Post by bod on Apr 3, 2021 17:32:27 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Neil Middleditch
Inside Front
Joe Owen
Inside Rear
Steve Baker
Rear
Milton Keynes team photo
News
- Denmark are crowned World Team Cup Champions for the third successive season with a stunning victory of the USA in Los Angeles
- Arena-Essex number one Neil Middleditch is the new NL Riders' Champion after finishing a point clear of Kevin Hawkins at Coventry
- Changes at Long Eaton as Paul Stead and Alan Mason come into the club with Mark Stevenson dropping out
- Ellesemere Port Joe Shaw is unhappy that Belle Vue have recalled loanee Chris Turner back to the Aces side
Major Meetings
World Team Cup Final, Los Angeles, August 10th 1985
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1704/1985-world-team-cup-final
National League Riders' Championship, Coventry, August 10th 1985
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/8498/1985-national-league-riders-championship
Big Wins
Reading 54 v 22 King's Lynn
John Davis (12)...Paul Woods (10)
Ellesmere Port 58 v 20 Birmingham
Joe Owen/Louis Carr (12)..Doug Wyer (8)
Hackney 50 v 27 Berwick
Trevor Banks (11)..Charlie McKinna (7)
Eastbourne 50 v 28 Edinburgh
Gordon Kennett (12)...Bobby Beaton (7)
Mildenhall 52 v 26 Long Eaton
Rob Henry (11)...Alan Molyneux (7)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Shawn Moran (Sheffield) 11.33
- Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 11.33
- John Davis (Reading) 10.67
- Kenny Carter (Halifax) 10.55
- Tommy Knudsen (Coventry) 10.52
League 2
- Mike Ferreira (Wimbledon) 10.71
- Joe Owen (Ellesmere Port) 10.27
- Stan Bear (Poole) 10.14
- Roger Johns (Wimbledon) 10.00
- Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 9.97
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Sheffield..6..6..0..0..13
- Halifax..8..5..0..3..12
- Oxford..7..5..0..2..11
- Ipswich..6..4..0..2..8
- King's Lynn..8..3..0..5..6
League 1 Bottom 5
- Coventry..7..2..1..4..5
- Cradley..4..2..0..2..4
- Belle Vue..6..2..0..4..4
- Wolves..4..1..1..2..3
- Swindon..6..1..0...3
League 2 Top 5
- Middlesbrough..23..18..1..4..37
- Ellesmere Port..24..16..1..7..33
- Poole..23..15..1..7..31
- Arena-Essex..23..13..1..9..27
- Hackney..24..13..0..11..26
League 2 Bottom 5
- Birmingham..19..8..1..10..17
- Mildenhall..21..8..0..13..16
- Glasgow..26..7..1..18..15
- Edinburgh..22..6..0..16..12
- Rye House..18..6..0..12..12