W/E JUNE 2ND 1990

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

British Champion Kelvin Tatum

Rear

Leigh Adams

Tatum leads a heat from the final

News

• In a shock move Vienna is allocated the 1995 World Final
• German Longtrack rider Thomas Sailer is killed in a crash at Herxheim
• NZ make a surprise decision by overlooking Mitch Shirra for an allocated Commonwealth Final place. David Bargh and Gary Allan will be their representatives
• Exeter rider Steve Hone is seriously hurt in a crash at the County Ground
• New Ipswich rider Damon Richardson suffers serious chest injuries on his debut
• Wolves sign 20-year-old Swede Peter Karlsson
• Peter Ravn stages a successful testimonial meeting at Belle Vue
• Dean Standing and Dean Barker both negotiate a World Junior Championship qualifying round won by Tony Rickardsson in Norway

Big Wins

Wolves 34 v 56 Belle Vue

Ronnie Correy (12)..Shawn Moran/Greg Hancock(G) (15)

Exeter 65 v 31 Long Eaton

Peter Jeffery (15)..Kevin Smart (9)

Milton Keynes 37 v 59 Stoke

Kevin Jolly (11)...Eric Monaghan (17+2)

Glasgow 74 v 22 Arena-Essex

Kenny McKinna (14+1)..Rob Tilbury (9)

Ipswich 65 v 31 Milton Keynes

Shane Parker (15)..Kevin Jolly (11)

Bradford 57 v 33 King's Lynn

Marvyn Cox (12)...Mark Loram (14)

Berwick 71 v 25 Arena_Essex

David Walsh (14+1)..Rob Tilbury (11)

Peterborough 61 v 35 Hackney

Craig Hodgson (14+2)...Steve Schofield (14)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.18
• Jan O Pedersen (Cradley) 9.94
• John Jorgensen (Coventry) 9.69
• Jeremy Doncaster (Reading) 9.66
• Andrew Silver (Swindon) 9.41

League 2

• Steve Schofield (Hackney) 10.96
• Chris Louis (Ipswich) 10.25
• Mick Poole (Peterborough) 10.21
• Andy Galvin (Hackney) 10.04
• Rod Hunter (Middlesbrough) 10.04

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1

• Reading..7..5..1..1..14
• Oxford..6..4..1..1..10
• Coventry..9..4..1..4..9
• Swindon..7..3..1..3..8
• King's Lynn..6..3..1..2..70
• Belle Vue..6..3..0..3..6
• Bradford..7..2..0..5..5
• Cradley..7..2..0..5..4
• Wolves..5..1..1..3..3

League 2 Top 5

• Ipswich..11..10..1..0..21
• Wimbledon..11..9..0..2..18
• Hackney..9..8..0..1..16
• Peterborough..9..6..1..3..13
• Middlesbrough..10..6..1..3..13

League 2 Bottom 5

• Long Eaton..12..3..0..9..6
• Rye House..9..2..0..7..4
• Glasgow..8..2..0..6..4
• Exeter..9..2..0..7..4
• Milton Keynes..11..1..0..10..2