W/E JUNE 24TH 2006

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Hans Andersen

Rear

Scott Nicholls and Oliver Allen squeeze Adam Skornicki

News

• Title-chasing Peterborough suffer a blow as heat-leader Jesper B Jensen breaks an arm
• Coventry swoop to sign Polish prospect Pawel Hlib to cover the injured Morten Risager
• Stoke's injured Danish star Jan Staechmann announces his retirement from the sport
• Ipswich recruit German prospect Tobias Kroner to replace injured Czech rider, Jan Jaros
• Ales Dryml agrees terms to return to Oxford to replace departing Swede, Freddie Eriksson
• Struggling Arena-Essex suffer another blow as Polish reserve Mariusz Puszakowski breaks a leg
• Ray Morton makes a comeback with Isle Of Wight to replace the struggling Krister Marsh
• Berwick sign ex-Sheffield man James Birkinshaw to replace David Meldrum in the Bandits' side

Big Wins

Poole 58 v 36 Swindon

Bjarne Pedersen (16+1)..Leigh Adams (13)

Eastbourne 62 v 32 Arena-Essex

Adam Shields (15)...Mikael Max (10)

Poole 66 v 24 Arena-Essex

Bjarne Pedersen (18)..Mikael Max (9)

Reading 57 v 35 Swindon

Matej Zagar (15+2)..Leigh Adams (12)

Isle Of Wight 60 v 32 Stoke

Krzysztof Stojanowski (15+1)..Mark Lemon (11+1)

King's Lynn 62 v 33 Sheffield

Kevin Doolan (15)...Andre Compton (10)

Redcar 59 v 36 Glasgow

Gary Havelock (14)..Danny Bird (15+1)

Edinburgh 61 v 34 Berwick

Matt Wethers (15)...Stanislaw Burza (11)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 11.39
• Hans Andersen (Peterborough) 10.32
• Leigh Adams (Swindon) 10.21
• Peter Karlsson (Wolves) 10.02
• Nicki Pedersen (Eastbourne) 9.86

League 2

• Jason Lyons (Mildenhall) 11.20
• Danny Bird (Glasgow) 10.77
• Steve Boxall (Rye House) 10.17
• Tomas Topinka (King's Lynn) 10.13
• Magnus Zetterstrom (Somerset) 10.09

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Belle Vue..20..12..0..8..30
• Reading..20..13..0..7..29
• Peterborough..19..11..0..8..28
• Ipswich..20..11..0..9..27
• Coventry..20..10..0..10..25

League 1 Bottom 5

• Swindon..21..10..0..11..24
• Wolves..19..9..0..10..21
• Eastbourne..21..10..0..11..21
• Arena-Essex..16..6..0..10..13
• Oxford..19..4..0..15..8

League 2 Top 5

• King's Lynn..9..5..2..2..13
• Somerset..9..5..0..4..11
• Isle Of Wight..9..5..0..4..11
• Workington..9..5..0..4..11
• Rye House..7..5..0..2..10

League 2 Bottom 5

• Redcar..6..3..0..3..6
• Newport..9..3..0..6..6
• Mildenhall..5..2..0..3..5
• Berwick..8..2..0..6..4
• Edinburgh..5..1..1..3..3