Post by bod on May 6, 2020 11:39:18 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Greg Hancock
Rear
Scott Nicholls
News
- Greg Hancock wins the Polish GP at Bydgoszcz. Nicki Pedersen finishes runner-up and closes ever nearer to retaining the World title
- Lakeside move to strengthen their injury-hit side by signing Polish race Tomasz Jedrzejak
- Kenneth Bjerre leads the qualifiers for next season's GP series after winning the Qualifying Final at Zielona Gora. He will be joined by Grzegorz Walasek and Sebastian Ulamek in the 2009 series
- Lee Richardson announces he is considering quitting the British League next season for financial reasons
- King's Lynn's Rusty Harrison is told to quit the sport by medics due to a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis
Major Meetings
Grand Prix Qualifying Final, Zielona Gora, September 14th 2008
- Kenneth Bjerre (12)
- Grzegorz Walasek (12)
- Sebastian Ulamek (12)
- Niels-Kristian Iversen (11)
- Tomasz Jedrzejak (11)
- Ryan Sullivan (10)
- Jesper B Monberg (10)
- Adrian Miedzinski (9)
- Jurica Pavlic (7)
- Matej Zagar (7)
- Mads Korneliussen (5)
- Peter Karlsson (4)
- Lee Richardson (3)
- Charlie Gjedde (3)
- Matej Ferjan (2)
- Peter Ljung (2)
- Ales Dryml(Res) (0)
Polish Grand Prix, Bydgoszcz, September 13th 2008
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/871/2008-polish-grand-prix-bydgoszcz
U-23 Second Test, Swindon, September 11th 2008
[li]Lewis Bridger (8+1)[/li]
[li]Jason King (6+2)[/li]
[li]James Wright (8+1)[/li]
[li]Ben Barker (5+2)[/li]
[li]Tai Woffinden (11)[/li]
[li]Robert Mear (3)[/li]
[li]Joe Haines (3+1)[/li]
Australia 47
[li]Troy Batchelor (13)[/li]
[li]Cory Gathercole (0)[/li]
[li]Chris Holder (17)[/li]
[li]Robert Ksiezak (3+1)[/li]
[li]Cameron Woodward (5)[/li]
[li]Kozza Smith (2)[/li]
[li]Richard Sweetman (7)[/li]
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Big Wins
Lakeside 59 v 34 Belle Vue
Andreas Jonsson (16)..Jason Crump (18)
Poole 59 v 34 Ipswich
Chris Holder (17)..Piotr Swiderski (12+1)
King's Lynn 59 v 31 Reading
Tomas Topinka (13+2)...Ulrich Ostergaard (13)
Edinburgh 64 v 29 Newcastle
Andrew Tully (14+1)..Jason King (11)
Rye House 65 v 25 Somerset
Stefan Ekberg/Luke Bowen (14+1)..Jordan Frampton (9)
Rye House 66 v 23 Mildenhall
Stefan Ekberg (16+2)..Barrie Evans (7)
Workington 61 v 31 Newcastle
Kauko Nieminen (15)...Josef Franc (9+1)
Mildenhall 23 v 67 King's Lynn
Barrie Evans (6)...Kevin Doolan (15 )
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Leigh Adams (Swindon) 11.14
- Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.92
- Andreas Jonsson (Lakeside) 9.91
- Hans Andersen (Coventry) 9.67
- Scott Nicholls (Eastbourne) 9.57
League 2
- Kevin Doolan (King's Lynn) 10.63
- Daniel Nermark (Workington) 10.53
- Ulrich Ostergaard (Reading) 10.30
- Jason Doyle (Somerset) 10.24
- Tai Woffinden (Rye House) 10.19
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Poole..31..22..0..9..52
- Lakeside..29..20..1..8..48
- Swindon..31..17..2..12..41
- Ipswich..29..15..2..12..37
- Eastbourne..30..14..0..16..32
- Belle Vue..31..12..2..17..26
- Peterborough..28..10..1..17..22
- Coventry..27..9..2..16..21
- Wolves..28..8..0..20..16
League 2 Top 5
- Edinburgh..28..20..2..6..48
- King's Lynn..30..18..5..7..45
- Somerset..27..19..0..8..43
- Workington..29..16..2..11..39
- Rye House..27..17..0..10..37
League 2 Bottom 5
- Birmingham..28..11..0..17..26
- Newcastle..26..9..0..17..20
- Glasgow..28..9..0..19..19
- Stoke..23..7..1..15..16
- Mildenhall..28..0..0..28..0