W/E SEPTEMBER 16TH 2006

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Greg Hancock

Rear

Hans Andersen runs into Bjarne Pedersen

News

• Greg Hancock wins the first-ever Latvian GP at Daugavpils. Hancock now looks set to finish runner-up in the series to World Champion Jason Crump
• Glasgow co-promoter Gordon Pairman is named as the man behind a bid to buy Belle Vue from Tony Mole
• Newcastle's Manuel Hauzinger is banned for the rest of the season after withholding his services and not travelling to the UK for two recent Diamonds' meetings
• Reading Bulldogs look almost certain to finish in top spot of the Elite League after a 49-43 win at play-off rivals Peterborough

Major Meetings

Latvian GP, Daugavpils, September 9th 2006

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1172/2006-latvian-grand-prix-daugavpils

Big Wins

Peterborough 62 v 28 Arena-Essex

Ryan Sullivan (13+2)...Henning Bager (8+1)

King's Lynn 66 v 27 Berwick

Daniel Nermark (15)...Jacek Rempala (10)

Shffield 60 v 35 Rye House

Ricky Ashworth (17+1)..Steve Boxall (10)

Rye House 69 v 21 Newcastle

Edward Kennett (14+1)..James Grieves (6)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 11.30
• Leigh Adams (Swindon) 10.61
• Hans Andersen (Peterborough) 10.54
• Peter Karlsson (Wolves) 10.06
• Nicki Pedersen (Eastbourne) 9.90

League 2

• Magnus Zetterstrom (Somerset) 10.51
• Shane Parker (Glasgow)10.16
• Gary Havelock (Redcar) 10.06
• Tomas Topinka (King's Lynn) 10.00
• Danny Bird (Glasgow) 9.96

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Reading..38..25..1..12..63
• Peterborough..39..23..0..16..61
• Swindon..39..23..1..15..61/li]
  [li]Belle Vue..38..20..0..18..53
• Coventry..38..21..1..16..53

League 1 Bottom 5

• Poole..38..17..0..21..46
• Ipswich..38..19..0..19..45
• Easybourne..38..19..1..18..42
• Oxford..36..10..0..26..22
• Arena-Essex..37..9..0..28..20

League 2 Top 5

• King's Lynn..24..17..2..5..47
• Glasgow..26..16..1..9..42
• Sheffield..25..15..1..9..41
• Somerset..25..13..1..11..35
• Rye House..24..14..0..10..35

League 2 Bottom 5

• Berwick..25..9..1..15..23
• Stoke..23..10..0..13..23
• Mildenhall..23..8..1..14..19
• Edinburgh..24..7..2..15..18
• Newport..24..7..1..16..18