W/E OCTOBER 22ND 1988

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

BLRC winner Jan O Pedersen

Rear

Exeter team photo

News

• Despite coming last in the 1988 WTC England are controversialy seeded to the 1989 finals of both the Pairs and Team World Championships. By contrast 1988 third-placed side Sweden must qualify for the Team Final
• Glasgow promoters Dick Barrie and Neil Grant are sacked by club owner James Beaton
• Hackney create a National League record for the least points dropped in a season
• Coventry will meet Cradley in the Speedway Star Cup Final. The Heathens clincing their place a last heat 5-1 against Belle Vue in the semi-final
• Long Eaton promoter Mervyn Porter considers quitting

Big Wins

Peterborough 68 v 28 Long Eaton

Mick Poole (15)...Mike Spink (11+1)

Hackney 60 v 36 Edinburgh

Mark Loram (14)...Jamie Luckhurst (14)

Stoke 61 v 35 Poole

Graham Jones (14)..Steve Schofield (13)

Belle Vue 65 v 25 Swindon

Andy Smith (14+1)...Andrew Silver (8)

Bradford 57 v 33 Wolves

Gary Havelock (14+1)..Sam Ermolenko (10+1)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Nilsen (Oxford) 10.92
• Kelvin Tatum (Coventry) 10.37
• Tommy Knudsen (Coventry) 10.18
• Erik Gundersen (Cradley) 10.05
• Jan O Pedersen (Cradley) 9.71

League 2

• Steve Schofield (Poole) 10.37
• Mark Loram (Hackney) 10.34
• Mel Taylor (Mildenhall) 10.15
• Kenny McKinna (Glasgow) 10.01
• Gordon Kennett (Eastbourne) 9.99

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Coventry..39..30..2..7..79
• Belle Vue..37..24..1..12..61
• Cradley..36..21..1..14..55
• Reading..39..20..3..16..55
• Oxford..38..18..6..14..53

League 1 Bottom 5

• Swindon..38..16..1..21..41
• Wolves..39..14..3..22..38
• King's Lynn..37..13..3..21..35
• Ipswich..37..13..0..24..30
• Bradford..37..9..0..28..20

League 2 Top 5

• Hackney..30..26..2..2..54
• Poole..30..20..1..9..41
• Eastbourne..30..17..2..11..36
• Wimbledon..30..17..2..11..36
• Berwick..30..17..2..11..36

League 2 Bottom 5

• Exeter..30..12..0..18..24
• Mildenhall..29..10..1..18..21
• Rye House..29..8..1..21..17
• Middlesbrough..30..7..1..22..15
• Long Eaton..30..7..0..23..14