W/E OCTOBER 19TH 1985

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Dave Perks

Inside Front

Gordon Kennett

Inside Rear

Carl Baldwin

Rear

Rye House team photo

News

• Oxford are crowned British League champions in style with victory over local rivals Swindon
• Eastbourne hold a fourteen point lead over Ellesmere Port after the first-leg of the National League KOC Final

Big Wins

Berwick 53 v 24 Poole

Steve Mcdermott/Sean Courtney (10)..Kevin Smith (7)

Belle Vue 50 v 28 Swindon

Andy Smith (12)...Per Sorensen/Ari Koponen (7)

Berwick 55 v 23 Peterborough

Steve McDermott/Charlie McKinna (12)..Kevin Hawkins (7)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 11.33
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 11.05
• Simon Wigg (Oxford) 10.37
• Tommy Knudsen (Coventry) 10.33
• Shawn Moran (Sheffield) 10.22

League 2

• Joe Owen (Ellesmere Port) 10.55
• Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 10.37
• Stan Bear (Poole) 10.21
• Mike Ferreira (Wimbledon) 9.85
• Louis Carr (Ellesmere Port) 9.67

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Oxford..18..15..0..3..38
• Sheffield..18..12..1..5..30
• Coventry..17..9..1..7..23
• Cradley..18..10..0..8..23
• Halifax..18..9..1..8..22

League 1 Bottom 5

• Reading..17..6..3..8..21
• Swindon..18..7..1..10..20
• Ipswich..17..7..1..9..19
• King's Lynn..17..5..0..12..10
• Wolves..17..3..2..12..8

League 2 Top 5

• Ellesmere Port..35..26..2..7..54
• Poole..36..25..1..10..51
• Middlesbrough..34..25..1..8..51
• Wimbledon..36..23..1.12..47
• Hackney..36..22..0..14..44

League 2 Bottom 5

• Canterbury..35..14..0..21..28
• Birmingham..34..12..1..21.25
• Long Eaton..36..9..2..25..20
• Glasgow..33..9..1..23..19
• Edinburgh..34..8..0..26..16