W/E JULY 19TH 2008

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Kenneth Bjerre

Rear

Peter Ljung leads

News

• Team GB make a woeful start to the Speedway World Cup as the finish a distant third in Event 2 at Coventry
• Australia and Poland battle out a thrilling tie in the first World Cup qualifier in Leszno. Leigh Adams wins a run-off to take the Aussies straight to the final
• Glasgow make an early move for 2009 by signing Danish prospect Peter Juul
• Swindon suffer a blow as Swedish rider Sebastian Alden suffers a season ending injury
• Isle Of Wight sign Australian newcomer Richard Sweetman on loan from Swindon

Major Meetings

Speedway World Cup Event 1, Leszno, July 12th 2008

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1336/swc-2008-event-leszno

Speedway World Cup Event 2, Coventry, July 14th 2008

wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1337/swc-2008-event-ii-coventry

Big Wins

Isle Of Wight 60 v 32 Scunthorpe

Jason Bunyan (13+1)...Richard Hall (12+1)

Berwick 60 v 33 Rye House

Adrian Rymel (14)..Tai Woffinden (17)

Workington 58 v 32 Isle Of Wight

Daniel Nermark (15)...Paul Fry (8+1)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Leigh Adams (Swindon) 11.09
• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.95
• Andreas Jonsson (Lakeside) 9.78
• Scott Nicholls (Eastbourne) 9.76
• Hans Andersen (Peterborough) 9.45

League 2

• Daniel Nermark (Workington) 10.67
• Tai Woffinden (Rye House) 10.43
• Jason Doyle (Somerset) 10.39
• Kevin Doolan (King's Lynn) 10.28
• Jason Lyons (Birmingham) 10.14

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1

• Poole..21..13..0..8..32
• Swindon..21..12..2..7..30
• Lakeside..16..11..0..5..25
• Ipswich..17..10..1..6..24
• Eastbourne..22..11..0..11..24
• Belle Vue..22..8..2..12..18
• Peterborough..17..6..0..11..13
• Coventry..16..5..1..10..12
• Wolves..16..5..0..11..10

League 2 Top 5

• Somerset..13..12..0..1..27
• Edinburgh..14..11..1..2..27
• Workington..19..10..2..7..26
• King's Lynn..15..9..3..3..24
• Reading..15..9..0..6..19

League 2 Bottom 5

• Rye House..13..6..0..7..12
• Birmingham..14..5..0..9..11
• Glasgow..16..4..0..12..9
• Stoke..10..4..0..6..8
• Mildenhall..15..0..0..15..0