Saturday August 20th saw the 3rd British Youth & Junior League National round take place at Newport which saw Shaun Kell take 3rd place in the Under 14’s A Final ahead of series leader Ryker Jolly (Kesgrave) who finished 4th in the A Final. The gap between the 2 riders is 3 points going into the final round at Astley […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had another successful weekend of racing around the country. Glyn Morgan led the way with runners-up spot in the Over-60s A Final in the Eurovets Series Round 6 at East Newport. This position assures him of being the overall series champion with one round to go in Birmingham. He also won the B Final […]
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33/18 News has learned the sad news that Lew Grepp, the inaugural British Champion in 1951, passed away on Monday August 22nd at the age of 91. Lew had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for several years and had been in a residential care home in Davenport, Stockport for the last 2/3 years. Lew started his career in 1946 as […]
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Bury made the very long trip to Fife to compete in the North & Scotland League on Sunday. They were without 5 of their senior riders and had to fill in with Tom Dunphy, Bobby Dunphy, and Mark Radford who himself was under the weather. Kris Ramsden and Tom Dunphy opened the scoring with a 7-3 and kept the lead […]
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Report by Mike Hack, photo by Len Priestley Astley & Tyldesley kept up their North & Scotland League Division 1 title challenge. with a hard fought win over Hull at Gin Pit on Sunday. It was a very tight, tactical match ridden on a dry, dusty track on a hot afternoon. It was nip and tuck in the early heats, […]
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Report by Rob Mawhood Sheffield Stars stayed in the North and Scotland Division One title hunt with a 94-85 away victory against Fife Revolution at the ExxonMobil Fastbowl. The opening three heats ended all square at 5-5 following race wins for Kyle Holland, Kielan Burton and Kayden Davidson. Sheffield edged ahead with a 6-4 in heat 4, Kielan Burton with […]
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Here are the results from Sunday’s regional matches: North & Scotland League Division 1 Astley & Tyldesley 95 Hull 85Fife 82.5 Bury 97.5Fife 85 Sheffield 94 Division 2 Astley & Tyldesley 93 Hull 57 Division 3 Astley & Tyldesley 78 Hull 52 South & South Wales League Division 1 Horspath v Newport – awaiting result Development League Exeter 77 Southampton […]
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It’s back to regional racing this weekend following a break for the British Championships. The action begins on Saturday with Round 6 of the EuroVets as they cross the Severn Bridge to visit East Newport, start time 1pm. East London plays host to Round 6 of the South-East Grand Prix with a midday start. There is action in all 4 […]
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The British Championships weekend was marred by the theft on Sunday evening of 3 cycle speedway bikes belonging to Leon Penketh, Gavin Wheeler (pictured above racing for Poole) and George Whale. David Makepeace has sent in the following statement: “Taking the tarnish off a little ,of what was otherwise a fantastic weekend of our great sport was the overnight theft […]
Read moreThe International Cycle Speedway Federation (ICSF) and Australian Cycle Speedway Council are delighted to announce that the 2023 World Cycle Speedway Championships will go ahead in Australia. The Championships have been delayed, due to the Covid pandemic, but the organisers are now able to proceed with planning for the Championships. Below is an Official Announcement and Championships Schedule. Please note […]
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Astley & Tyldesley have two more British Individual Cycle Speedway Champions! Wigan based 11 years old Frank White won the British u-12 Boys title at East Park, Wolverhampton on Sunday, after dropping just one point in the match. Racing at Birmingham on Monday, 18 years old Astley resident Emily Burgess retained her British Women’s title, winning all her five races […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had three riders taking part in the British Individual Championships weekend and they had mixed fortunes. Lola Martin repeated her podium place of last season with a third place in the Under-12 Girls at Wednesfield. She rode consistently in all her heats while other fancied riders had races they would wish to forget. This […]
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Report and Photo by Mike Hack The 2022 Manchester League programme concluded with the Senior Individual Final, at Stockport, on Wednesday 24th August. On a warm, cloudy evening, 12 riders contested the match, on a damp, grippy track. Reece Pollitt raced away to win heat 2, with defending champion Steve Harris passing Kaysar Mohammadi to take second place. Heat 4 […]
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Luke Woolnough has been in touch with the following regarding his late father John’s collection of cycle speedway programmes and magazines: “Do you know of anyone who might have a genuine interest in reading/sharing/keeping my Dad’s collection of old cycle speedway programmes and magazines? They date back to the 40s and they’re really interesting. I’ve had a good read and […]
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A newcomer to cycle speedway, Tim Harris is on the lookout for a frame, an Archie Wilkinson series 5 or anything else that’s using a 1 1/8 headtube, has clearance for wider tyres and alloy. If anyone can help Tim out he can be contacted on 07545 285408 or email tim_harris_89@msn.com
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Day 3 of the 2022 British Champinships saw the action move to Perry hall Playing Fields, Birmingham where the Over 40’s, Under 16 Boys, Women’s and Open British Champions would be crowned. The day started with the British Over 40’s Championship and Kevin Burns (Leicester) recaptured the title he won for the first time in 2019 with a 19 point […]
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Birmingham is the venue for the final day of the British Individual Championships where the remaining 4 titles will be decided in the Over 40’s, Under 16 Boys, Women and Open categories. The Over 40’s will open the proceedings at 10am and will feature a full field of 16 for the first time since 2015. The top 6 from last […]
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Here are the results from Day 2 of the 2022 British Individual Championships: Coventry British Over 50’s Individual Championship Norman Venson (Leicester) 19, Steve Harris (Astley & Tyldesley) 19 (after run-off), Lee Galley (Newport) 18, Jason Ashford (Great Blakenham) 16, Paddy Wenn (Norwich) 16, Chris Turner (Sheffield) 16, Jason Keith (Edinburgh) 13, Lee Ashman (Wednesfield) 12, Alan Nation (Poole) 12, […]
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