Post by bod on Jan 18, 2017 16:44:46 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Ipswich rider Alan Mogridge
Rear
Danish stars Hans Nielsen and Jan O Pedersen
News
- Speedway Star magazine celebrates its 2,000th edition since first appearing on the shelves in March 1952
- Belle Vue transfer-list unsettled Dane Peter Ravn and see failed attempts to sign Chris Louis, Andy Galvin and new Swede Henrik Gustafsson. Coventry swiftly lodge a bid to sign Ravn
- Rye House sign ex-Wimbledon rider Scott Humphries
- Swindon enjoy a bumper crowd to greet the return of club legend Phil Crump
- Cradley consider turning to ex-rider Lance King to help with their injury crisis
- Peterborough sign reserve Wayne Bridgeford from Rye House for £200
Major Meetings
World Team Cup Group A, Olching
[li]Per Jonsson (9)[/li]
[li]Jimmy Nilsen (13)[/li]
[li]Dennis Lofqvist (0)[/li]
[li]Henrik Gustafsson (11)[/li]
[li]Conny Ivarsson (5)[/li]
USA 37
[li]Sam Ermolenko (7)[/li]
[li]Rick Miller (14)[/li]
[li]Kelly Moran (8)[/li]
[li]Ronnie Correy (8)[/li]
Australia 23
[li]Stephen Davies (6)[/li]
[li]Leigh Adams (4)[/li]
[li]Troy Butler (7)[/li]
[li]Craig Boyce (6)[/li]
[li]Craig Hodgson (0)[/li]
West Germany 22
[li]Klaus Lausch (10)[/li]
[li]Andre Pollehn (8)[/li]
[li]Tommy Dunker (2)[/li]
[li]Alois Bachhuber (0)[/li]
[li]Carsten Pelzmann (2)[/li]
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Big Wins
Reading 56 v 34 Bradford
Per Jonsson (14+1)..Marvyn Cox (12)
Exeter 68 v 28 Peterborough
Peter Jeffery (15)..Frank Andersen (11+1)
Poole 58 v 38 Peterborough
Gary Allan (12+1)..Frank Andersen (13+1)
Middlesbrough 59 v 37 Poole
Daz Sumner (13)...Craig Boyce (15+2)
Belle Vue 57 v 33 Reading
Shawn Moran (15+2)...Marvyn Cox (13)
Glasgow 60 v 36 Berwick
Kenny McKinna (14+1)..Alan Rivett (12+2)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.13
- Jan O Pedersen (Cradley) 9.25
- Jeremy Doncaster (Reading) 9.25
- Simon Cross (Cradley) 9.03
- Marvyn Cox (Bradford) 8.94
League 2
- Steve Schofield (Hackney) 10.88
- Craig Boyce (Poole) 10.59
- Mick Poole (Peterborough) 10.30
- Martin Goodwin (Arena-Essex) 10.19
- Steve Regeling (Exeter) 10.14
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1
- Reading..17..10..1..6..28
- Belle Vue..18..11..1..6..25
- Swindon..16..8..1..7..21
- Bradford..15..8..0..7..19
- Oxford..14..7..1..6..18
- Wolves..16..8..1..7..18
- Coventry..16..5..2..9..16
- Cradley..14..5..0..9..13
- King's Lynn..16..4..3..9..12
League 2 Top 5
- Ipswich..21..15..1..5..31
- Hackney..18..15..0..3..30
- Middlesbrough..21..13..1..7..27
- Poole..16..13..0..3..26
- Peterborough..21..13..0..8..26
League 2 Bottom 5
- Newcastle..18..8..0..10..16
- Arena-Essex..18..7..1..10..15
- Long Eaton..19..4..1..14..9
- Rye House..21..3..0..18..6
- Milton Keynes..19..2..0..17..4