W/E JUNE 9TH 2001

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Mark Loram

News

• Preparations are well underway at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium for its first hosting of the British GP
• Slovenia, Russia, Finalnd and Hungary all qualify for the first staging of the new Speedway World Cup next month
• Blow for Poole as Danish youngster Hans Andersen breaks a thigh and looks certain to miss the remainder of the season
• Workington's Aussie racer Mick Powell suffers multiple injuries in an horrific crash at Derwent Park
• Struggling Belle Vue make a triple signing with Matej Ferjan rejoining the club and Polish newcomers Tomasz Jedrzejak and Adam Labedzki set for British debuts
• Berwick deny rumours that they are set to sign Robert Nagy to replace the sadly out-of-form David Meldrum

Big Wins

Poole 56 v 34 Peterborough

Tony Rickardsson (14+1)..Ryan Sullivan (11)

Hull 64 v 26 Exeter

Paul Thorp (14)..Michael Coles (13)

Sheffield 59 v 31 Exeter

Adam Allott (15)...Michael Coles (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Leigh Adams (Oxford) 10.44
• Tony Rickardsson (Poole) 9.81
• Scott Nicholls (Ipswich) 9.66
• Jason Crump (King's Lynn) 9.59
• Greg Hancock (Coventry) 9.53

League Tables

League 1

• Oxford..14..10..2..2..26
• Ipswich..15..10..1..4..25
• Poole..15..9..1..5..23
• Coventry..14..7..2..5..19
• Eastbourne..13..4..3..6..13
• Peterborough..13..5..1..7..12
• King's Lynn..12..4..1..7..11
• Wolves..15..4..0..11..10
• Belle Vue..11..2..1..8..5

League 2 Top 5

• Sheffield..4..3..0..1..7
• Workington..4..3..0..1..6
• Hull..3..2..1..0..5
• Newcastle..2..2..0..0..4
• Edinburgh..3..2..0..1..4

League 2 Bottom 5

• Reading..2..0..2..0..2
• Isle Of Wight..3..1..0..2..2
• Exeter..4..1..0..3..2
• Newport..2..0..0..2..0
• Trelawny..2..0..0..2..0