Ipswich Eagles chairman Bryan Harvey has been in touch to say that Ed Sheeran is playing four concerts at Chantry Park in Ipswich over the August Bank Holiday weekend which is likely to cause a shortage of hotel rooms in the Ipswich area so riders and spectators may need to book early. With some of the racing taking place in […]
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Neil Howarth has been in touch to say that there are a limited number of programmes from three of Finals’ Weekend venues available, if anyone would like to complete their collection. Programmes from Hull, Bury and Sheffield are available for only £1.50 (including postage and packaging). Please email Neil at burycyclespeedway.yahoo.co.uk for full details.
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The British Individual championships climaxed with the Under 16 Boys, Women’s and Open titles raced at Hull’s Hessle Raceway, that looked pristine. After the deluge of day 2, it was great to get back to clear skies and dry weather. Under 16 Boys Final Michael Preston (Stockport) raced to an unbeaten 20 point maximum score to win the Under 16 […]
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Here are the top 3 placing from today’s British Finals at Hull: Under 16 Boys 1st Michael Preston (Stockport) 2nd Lewis Brinkhoff (Kesgrave) 3rd Max Evans (Astley) Women 1st Maxie Schmidt (Poole) 2nd Emily Burgess (Astley) 3rd Elizabeth Rigley (Leicester) Open 1st Josh Brooke (Gt Blakenham) 2nd Ben Mould (Poole) 3rs Paul Heard (Wednesfield) Macie Schmidt successfully defends the Women’s […]
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Here is the draw for the 2018 British Open Individual Final which will take place at Hull at 3pm today: 1 Paul Heard (Wednesfield) 2 Reece Pollitt (Astley & Tyldesley) 3 Ricki Johnson (Birmingham) 4 Chris Timms (Birmingham) 5 Ben Mould (Poole) 6 Ashley Hill (Ipswich) 7 Adam Watson (Sheffield) 8 Myke Grimes (Coventry) 9 lewis Osborne (Great Blakenham) 10 […]
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GIRLS UNDER 16 FINAL 1. Emily Burgess (Astley & Tyldesley) 16 2. Maddie Saunders (Poole) 15 3. Georgia Burt (Wednesfield) 13 (after run off) Sophia Sinclair-Black 13, Gemma Hill (Ipswich) 13, Honey Whitehead (Leicester)10, Amy Baynes (Coventry) 9, Leah Horton (Exeter) 9, Anna Tuttle (Poole) 8. The final was raced in heavy rain, and produced the same 1-2 (with the […]
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Here are the top 3 placings from the British Individual Finals that were staged today Under 18 1st Ben Clarke(Ipswich) 19 2nd Lewis Brinkhoff(Kesgrave) 17 (after run-off) 3rd Pierce Bacon(Ipswich) 17 Over 40’s 1st Mark Whitehead(Leicester) 2nd Craig Merchant(Leicester) 3rd Mark Winwood(Birmingham) Over 50’s 1st Steve Harris(Astley) 14 (after run-off) 2nd Paddy Wenn(Norwich) 14 3rd Norman Benson(Leicester) 11 Over 60’s […]
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We move on to day 2 of the championships and look at the Vets categories, to be held at Bury’s Goshen Raceway. Over 60’s Paul Timms (Birmingham) was the victor in 2017 and will be looking to add another British title to his collection. Standing in the way are four riders with vast amounts of top flight racing experience. The […]
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The second half of the British Individual Finals Day 1 racing at Astley & Tyldesley saw the first four British Individual titles of the weekend decided. Three riders dominated the u-12 Boys Championship, and all three came together in heat 13, a race which effectively decided the final outcome. Noah Woodhouse, of Kesgrave, lined up on grid 1 with an unbeaten12 […]
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This is the first time the North have staged the championships in its new format, where all the finals are held over the Bank Holiday weekend. The Blue Riband finals were last in the North in 2014, when staged at Bury’s Goshen Raceway. Brandon Whetton (Under 16), Charlie Jane Herbert (Women) and Andy Angell (Open) were the winners then. We […]
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The Hull Cycle Speedway Club are getting ready for the Bank Holiday Monday finals day as part of the Northern regions staging of the finals weekend. The days racing will be staged in conjunction with The East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The three meetings are the under 16 boy’s final (sponsored by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council) at 11am, […]
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The draws are in for the respective British Individual championships which take place from Saturday 25th August to Monday 27th August. Riders are asked to note in particular that the start times for a number of matches listed have changed. There are still a few vacancies in some events and any interested riders are asked to contact Paul West at […]
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Next month’s final round of British Club Championships, featuring Open and U16 Boys categories close today (Wednesday 18 June 2018). You have just one more week to enter the British Individuals, meanwhile the Elite GP Pairs pilot is now over half full, so get in quick if you want to race as it is limited to 16 pairs only. Links […]
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The following closing dates are on the horizon for the summer’s big events, including the British Championships at the end of August. The entry for the pilot of the Elite GP Pairs is now open, with the entry restricted to 16 pairs. A full run down of the formula to be used will be on 33/18 News in the coming […]
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Hull Cycle Speedway Club are looking forward to what will probably be its busiest year ever, following the decision to allocate the hosting of the 2018 British Individuals Finals, held on Monday 27th August, to the Humberside club. Preparations are already underway, with a number of meetings already held to plan for the event. In addition the club will also […]
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2017 British Champion, Myke Grimes, will be talking to Nick Clitheroe from BBC Midlands Today from 6:30pm this evening. The BBC presenter came along to Coventry’s popular club night last Wednesday to talk to the Coventry skipper about the British final and all things Cycle Speedway, scoring the club a hat trick of excellent video coverage for the club in […]
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There has been more local media coverage from the British Individual Championships, here’s a roundup and even more photos! The Ipswich Star published an article on the Suffolk riders at the finals and featured a double page spread in today’s edition. Meanwhile, British Champion Myke Grimes has featured in two local newspapers including the Coventry Observer where he featured on […]
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There were many photographers and others snapping the racing across three action packed days of Cycle Speedway racing in the Midlands. Here are some of the shots we’ve seen so far, including footage of the 2017 British Open Final at Wednesfield.
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