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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Erik Gundersen
Inside Front
Phil Collins
Inside Rear
Rick Miller
Rear
Halifax team photo
News
- Chris Morton lashes out at England boss John Berry. Morton pronounces he will not ride for England again after Berry left him out of his World Team Cup Final team
- All change for the World Team Cup and Pairs competitions next season. The team event will adopt a group format, with the top 4 nations in Group 1, down to the weakest in Group 4 - each group winner will replace the bottom country in the group above. The Pairs also has an overhaul and will adopt 6-man races in 1986
- Long Eaton suffer a blow as 22-year-old John Frankland announces his retirement due to injury
- Glasgow have an audacious bid to sign struggling Kiwi Mitch Shirra turned down by Reading
Major Meetings
First Test, King's Lynn, July 23rd 1985
[li]Kelvin Tatum (17)[/li]
[li]Jeremy Doncaster (17)[/li]
[li]Dave Jessup (15)[/li]
[li]Simon Cross (9)[/li]
[li]Andy Smith (7)[/li]
[li]Richard Knight (5)[/li]
[li]Neil Collins (1)[/li]
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[li]Phil Crump (9)[/li]
[li]Steve Regeling (6)[/li]
[li]Larry Ross (6)[/li]
[li]Rod Hunter (6)[/li]
[li]Mitch Shirra (5)[/li]
[li]David Bargh (2)[/li]
[li]Dave Cheshire (1)[/li]
[li]Steve Baker (0)[/li]
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Second Test, Oxford, July 26th 1985
[li]Kelvin Tatum (17)[/li]
[li]Simon Wigg (15)[/li]
[li]Andy Smith (10)[/li]
[li]Richard Knight (10)[/li]
[li]Neil Collins (9)[/li]
[li]John Davis (5)[/li]
[li]Simon Cross (2)[/li]
[li]Marvyn Cox (1)[/li]
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[li]Phil Crump (9)[/li]
[li]Mitch Shirra (9)[/li]
[li]Rod Hunter (9)[/li]
[li]David Bargh (7)[/li]
[li]Steve Regeling (3)[/li]
[li]Ray Dole (1)[/li]
[li]Larry Ross (0)[/li]
[li]Stan Bear (0)[/li]
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Big Wins
Exeter 51 v 27 Mildenhall
Kevin Price (10)..Mel Taylor (12)
Poole 51 v 27 Mildenhall
Martin Yeates (12)..Rob Henry/Mel Taylor (8)
Wimbledon 52 v 26 Canterbury
Roger Johns (14)...Dave Mullett (12)
Arena-Essex 55 v 23 Glasgow
Bob Humphreys/Neil Middlesditch (10)..Steve Lawson (16)
Peterborough 55 v 23 Glasgow
Kevin Hawkins (11)...Steve Lawson (12)
Ellesmere Port 52 v 26 Long Eaton
Joe Owen (11)...Gerald Short (15)
Hackney 62 v 16 Glasgow
Andy Galvin/Paul Whitaker (12)..Steve Lawson (9)
Hackney 58 v 20 Edinburgh
Trevor Banks/Barry Thomas (10)..Bobby Beaton/Brett Saunders (4)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Shawn Moran (Sheffield) 11.38
- Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 11.33
- John Davis (Reading) 10.75
- Tommy Knudsen (Coventry) 10.40
- Kenny Carter (Halifax) 10.35
League 2
- Mike Ferreira (Wimbledon) 10.71
- Stan Bear (Poole) 10.25
- Joe Owen (Ellesmere Port) 10.21
- Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 9.97
- Roger Johns (Wimbledon) 9.89
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Sheffield..5..5..0..0..10
- Halifax..7..4..0..3..9
- Oxford..6..4..0..2..9
- Ipswich..5..3..0..2..6
- Coventry..6..2..1..3..5
League 1 Bottom 5
- Belle Vue..6..2..0..4..4
- King's Lynn..5..2..0..3..4
- Wolves..4..1..1..2..3
- Swindon..4..1..0.3..3
- Reading..4..1..0..3..2
League 2 Top 5
- Middlesbrough..21..16..1..4..33
- Ellesmer port..22..14..1..7..29
- Poole..20..13..1..6..27
- Wimbledon..17..12..1..4..25
- Hackney..22..12..0..10..24
League 2 Bottom 5
- Long Eaton..20..7..1..12..15
- Mildenhall..20..7..0..13..14
- Glasgow..22..6..1..15..13
- Edinburgh..18..5..0..13..10
- Rye House..17..5..0..12..10