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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Peterborough's Dave Allen
Inside Front
Belle Vue team photo
Inside Rear
Reading's Tim Hunt and Hackney rider Antonin Kasper clash
Rear
Coventry star Tommy Knudsen
News
- Jiri Stancl wins the Continental Final in Poland. He is joined in qualifying for the World Final by countryman Edward Jancarz, Czech Vaclav Verner, West German Georg Hack and Mikhail Starostin of the Soviet Union
- Newcastle clinch the National League Fours at Peterborough. They defeat Mildenhall, Middlesbrough and Rye House in the final
- Eastbourne sign Swedish international Lillebror Johansson
- Brian Havelock comes out of retirement to help out injury ravaged Stoke
- In the wake of recent tragedies, Andy Grahame refutes that bikes are getting too fast
- Peterborough's Neil Cotton suffers burns in a workshop fire
- 17-year-old Paul Thorp is pushing for a team place at Berwick
- Exeter's top two riders, Les Sawyer and John Barker, are injured in quick succession
Major Meetings
Inter-Continental Final, Vetlanda, July 23rd 1982
- Les Collins (12)
- Kenny Carter (11)
- Dennis Sigalos (10)
- Hans Nielsen (10)
- Kelly Moran (9)
- Bruce Penhall (9)
- Dave Jessup (8)
- Kai Niemi (7)
- Phil Crump (7)
- Jan Andersson (6)
- Peter Collins (6)
- Andy Grahame (6)
- Bo Petersen (6)
- Larry Ross (5)
- Ole Olsen (4)
- Erik Gundersen (3)
Big Wins
Newcastle 72 v 24 Peterborough
Keith Bloxsome (16)..Andy Hines (10)
Weymouth 59 v 37 Berwick
Simon Wigg (15)...Paul Thorp (11)
Long Eaton 60 v 36 Berwick
Alan Molyneux (14)...Steve McDermott (11)
Ellesmere Port 67 v 29 Middlesbrough
John Jackson/Eric Monaghan (13)..Martin Dixon (10)
Ipswich 51.5 v 26.5 Wimbledon
Dennis Sigalos (12)...Dave Jessup (7)
Berwick 64 v 31 Rye House
Steve McDermott (15)..Bob Garrad (13)
Canterbury 69 v 27 Crayford
Denzil Kent (15)...Alan Sage (7)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Kenny Carter (Halifax) 10.67
- Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.67
- Kelly Moran (Eastbourne) 10.53
- Bruce Penhall (Cradey) 10.42
- Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 10.41
League 2
- Simon Wigg (Weymouth) 11.41
- Joe Owen (Newcastle) 10.88
- Bob Garrad (Rye House) 10.55
- Steve Wilcock (Middlesbrough) 10.32
- Steve Lawson (Glasgow) 10.04
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Cradley..13..11..0..2..22
- Belle Vue..15..11..0..4..22
- Coventry..15..10..2..3..22
- Swindon..15..8..1..6..17
- Reading..15..7..1..7..15
League 1 Bottom 5
- King's Lynn..15..4..2..9..10
- Leicester..11..4..0..7..8
- Hackney..8..3..1..4..7
- Birmingham..10..2..0..8..4
- Pole..13..0..2..11..2
League 2 Top 5
- Newcastle..20..17..0..3..34
- Mildenhall..23..16..1..6..33
- Ellesmere Port..22..15..0..7..30
- Middlesbrough..18..14..0..4..28
- Rye House..19..13..0..6..26
League 2 Bottom 5
- Edinburgh..17..7..0..10..14
- Glasgow..21..7..0..14..14
- Oxford..18..5..1..12..11
- Crayford..19..5..0..14..10
- Scunthorpe..19..3..2..14..8