelines
- Workington and Brian Havelock look sure to part company following a row over team selection
- Reading star Jan Andersson is crowned Swedish Champion after winning the final with a 15-point-maximum
- Middlesbrough fine Malcolm Corradine after he fails to arrive for their league meeting at Newcastle after being delayed at a French grass track meeting
- Weymouth's Australian Doug Underwood announces he will quit at the end of the season
Major Meetings
World Final, Katowice
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1621/1979-world-final-slaski-stadium
Big Wins
Exeter 53 v 25 Birmingham
Scott Autrey (11)..Billy Sanders (9)
Cradley 50 v 28 Swindon
Bruce Penhall (12)..Phil Crump (13)
Hull 62 v 16 Poole
Ivan Mauger (12)..Ron Preston (6)
King's Lynn 58 v 20 Sheffield
Dave Jessup (12)...Reg Wilson (11)
Wimbledon 50 v 28 Leicester
Larry Ross (15)...Ila Teromaa (11)
Halifax 55 v 23 Hackney
Mike Lohmann/Ian Cartwright (11)..Bo Petersen (10)
Berwick 52 v 26 Middlesbrough
Wayne Brown (12)...Mark Courtney (9)
Canterbury 55 v 23 Edinburgh
Dave Piddock (11)...Steve Lomas (6)
Glasgow 50 v 27 Stoke
Steve Lawson (12)..Billy Burton/Stuart Mountford (6)
Milton Keynes 52 v 26 Berwick
Derek Harrison/Malcolm Holloway (15)..Phil Kynman (8)
Rye House 60 v 18 Weymouth
Ted Hubbard (12)...Brian Woodward (6)
Rye House 60 v 18 Crayford
Kevin Smith/Karl Fiala (12)..Paul Woods (7)
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Coventry..29..21..0..8..42
- Hull..25..17..2..6..36
- Cradley..22..16..0..6..32
- King's Lynn..26..15..1..10..31
- Exeter..23..15..0..8..30
League 1 Bottom 5
- Sheffield..24..9..2..13..20
- Birmingham..29..9..2..18..20
- Ipswich..25..7..2..16..16
- Hackney..26..7..1..18..15
- Leicester..24..5..0..19..10
League 2 Top 5
- Rye House..23..20..0..3..40
- Berwick..29..16..2..11..34
- Mildenhall..20..16..0..4..32
- Oxford..23..15..1..7..31
- Middlesbrough..31..15..0..16..30
League 2 Bottom 5
- Canterbury..26..10..2..14..22
- Edinburgh..28..11..0..17..22
- Weymouth..26..8..1..17..17
- Boston..25..7..2..16..16/li]
[li]Scunthorpe..21..0..0..21..0