W/E AUGUST 12TH 2006

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Tony Rickardsson

Rear

Mark Lemon of Reading leads Brent Werner and Henning Bager

News

• Six-time World Champion Tony Rckardsson announces his immediate retirement from the sport. Rickardsson had been due to quit at the end of the season but has brought the decision forward for health reasons
• Play-off hopefuls Swindon suffer a blow as Polish youngster Adrian Miedzinski suffers a shoulder injury in Poland
• Jason Crump and Mark Loram have an angry exchange at Belle Vue after the Aussie shut-off and caused Loram to crash after a tight heat 15
• Bohumil Brhel is named as the wild card for the forthcoming Czech GP
• Edinburgh sign Italian youngster Daniele Tessari
• Andreas Jonsson is crowned Swedish Champion for the first time. Jonsson saw off Antonio Lindback and Fredrik Lindgren in the final to clinch the title

Big Wins

Reading 60 v 33 Arena-Essex

Greg Hancock (13+1)..Joonas Kylmakorpi (9+1)

Somerset 59 v 34 Edinburgh

Magnus Zetterstrom (15)..Theo Pijper (12+1)

King's Lynn 59 v 35 Workington

Daniel Nermark (14)...Trevor Barnwell (11)

Berwick 58 v 37 Edinburgh

Stanislaw Burza (15)..Theo Pijper (12)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 11.32
• Hans Andersen (Peterborough) 10.55
• Leigh Adams (Swindon) 10.45
• Peter Karlsson (Wolves) 9.95
• Nicki Pedersen (Eastbourne) 9.86

League 2

• Magnus Zetterstrom (Somerset) 10.49
• Gary Havelock (Redcar) 10.37
• Shane Parker (Glasgow) 10.26
• Andre Compton (Sheffield) 10.12
• Jason Lyons (Mildenhall) 10.08

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Reading..29..19..1..9..45
• Swindon..32..17..1..14..44
• Belle Vue..30..17..0..13..43
• Peterborough..29..17..0..12..42
• Ipswich..30..17..0..13..40

League 1 Bottom 5

• Poole..27..14..0..13..36
• Wolves.28..14..1..13..35
• Eastbourne..30..15..0..15..32
• Oxford..29..7..0..22..15
• Arena-Essex..26..6..0..20..13

League 2 Top 5

• Glasgow..17..12..0..5..29
• Sheffield..17..10..1..6..25
• Redcar..18..10..1..7..25
• King's Lynn..15..9..2..4..24
• Isle Of Wight..19..10..0..9..23

League 2 Bottom 5

• Stoke..16..7..0..9..17
• Workington..17..7..0..10..16
• Mildenhall..16..7..1..8..16
• Newport..18..6..0..12..15
• Edinburgh..17..6..1..10..14