W/E JULY 20TH 1985

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Stan Bear

Inside Front

Miles Evans

Inside Rear

Neville Tatum

Rear

Eastbourne team photo

News

• Michael Lee's comeback seems to have ground to a halt after he fails to arrive for King's Lynn meetings for the third time. Lynn move to sign Aussie Steve Baker from Sheffield to take his place
• Shawn Moran is crowned Overseas Champion after defeating Kenny Carter in a run-off at Bradford's Odsal circuit
• Per Jonsson wins the European U-21 title with a 15-point maximum in the Abensberg hosted final. Compatriot Jimmy Nilsen completes a Swedish one-two
• Ipswich and John Cook could be set to part company after the American Champion stormed out of the Witches' home meeting with Belle Vue
• Swindon finally get the go-ahead on a work permit for Swedish prospect Jimmy Nilsen

Major Meetings

European U-21 Final, Abensberg

• Per Jonsson (15)
• Jimmy Nilsen (13)
• Helge Hansen (11)
• Kenneth Nystrom (11)
• Gerd Riss (9)
• Juha Moksunen (9)
• Roman Matousek (9)
• Valentino Furlanetto (8)
• Kurt Hansen (8)
• Miroslav Prager (6)
• Igor Marko (6)
• Einar Kyllingstad (5)
• Mikael Teurnberg (4)
• Heinz Huber (4)
• Barnabas Gyepes (1)

Overseas Final, Bradford, 14th July 1985

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Big Wins

Poole 58 v 19 Exeter

Martin Yeates (12)..Bernie Collier (7)

Ellesmere Port 53 v 25 Wimbledon

Louis Carr (12)...Roger Johns (10)

Berwick 57 v 21 Rye House

Jimmy McMillan (12)..Andrew Silver (8)

Averages - Top 5

League 2

• Mike Ferreira (Wimbledon) 10.85
• Roger Johns (Wimbledon) 10.81
• Gordon Kennett (Eastburne) 10.26
• Stan Bear (Poole) 10.22
• Jamie Luckhurst (Wimbledon) 10.04

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 2 Top 5

• Middlesbrough..20..15..1..4..31
• Ellesmere Port..18..13..1..4..27
• Poole..18..12..1..5..25
• Wimbledon..15..10..1..4..21
• Arena-Essex..15..9..0..6..18

League 2 Bottom 5

• Milton Keynes..19..7..0..12..14
• Berwick..13..6..1..6..13
• Glasgow..19..6..1..12..13
• Rye House..17..6..0..11..12
• Edinburgh..16..5..0..11..10