Post by bod on Feb 7, 2019 13:31:28 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Henrik Gustafsson
Rear
Coventry team photo
News
- Newcastle rider Wayne Garratt is critically ill after suffering severe head injuries in a crash during his team's KOC meeting versus Peterborough at Brough Park
- Eastbourne youngster Paul Dugard is banned for five years - four of which are suspended - after failing a drugs test
- Major worries at Berwick as owner Terry Lindon enforces a pay cut on his riders and defies BSPA orders by announcing he is quitting a club promoter
- Belle Vue legend Chris Morton is part of a team looking to introduce speedway to the site of the greyhound track in Oldham
- Sheffield star Neil Evitts is engulfed in a contract dispute with the Yorkshire club and is withholding his services and may quit the sport
Big Wins
Exeter 62 v 28 Newcastle
Richard Green (13+2)..Mark Thorpe (11+1)
Poole 57 v 32 Arena-Essex
Marvyn Cox (13+1)..Bo Petersen (15)
Sheffield 56 v 34 Berwick
Peter Carr (14+1)...Scott Lamb (10+1)
Bradford 56 v 34 Wolves
Sean Wilson (16+1)..Sam Ermolenko (12+1)
Cradley 59 v 31 Arena-Essex
Billy Hamill (13+2)..Brian Karger/Bo Petersen (10)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.22
- Per Jonsson (Reading) 10.09
- Sam Ermolenko (Wolves) 10.04
- Ronnie Correy (Wolves) 9.98
- Marvyn Cox (Poole) 9.69
League 2
- Richard Knight (Berwick) 10.59
- Martin Goodwin (Rye House) 10.24
- Jan Staechmann (Long Eaton) 10.03
- Neil Evitts (Sheffield) 9.71
- David Bargh (Newcastle) 9.67
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Wolves..17..10..1..6..26
- Poole..17..10..2..5..25
- Belle Vue..17..10..0..7..24
- Reading..13..9..1..3..24
- Bradford..14..9..0..5..21
League 1 Bottom 5
- Oxford..17..6..2..9..17
- King's Lynn..15..6..0..9..16
- Arena-Essex..18..5..0..13..10
- Eastbourne..18..4..2..12..10
- Swindon..16..3..2..11..9
League 2 Top 5
- Newcastle..18..11..0..7..28
- Peterborough..15..11..0..4..27.5
- Berwick..17..10..1..6..27
- Glasgow..15..8..0..7..20.5
- Exeter..16..8..0..8..18
League 2 Bottom 5
- Rye House..14..8..0..6..18
- Edinburgh..14..7..0..7..17
- Sheffield..17..7..1..9..16
- Middlesbrough..19..6..0..13..14
- Stoke..15..4..0..11..10