(Report by Myke Grimes) Coventry XL Motors Cycle Speedway enjoyed a return to racing on Sunday, with 30 riders taking to the track across two matches after British Cycling moved up to Level 4 in their pandemic response plan, which enabled racing for the first time from 1 August. It was the first racing to take place at Hearsall Common […]
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Graham Sutton has been in touch to say that there will be a webcast for Rod Witham’s funeral on Wednesday August 5th. Details are below: Website: https://www.obitus.com/ Username: Rore8829Password: 155111 The funeral itself will be a private service at St Faiths Crematorium at 11.45 with the webcast available approximately 5 minutes beforehand. Family Flowers only, but if anyone would like […]
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Les Gustafson has been in touch to say that Colin Booth may still has some availability of 50 years of Cycle Speedway on DVD or download, and if there is sufficient interest Colin could organise a further supply of the publication. Anyone interested can contact Colin on colinfrankbooth@yahoo.co.uk
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Tarn Fynn has been in touch to share the latest guidance enabling competitive events to go ahead from the 1st August. This information may already have been sent out via another mailing list, however he wanted to clarify the headline points which apply to Cycle Speedway specifically. This is detailed in the guidance document, and anyone considering running a competitive […]
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Les Gustafson has sent in this tribute to Rod Witham, who passed away 2 weeks ago Of his many achievements for the sport, the publication of ’50 Years of CS’ has to be ranked as one of the best. As Mel Perkins mentioned, it is out of print – but some years ago the Veteran CS Riders Association made a […]
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33/18 News has received the sad news that Gerald Sedgeley, Birmingham Lions stalwart of the 1950’s, died last weekend. Gerald was the last survivor of the great Birmingham Lions team of the 1950’s and was Birmingham Senior Champion in 1959 Condolences go out to his friends and family from everyone in Cycle Speedway as well as all at 33/18 News
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More tributes are coming in for former Cycle Speedway Commission Chair Rod Witham, who died last week ” Very sad to hear of the death of Rod Witham. Rod was a very hard working person in Cycle Speedway both on the organisation front and of course the portrayal of the sport via the Spokesman Magazine be it the printed copy […]
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Mel Perkins has sent in this tribute to his old school friend Rod Witham, who died last week: “It was with great shock and deep sadness that I heard of the death of Rod. Without doubt cycle-speedway would look much different know if it was not for the enterprise of a man who took the sport to a new level […]
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33/18 News has received the very sad news that former Cycle Speedway Comission Chairman Rod Witham died in a Manchester hospital on Wednesday 8th July after a major operation following the discovery of cancer. Rod was secretary of the Poringland Lakes environmental organisation as well as an accomplished rider with the Galley Pirates and being a member of the inaugural […]
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International Cycle Speedway Federation secretary Mike Hack has been in touch with a statement regarding the International calendar and age eligibility for the 2021 World Championships in Australia, the latter being as they would have been if the Championships had been taking place this November. The full statement is below and is in English as well as Polish: I am […]
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Poole Cycle Speedway Club is set to be handed a boost over long-term security for its track at Harbourside Park. Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council is currently considering offering the club a 25-year lease of the facility whicjh has been the club’s home since 1980 and has hosted National & International meetings. A public consultation is required before the formal […]
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Tarn Fynn has been in touch with an update from British Cycling: “A quick update from a British Cycling point of view, before I return to furlough for another four weeks tomorrow. A return to activity guidance document is due to be published this month, along with Covid-19 specific risk assessments, with the aim for some activity to resume on […]
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The 2020 World Championships, which were due to be staged in South Australia from 17th November to 6th December, have been postponed. ICSF secretary Mike Hack broke the news this morning (11th June): “I am now able to confirm that the ICSF 2020 World Championships, scheduled to be held from 17th November to 6th December 2020, have been postponed for […]
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British Cycling have released a statement regarding the suspension of all cycling activity, including cycle speedway. The statement is below: Suspension of sanctioned cycling activityAll sanctioned cycling activity is currently suspended until 30 June 2020. While many of you have been enjoying the opportunity to ride recreationally, we appreciate that the cycling community is looking for direction and certainty on […]
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Following the sad news of the death of Mick Harley on 4th May, 33/18 News has learned that Brian Herd, father of 1993 World Champion Tony Herd, has passed away following a battle with cancer. Here is how the Salisbury club reported the news on their Facebook page: It is with heavy hearts that a long term Salisbury member has […]
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On Tuesday Salisbury Cycle Speedway Club announced that Brian Herd would be presented with a plaque on behalf of the club to show their appreciation to Brian for his services to Salisbury Cycle Speedway and to the sport as a whole. Brian has been involved with Salisbury Cycle Speedway since 1987, so the Salisbury club would like to recognise this […]
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33/18 News has learnt of the sad news of the passing of Gordon Day on Thursday May 14th following a short non-coronavirus related illness. He had several medical issues but despite the best efforts of his doctors at Poole Hospital he did not respond to treatment.Gordon had a long association with cycle speedway in the Poole & Bournemouth area and […]
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Steve Copping has added to the tributes to Mick Harley, who died last week: The heavenly cycle speedway track gained one of the pioneers of International Cycle Speedway racing on May 4th 2020 with the passing of a man who I had heard of but not met personally until the 2003 World Championships which was the first time I got […]
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