W/E MAY 26TH 2011

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Ben Barker

Rear

Redcar team photo

News

• Tragedy as recent Newcastle signing and former Poole rider Matej Ferjan is found dead in his at home in Gorzow, Poland
• The BSPA award Britsh Final wild card places to injured pair Josh Auty and Tai Woffinden
• Change at Berwick sees Swedish rider Alex Edberg replace injured Czech star Hynek Stichauer
• Redcar sign Lubos Tomicek to replace broken leg victim Adam Roynon
• Russian star Emil Sayfutdinov completes his shock move to join Coventry
• Plymouth rider Seemond Stephens announces his retirement from the sport at the age of 43
• Australian Alex Davies, recently released by Newport, agrees to join Somerset

Major Meetings

British Semi-Final, Sheffield, May 19th 2011

• Scott Nicholls (14)
• Ben Barker (13)
• Richard Hall (11)
• Danny King (11)
• Chris Harris (10)
• Ricky Ashworth (9)
• Jordan Frampton (9)
• Josh Auty (7)
• Ritchie Hawkins (6)
• James Wright (5)
• Luke Bowen (5)
• Kyle Newman (5)
• Derek Sneddon (4)
• Andrew Tully (4)
• Ashley Birks(Res) (3)
• Paul Cooper (3)
• Craig Cook (1)

British Semi-Final, Scunthorpe, May 20th 2011

• David Howe (15)
• Edward Kennett (14)
• Ben Wilson (13)
• Stuart Robson (10)
• Leigh Lanham (10)
• Lewis Bridger (10)
• Leigh Richardson (8)
• Jerran Hart (7)
• Oliver Allen (7)
• Chris Schramm (6)
• Richard Lawson (5)
• Richie Worrall (4)
• Adam Wrathall (4)
• Lee Complin (3)
• Joe Haines (2)
• Chris Mills (1)

Big Wins

Coventry 58 v 34 Lakeside

Kenni Larsen (15+1)..Rory Schlein(G) (12)

Lakeside 61 v 32 King's Lynn

Adam Shields (13+1)..Mads Korneliussen/Niels K Iversen (12)

Ipswich 59 v 34 Plymouth

Lasse Bjerre (13+1)..Cameron Woodward(G) (14)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Fredrik Lindgren (Wolves) 10.14
• Chris Holder (Poole) 9.89
• Darcy Ward (Poole) 9.73
• Peter Karlsson (Wolves) 9.63
• Bjarne Pedersen (Eastbourne) 9.38

League 2

• Ben Barker (Plymouth) 10.13
• Stuart Robson (Newcastle) 9.75
• Joe Screen (Glasgow) 9.58
• Mark Lemon (Newcastle) 9.54
• James Wright (Workington) 9.25

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Eastbourne..14..9..0..5..26
• Poole..10..6..0..4..21
• King's Lynn..11..6..0..5..18
• Lakeside..15..7..0..8..17
• Belle Vue..11..5..0..6..15

League 1 Bottom 5

• Birmingham..10..5..0..5..15
• Wolves..11..4..0..7..14
• Coventry..7..4..0..3..13
• Swindon..10..3..0..7..9
• Peterborough..5..3..0..2..8

League 2 Top 5

• Somerset..10..8..0..2..26
• Ipswich..15..8..1..5..26
• Workington..9..8..0..1..26
• Glasgow..8..7..0..1..22
• Edinburgh..9..6..0..3..19

League 2 Bottom 5

• Newcastle..9..4..0..5..12
• Redcar..9..3..1..5..11
• Leicester..10..3..1..6..11
• Newport..11..2..0..9..6
• Plymouth..5..0..0..5..0