The Cycle Speedway K.O. Cup schedule has been agreed by Cycle Speedway Commission members, and the draw for the first round of racing has been conducted by Commission members Mike Hack and Phil Clarke. Dates – Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd October, at Gt. Blakenham. Entries – Great Blakenham CSC (hosts), Ipswich CSC, Horspath CSC, Leicester CSC, Coventry CSC, Birmingham […]
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Words by Mel Perkins, Photos by Jenny Melvin HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES staged eight hours of activities to celebrate the Club’s 55th Anniversary. The day started with an open invitation to former riders to return and several did spanning all the decades. The majority of them got back on a bike to show that they had not lost […]
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Report by Ross Mee, Photos taken by Andrew Parr unless stated otherwise When the 2019 BYJL season ended with the exciting Girls final no one could have imagined that it would be almost two years before there would be another National Round. That day finally arrived on Saturday when we gathered together again on a lovely sunny day at East […]
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The seventh and penultimate round of the Norfolk HSBC GO-RIDE and Senior Grand Prix was held at a Harford Park track that had been made grippy by the previous day’s rain although there was one spot that caught a few riders out. With schools back a few of the younger riders were absent but this was made up for by […]
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Due to Covid-19 still having an impact on the number of riders available, British Cycling have made the decision to allow riders in the Under-14 category to compete in this Sundays Junior Battle of Britain and Junior Individual GP at Wednesfield. This means that all riders born 2003-2008 are eligible to compete in the event this year. This is an […]
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33/18 News has learnt that Stuart Howarth, long time chairman of the Bury club and father to Neil Howarth, has died. Neil posted this statement on Facebook’s “I was (or still am) a Cycle Speedway rider” page: “Some of the Cycle Speedway family are already aware that my dad, Stuart Howarth, long time Chairman of Bury Cycle Speedway, died last Thursday, […]
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Hull won round five of the Yorkshire League at their home circuit, to more or less confirm back to back titles. Should Sheffield win the final round at the Cookson track they would finish on level match points, Hull though have a commanding 17 point lead on race points.Hull scored four maximum seven point heat scores, including an important heat […]
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Report by Rob Mawhood The 2021 season was restructured due to Covid, splitting the league into three regions, Scotland, Lancashire and Yorkshire. The winners and runners up taking part in the play off finals at Bury’s Goshen track. DIVISION ONE This was the closest contested final of the afternoon, each team missing influential rlders. Sheffield were the least affected, going […]
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Report by Mike Hack, Photos courtesy of the Polish Federation President Marcin Niedzielski MS Slask Swietochlowice, of Poland, are the new European Cycle Speedway Club Champions! They took their victory after beating Torun, Horspath and Gniezno in the Grand Final at the TSZ Torun track in Poland.The match was closely contested, particularly early on. After three rounds of races, Swietochlowice, […]
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Report by Mike Hack Day 2 of the European Cycle Speedway Club Championships saw all twelve teams racing their second group qualifying matches, at the TSZ Torun track in Poland. Wroclaw took a convincing win in match D, with Swietochlowice finishing three points clear of Kaszczorek for second place, and Poczesna a distant fourth. Mateusz Pacek and Bartosz Grabowski both […]
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Report by Mike Hack Day 1 of the European Cycle Speedway Club Championships saw all twelve teams racing at the new Kaszczorek track in the Polish city of Torun.Swietochlowice took the win in match A, finishing three points clear of Torun, with Leszno third and Poczesna a distant fourth. No rider raced unbeaten, with Swietochlowice’s Dawid Zajac top scoring with […]
Read moreReport by Mel Perkins Photo by Jenny Melvin The sixth weekly Norfolk HSBC GO-RIDE and Senior Grand Prix round attracted 32 riders to Hethersett on a warm, dry and extremely dusty evening which led to some excellent racing with a lot of close finishes, especially among the younger and least experienced riders. One Series Champion was decided with two rounds […]
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Words by Mike Hack The 11th staging of the European Cycle Speedway Club Championships take place this weekend, over three days from Friday to Sunday, in the city of Torun, Poland. Twelve clubs line up – ten from Poland and two from the UK, Birmingham and Horspath (Oxford). Matches will be held on two tracks – the new track at […]
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Norwich Stars riders have seen plenty of action recently which started with the British Individual Championships over the August Bank Holiday Weekend. The action there began as far as Norwich were concerned in the Little League Under 10 Boys Individual Championship where Connor Jarrett took the runners-up spot with 19 points, losing only to Astley & Tyldesley rider Frank White […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES gave one of their best team performances for many a year when they were excellent tactically in defeating neighbours Norwich Stars by 11 points. The first half saw the Hawks build up a 12-point lead thanks to five heat wins and in the second half they saw off a mini revival from the Stars. […]
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The crazy action of the circus that is the weekly Wednesday Norfolk HSBC GO-RIDE and Grand Prix Series moved to Harford Park for Round 5 and the full range of Norfolk talent was on display. An incredible 40+ heats and finals were crammed into two hours and that included a long stoppage to attend to Will Blackmore, who had landed […]
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The Hull club are staging a Derek Hilton memorial meeting at The Hessle Raceway on Saturday September 25th. The program includes racing for Hull’s under 10’s (12 noon), and open meetings for under 14’s (1pm), veteran’s (40+) (2-30pm) and open (4pm). Places are available for the under 14’s and veterans meetings – please contact Everettnathan37@gmail.com Derek was instrumental in setting […]
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Another busy weekend of Cycle Speedway action kicks off on Saturday with the latest round of the Suffolk Grand Prix for Under 7’s & Under 9’s at Somersham starting at 10am. There are 2 British Youth & Junior League Regional Rounds also taking place on Saturday. In the Midlands Wednesfield stage their round which was postponed in June whilst the […]
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