W/E JULY 15TH 2006

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Team GB

News

• Rune Holta, Matej Ferjan and Ryan Sullivan win Grand Prix qualification meetings in Tarnow, Miskolc and Zarnovica. Brits, Simon Stead and Chris Harris both qualify for the final, but David Howe and Edward Kennett miss out
• Stoke rider Luke Priest suffers multiple injuries and is in a critical condition after crashing at Loomer Road
• Edinburgh part company with Rusty Harrison after he pulls out midway through their meeting with Rye House
• Swindon's Swedish reserve Seb Alden quits the club after a poor run of form
• Former Glasgow and Bradford promoter Les Whaley passes away
• Kaj Laukkanen is crowned Finnish Champion for an eighth time after a faultless display in the final at Seinajoki

Big Wins

Poole 58 v 34 Reading

Grzegorz Walasek (16+2)..Matej Zagar (12)

Redcar 64 v 26 Berwick

Gary Havelock (15)..Stanislaw Burza/Lee Smethills (6)

Sheffield 59 v 33 Newport

Andrew Compton (15)..Kevin Doolan(G) (11)

Glasgow 59 v 35 Rye House

Shane Parker (15)..Jiri Stancl(G)/Chris Neath (9)

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Reading..25..17..0..8..40
• Peterborough..25..16..0..9..39
• Belle Vue..25..15..0..10..37
• Ipswich..24..14..0..10..34
• Swindon..27..13..0..14..33

League 1 Bottom 5

• Coventry..25..12..0..13..29
• Eastbourne..26..13..0..13..28
• Wolves..22..10..0..12..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
• Redcar..11..7..1..3..15
• Workington..11..6..0..5..14
• Rye House..11..6..0..5..14

League 2 Bottom 5

• Newport..12..4..0..8..10
• Newcastle..9..4..0..5..9
• Stoke..8..4..0..4..9
• Edinburgh..9..3..1..5..7
• Berwick..12..3..0..9..6