W/E JULY 8TH 2006

[bod]

Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Chris Harris

News

• Mildenhall's future is in doubt due to difficulties with track preparation. Promoter Mick Horton states he will withdraw from the club if it continues to share the circuit with stock cars next season
• The SCB amend the result of last month's Ipswich versus Arena-Essex clash after finding Arena's use of Troy Batchelor as a guest reserve contravened its rules
• Disaster for both Edward Kennett and Ben Wilson in the World U-21 Championship.Wilson injures his back in practice at Pocking; and Kennett fails to arrive after being turned away at Stansted Airport after leaving his passport in his van which was en-route to Germany!

Major Meetings

World U-21 Championship Semi-Final, Pocking, July 2nd 2006

• Zdenek Simota (14)
• Adrian Miedzinski (14)
• Antonio Lindback (13)
• Christian Hefenbrock (11)
• Jurica Pavlic (11)
• Robert Pettersson (10)
• Henrik Moller (9)
• Troy Batchelor (7)
• Patrick Hougaard (7)
• Miroslaw Jablonski (5)
• Guglielmo Franchetti (5)
• Rene Van Weele (4)
• Alexander Lieschke (2)
• Tobias Kroner (2)
• Fritz Wallner (0)
• Ben Wilson (DNR)
• Edward Kennett (DNR)

Big Wins

Belle Vue 61 v 35 Wolves

Joe Screen (12+2)...Fredrik Lindgren (13)

Sheffield 62 v 29 Isle Of Wight

Paul Cooper (16+1)...Chris Holder (10)

Workington 63 v 30 Isle Of Wight

James Wright (12+3)...Chris Holder (8+2)

Newport 58 v 35 Workington

Joel Parsons (14+2)..Garry Stead (11)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 11.34
• Hans Andersen (Peterborough) 10.51
• Leigh Adams (Swindon) 10.34
• Peter Karlsson (Wolves) 10.06
• Nicki Pedersen (Eastbourne) 9.86

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Peterborough..24..15..0..9..37
• Reading..23..16..0..7..37
• Belle Vue..24..15..0..9..37
• Ipswich..23..13..0..10..32
• Swindon..25..11..0..14..28

League 1 Bottom 5

• Coventry..23..11..0..12..27
• Eastbourne..24..12..0..12..26
• Wolves..21..10..0..11..23
• Arena-Essex..20..6..0..14..13
• Oxford..21..4..0..17..8

League 2 Top 5

• Sheffield..11..7..1..3..18
• King's Lynn..10..6..2..2..16
• Workington..11..6..0..5..14
• Rye House..8..5..0..3..11
• Glasgow..8..5..0..3..11

League 2 Bottom 5

• Stoke..7..4..0..3..9
• Newcastle..8..3..0..5..7
• Edinburgh..7..3..1..3..7
• Mildenhall..6..2..1..3..6
• Berwick..10..2..0..8..4