W/E MAY 25TH 1985

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Keith White

Inside Front

Paul Woods

Inside Rear

Carl Blackbird

Rear

Poole team photo

News

• Sad news as Scunthorpe withdraw from the National League after experiencing crippling financial losses
• Andy Buck becomes the first Scunthorpe rider to leave as he agrees a deal to join Eastbourne
• Struggling Berwick sign Edinburgh rider Sean Courtney for an undisclosed fee
• All change at Rye House as Rob Woffinden and Keith Millard join the club after both Steve Naylor and Kelvin Mullarkey pick up injuries

Major Meetings

World Championship Semi-Final, Halifax, May 19th 1985

• Kenny Carter (14)
• John Davis (14)
• Neil Collins (12)
• Phil Collins (10)
• Neil Evitts (9)
• Tim Hunt (9)
• Peter Collins (9)
• Andy Campbell (8)
• Mark Courtney (7)
• Sean Willmott (7)
• Peter Carr (5)
• Richard Knight (5)
• Louis Carr (4)
• Kevin Jolly (3)
• Carl Blackbird (2)
• Kenny McKinna (2)
• Ian Sutcliffe(Res) (0)

Big Wins

Middlesbrough 52 v 26 Long Eaton

Steve Wilcock/Martin Dixon (11)..Dave Perks (9)

Ellesmere Port 54 v 24 Middlesbrough

Joe Owen/Louis Carr (12)..Martin Dixon (8)

Edinburgh 27 v 51 Berwick

Bobby Beaton (7)...Bruce Cribb (12)

Hackney 54 v 24 Canterbury

Paul Bosley/Alan Mogridge (12)..Dave Mullett (9)

Canterbury 52 v 26 Glasgow

Neville Tatum (12)...Steve Lawson (13)

Mildenhall 51 v 27 Glasgow

Carl Baldwin (11)...Steve Lawson (11)

League 2 Top 5

• Middlesbrough..9..8..0..1..16
• Hackney..6..6..0..0..12
• Ellesmere Port..8..5..1..2..11
• Wimbledon..6..5..0..1..10
• Mildenhall..9..5..0..4..10

League 2 Bottom 5

• Scunthorpe..9..2..0..7..4
• Canterbury..10..2..0..8..4
• Glasgow..8..2..0..6..4
• Berwick..7..1..0..6..2
• Barrow..3..0..0..3..0