W/E OCTOBER 6TH 2001

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Tony Rickardsson

Rear

Hull team photo

News

• Swedish star Tony Rickardsson clinches his fourth world title after a Consolation Final victory in the Swedish GP in Stockholm
• Newcastle lift their fifth league title as they clinch the PL title with a comfortable victory over Glasgow at Brough Park
• King's Lynn co-promoter Brian Griffin quits the club due to increased business commitments
• Former Scottish international Gordon McGregor passes away at the age of 79
• Former Mildenhall man Carl Baldwin makes a surprise comeback with Ipswich at the age of 37

Major Meetings

Swedish GP, Stockholm, September 29th 2001

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Big Wins

Isle Of Wight 59 v 31 Arena-Essex

Ray Morton (15)...Shaun Tacey (9+1)

Berwick 57 v 33 Stoke

Josef Franc (11+1)..Jan Staechmann (14+1)

Newport 64 v 26 Trelawny

Anders Henriksson (14+1)..Simon Phillips (7+1)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Jason Crump (King's Lynn) 10.32
• Leigh Adams (Oxford) 10.16
• Scott Nicholls (Ipswich) 10.00
• Tony Rickardsson (Poole) 9.54
• Billy Hamill (Coventry) 9.33

League 2

• Carl Stonehewer (Workington) 10.40
• Sean Wilson (Sheffield) 10.32
• Bjarne Pedersen (Newcastle) 10.29
• Simon Stead (Sheffield) 10.08
• Peter Carr (Edinburgh) 9.67

League Tables

League 1

• Oxford..30..20..4..6..56
• Poole..31..20..2..9..54
• Coventry..30..19..2..9..49
• Ipswich..26..15..1..10..37
• Peterborough..28..12..2..14..32
• Eastbourne..31..11..3..17..32
• Wolves..30..11..0..19..25
• King's Lynn..29..9..1..19..24
• Belle Vue..29..7..1..21..16

League 2 Top 5

• Newcastle..27..20..1..6..53
• Isle Of Wight..27..18..0..9..47
• Hull..27..16..3..8..47
• Swindon..27..16..3..8..45
• Sheffield..27..17..0..10..44

League 2 Bottom 5

• Berwick..28..10..1..17..25
• Stoke..26..11..1..14..25
• Glasgow..27..10..0..17..22
• Trelawny..28..6..1..21..15
• Newport..28..6..1..21..14