W/E SEPTEMBER 22ND 2001

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Paul Thorp and Michael Coles

News

• Belle Vue star Jimmy Nilsen announces his retirement from the sport due to the effects of head injuries sustained in a crash during the Danish GP in July
• Poole sign Swedish youngster David Ruud to replace struggling Australian Craig Watson
• Speedway looks set to return to Wimbledon next season after a 21 year gap
• Planning permission is granted for a new track to be built in Wales at the Carmarthen Showground
• Former referee John Homer passes away at the age of just 54

Big Wins

Trelawny 62 v 28 Stoke

Mark Courtney (15)..Jan Staechmann (10)

Sheffield 61 v 28 Edinburgh

Sean Wilson (14)...Daniel Andersson (9+1)

Newcastle 57 v 33 Exeter

Andre Compton (14+1)..Michael Coles (9)

Exeter 67 v 24 Workington

Michael Coles (15)..Neil Collins (8+1)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Jason Crump (King's Lynn) 10.30
• Leigh Adams (Oxford) 10.25
• Scott Nicholls (Ipswich) 9.80
• Tony Rickardsson (Poole) 9.58
• Billy Hamill (Coventry) 9.27

League 2

• Carl Stonehewer (Workington) 10.71
• Sean Wilson (Sheffield) 10.46
• Bjarne Pedersen (Newcastle) 10.28
• Simon Stead (Sheffield) 10.21
• Peter Carr (Edinburgh) 9.88

League Tables

League 1

• Oxford..29..20..4..5..55
• Poole..30..19..2..9..51
• Coventry..29..18..2..9..46
• Ipswich..25..14..1..10..35
• Eastbourne..30..11..3..16..31
• Peterborough..25..11..2..12..28
• Wolves..28..11..0..17..25
• King's Lynn..28..8..1..19..22
• Belle Vue..28..6..1..21..14

League 2 Top 5

• Hull..26..16..3..7..47
• Sheffield..26..17..0..9..44
• Newcastle..23..17..1..5..44
• Workington..28..16..2..10..42
• Swindon..25..15..3..7..41

League 2 Bottom 5

• Berwick..25..9..1..15..23
• Stoke..24..10..1..13..22
• Glasgow..25..9..0..16..20
• Trelawny..24..5..1..18..13
• Newport..25..5..1..19..11