The first round of the South East and East British Youth & Junior League (BYJL) took place at Kesgrave on Saturday 8th April. The weather was ideal for racing being still, warm and dry. It was good to see riders from Great Blakenham, Hethersett, Norwich, Ipswich and Kesgrave on the entry list but special mention must go to our new […]
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Newport Cycle Speedway Club stage their annual Welsh Open championships on Sat 15th April, with the women taking to the track first at 2pm, followed by the under 19 boys at 3.30pm. Two first class fields have been assembled for what is sure to witness some excellent racing on the big open Welsh raceway. Both meetings are sponsored by Dig It […]
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The next cycle speedway specific coaching course is scheduled to take place at East Park (Wolverhampton) on Sunday 14th May 2017. All eligible level 2 coaches have been contacted by British Cycling and these coaches need to respond to BC to enrol on the course. The cost of the course is a very modest £125.00, which includes all gear, books […]
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Sheffield and Northumbria were keen to forget their Division 1 losses last week against Bury and Edinburgh respectively. Sheffield were unchanged and Northumbria making one change to their main six as Dan Redshaw returned in place of Gavin Parr (away motor speedway racing at Scunthorpe). Four 7-3s and a 6-4 for Sheffield in the first six heats put the Stars […]
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With Stockport having concerns over transport during the previous few days, it was a relief to see an 8 man team line up for the NL Division One match against Edinburgh at a sun drenched Redbraes Park. Once the match started, it was clear that Stockport’s pre-season training had paid dividends as several of the home side looked to be […]
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The 2016 season saw plenty of action for Ireland, with teams entered for the Veterans, Junior and Senior Home Internationals, as well as the European Senior Nations Cup. A team was entered for the Junior European Nations Cup but was withdrawn due to rider unavailability. The Home Internationals were staged at Hull and the inaugural Veterans Home International saw Paddy Wenn […]
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Last Sunday, East Park v Wednesfield Aces Midland League Division 2 Cycle Speedway match saw a very proud moment for father and son, Wayne and Adam Tipton, who both raced for Wednesfield Aces second team. Adam, a regular Aces second team and Youth & Junior league rider, has been racing at the club for the past four seasons while dad, […]
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Bury Comets Cycle Speedway team followed up last weekend’s opening day success with another triple win, this time at home to Hull. The weather was again excellent, as Comets fielded a strong side, this time using nine riders in the Division One setup. Hull had six, plus Katie Greaves at reserve who didn’t actually get into the action until Division […]
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The sun shone on the opening day of the 2017 cycle speedway season, as Sheffield visited Goshen Sports Centre to take on Bury Comets. The Division One fixture began with a competitive race featuring Will Owens and Danny Taylor against Sheffield’s Niall Morton and Laura Watson. A freak coming together between Taylor and Morton saw a rerun, but Morton was […]
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East Park started their Midland League campaign off against local rivals Wednesfield. The Division 3 match opened proceedings with both clubs fielding 10 riders. Two 5 man formulas were used with some great riding by all the youngsters. East Park, down on strength for the Division 1 match, were always going to struggle. Jamie Ball earned an exclusion from match […]
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Ipswich Eagles started the 2017 season with a double win over Great Blakenham. Both teams are looking to have success in both South East and East leagues, so a close match was expected. Great Blakenham arrived with Josh Brooke and Lewis Osborne as their star riders, but they lacked enough support to really trouble the overall team strength of the […]
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Newport cycle speedway team were victorious in round 1 of the regional spring cup beating Horspath and Poole. Scores: Newport 95pts Ben Mould 22+2, Dan Bock 15+1, Adam Bennett 10+2, Mark Carmichael 20, Chris Davies 12, Sean Bennett 11, Callum Goward 3+1, Dan Wright 2+1. Horspath 86pts Zac Payne 21+1, Alice Neighbour 9, Jake Neighbour 16+2, Will Jeffrey 16+2, Jack […]
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It was a very humid 34°C last Sunday at Findon for the running of the 2017 Annual Memorial Open Championship. The event is dedicated to the members of all clubs who have passed on for their hard work in promoting the clubs and sport. Over 80 riders participated and the competition was very strong and fierce in all grades with […]
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The Kesgrave SPARK League resumed on Sunday 26th March with a healthy 36 riders participating. The SPARK League gives Kesgrave riders the opportunity to compete without having to travel to other venues as all the rounds take place at Kesgrave. Introduced last year, the league proved to be extremely popular and so has been expanded from four to eight rounds […]
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The Northern League season begins on Sunday with all nine member clubs in action. Reigning Division 1 champions, Edinburgh, begin their title defence with a trip to Northumbria. The highlight of the day though will be the debut of the new Fife team, who are at home to Hull and staging a double header with Glasgow also taking on Hull […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators kicked off their 2017 season at the memorial Playing Field with an entertaining inter-regional challenge against Horspath. The visitors called up their former Elite League rider Lewis Osborne, now with Great Blakenham, to make up their side and the former British No.2 was unbeaten. Also in the side was 2015 British Champion Zac Payne, so it promised to […]
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Sunday, 12th March, saw seventeen Bury riders arriving at Goshen for the first full club practice of the new season. The weather was kind, for a change, and by 12:00 the gates were up, the PA system was installed and working and we were ready for the start (with John Burston having already pencilled in both the teams). The Northern […]
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Under the watchful eye of international rider Bobby McMillan, the Australian Junior squad recently commenced regular mid week training sessions in preparation for the 2017 World Championships later this year. The test team selectors will no doubt be watching the progress of “top end” riders Jack Norman, Todd Clarke, Matt Snowden, Darnell Thompson, Josh Carden and Matt Hurley before considering […]
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