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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Shawn Moran
Inside Front
Simon Wigg
Inside Rear
Chris Pidcock
Rear
Ellesmere Port team photo
News
- Favourites Denmark land the odds and win the World Pairs title in Rybnik, Poland
- Kenny Carter retains his British Championship with a majestic maximum performance at Coventry
- Tommy Knudesn is a comfortable winner of the Nordic title in Fjelsted. Knudsen remained unbeaten and finished three points clear of runner-up Jan Andersson
- Carl Blackbird is a convincing winner of the British Junior title at Canterbury
- Belle Vue sign former Newcastle rider Eddie Ingels. Ingels will replace Martin Scarisbrick in the Aces' line-up
- A blow for Wolves as young German rider Gerd Riss quits the club
- Long Eaton youngster Chris Pidcock suffers a serious leg injury in a road accident between Derby and Buxton
Major Meetings
World Pairs Final, Rybnik
[li]Erik Gundersen (16)[/li]
[li]Tommy Knudsen (13)[/li]
England 27
[li]Kenny Carter (14)[/li]
[li]Kelvin Tatum (13)[/li]
USA 22
[li]Shawn Moran (13)[/li]
[li]Bobby Schwartz (9)[/li]
New Zealand 15
[li]Ivan Mauger (8)[/li]
[li]Mitch Shirra (7)[/li]
Sweden 14
[li]Jan Andersson (10)[/li]
[li]Per Jonsson (4)[/li]
Australia 11
[li]Steve Regeling (6)[/li]
[li]Phil Crump (5)[/li]
Poland 8
[li]Andrzej Huszcza (4)[/li]
[li]Grzegorz Dzikowski (4)[/li]
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British Junior Championhip, Canterbury
- Carl Blackbird (15)
- Dave Mullett (12)
- Andy Smith (12)
- Jamie Luckhurst (10)
- Nigel De'Ath (10)
- Gary Havelock (9)
- Simon Cross (9)
- Andy Galvin (7)
- Paul Whittaker (7)
- Andrew Silver (6)
- Paul Clarke (6)
- Carl Baldwin (4)
- David Smart (4)
- Kevin Price (3)
- Neville Tatum (2)
- Lawrie Bloomfield(Res) (2)
- Jeremy Luckhurst (1)
- Mark Terry(Res) (1)
Nordic Final, Fjelsted
- Tommy Knudsen (15)
- Jan Andersson (12)
- Erik Gundersen (11)
- Hans Nielsen (10)
- Kai Niemi (10)
- Jan O Pedersen (10)
- John Jorgensen (9)
- Tommy Nilsson (8)
- Preben Eriksen (7)
- Richard Hellsen (7)
- Per Jonsson (6)
- Einar Kyllingstad (5)
- Finn Jensen (5)
- Ari Koponen (3)
- Erik Stenlund (2)
- Olli Tyrvainen (0)
British Final, Coventry, June 12th 1985
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2396/1985-british-final
Big Wins
Arena-Essex 54 v 24 Peterborough
Dave Cheshire (11)...Ian Barney/Ian Clark (6)
Middlesbrough 52 v 26 Exeter
Martin Dixon (12)...Colin Cook (12)
Edinburgh 52 v 26 Birmingham
Bobby Beaton/Steve Finch (11)..Phil White (9)
Glasgow 50 v 28 Canterbury
Steve Lawson (12)..Dave Mullett (11)
Stoke 51 v 27 Exeter
Tom Owen/Paul Thorp (11)..Colin Cook (9)
Averages - Top 5
League 2
- Mike Ferreira (Wimbledon) 10.40
- Jamie Luckhurst (Wimbledon) 10.17
- Stan Bear (Poole) 10.12
- Louis Carr (Ellesmere Port) 10.04
- Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 9.87
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 2 Top 5
- Middlesbrough..14..11..0..3..22
- Ellesmere Port..12..9..1..2..19
- Wimbledon..10..8..1..1..17
- Poole..14..8..1..5..17
- Hackney..11..7..0..4..14
League 2 Bottom 5
- Mildenhall..11..4..0..7..8
- Canterbury..16..4..0..12..8
- Milton Keynes..15..4..0..11..8
- Rye House..12..4..0..8..8
- Edinburgh..9..3..0..6..6