Post by bod on Jun 7, 2017 20:04:12 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Billy Sanders
Inside Front
USA star Bruce Penhall
Inside Rear
Finn Thomsen
Rear
British Final qualifiers
News
- Kai Niemi is crowned Finnish Champion for the first time
- Canterbury promoter Wally Mawdsley is fined £100 and warned of his future conduct following an incident during the Crusaders' meeting versus Ellesmere Port
- Reading threaten to walk-out from their meeting at Bristol, complaining of a "dangerous track"
- Non-league Barrow stage a practice meeting at their new Park Road track
- Exeter warn Walter Grubmuller that his team placeis in jeopardy if he doesn't improve his equipment
Big Wins
Exeter 52 v 26 Belle Vue
Ivan Mauger (12)..Les Collins (11)
White City 50 v 28 Coventry
Trevor Geer/Kai Niemi/Steve Weatherley (11)..Ole Olsen (15)
Hull 52 v 26 Wolves
Bobby Beaton (13)..Finn Thomsen (13)
Bristol 57 v 21 Reading
Phil Crump/Phil Herne (12)..Bernie Leigh (8)
Newport 50 v 28 Newcastle
Brian Woodward (11)..Tom Owen (15)
Eastbourne 61 v 17 Mildenhall
Mike Sampson/Roger Abel (12)..Bob Coles (6)
Averages - Top 5
League 2
- Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.01
- Colin Richardson (Eastbourne) 10.75
- Martin Yeates (Oxford) 10.72
- John Jackson (Ellesmere Port) 10.27
- Mike Sampson (Eastbourne) 9.66
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- White City..26..20..1..5..41
- Reading..20..16..0..4..32
- Ipswich..24..15..1..8..31
- Exeter..21..14..1..6..29
- Coventry..30..14..1..15..29
League 1 Bottom 5
- Halifax..25..9..0..16..18
- Hackney..24..7..1..16..15
- Bristol..18..7..0..11..
- Birmingham..23..5..0..18..10
- Leicester..25..3..0..22..6
League 2 Top 5
- Eastbourne..27..22..0..5..44
- Ellesmere Port..28..18..1..9..37
- Rye House..24..16..2..6..34
- Newcastle..25..14..1..10..29
- Peterborough..21..14..0..7..28
League 2 Bottom 5
- Glasgow..24..10..0..14..20
- Scunthorpe..24..8..0..16..16
- Weymouth..25..6..3..16..15
- Stoke..23..6..0..17..12
- Berwick..22..5..1..16..11