Cycle Speedway racing – a sport that was a national craze in the post-war years – will make triumphant return to the Potteries this Saturday (23rd April), commencing at 1pm. Stoke Cycle Speedway club have risen from the ashes after years of no racing and will stage the opening round of this year’s Eurovets Grand Prix series at their newly […]
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Birmingham Monarchs senior rider, Mark Winwood, took victory in the opening round of the M6 trophy competition at East Park, Wolverhampton on Saturday. Sutton Coldfield based, Winwood, qualified for the final where he beat fellow Monarch rider Nathan Groves, who after impressing in the heats, fell in the final. Although the U14s was won by a local youngster, Marc Phipps came 2nd whilst […]
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Stoke’s Avon Allcock is currently in the process of compiling the programme for the opening round of the Eurovets competition at Stoke. Riders participating are asked to forward Avon some brief information about themselves, so it can included in the programme. Information required will be along the lines of years racing, clubs past and present and honours. Please email avonallcock@hotmail.com by Friday […]
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Cycle Speedway racing is to return to Stoke-On-Trent in 2016. This news was confirmed by Stoke coordinator Avon Allcock who has given the green light for the wheels to turn once again in the Potteries. The sport will race back into Stoke on Saturday 23rd April, with the staging of the Eurovets Grand Prix, round 1, at Etruria Park, near […]
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With Wednesfield legend, Mick Aris announcing his retirement from Cycle Speedway after a staggering 50 years in the saddle, we approached sons Lee and Wayne so we could honour this remarkable achievement. Wayne Aris takes us down memory lane to tell Mick’s story… Not many people in any sport can say they have competed at the top level in that same sport […]
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Senior Birmingham Monarchs riders had one last chance to gain glory at the weekend as they travelled to Cookson Park in Sheffield for the TLI Veterans Championships. Eurovets champions Bob Prince and Steve Hodgkinson, along with Paul Timms, made the trip in the hope of adding more silverware this season. The meeting concept was a slightly different formula to ones usually […]
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Sheffield’s Cookson Park was honoured to be the venue for the first ever TLI British Individual Championships, an event that is now likely to remain on the Eurovets calendar. Complementing the Grand Prix series and a talked about regional team event. Thirty-one riders had entered the competition for Over 40’s/50’s and 60’s. The riders split evenly into to two qualifying […]
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Six months after John Whiting`s untimely passing, Cycle Speedway riders from throughout Great Britain stood in sombre silence last Saturday week to remember one of the sport’s greatest ever servants. The Eurovets riders were in Bury – John`s last club – for this season’s final round. Many of the Eurovets riders were firm friends of John`s. Some, like Wednesfield`s legend […]
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The Eurovets series reached its climax on Saturday in Bury in the 9th and final round. Mark Winwood of the Birmingham Monarchs sealed the overall title in the 40’s with an unbeaten score including winning the A final. Bob Prince, a long time stalwart of the Birmingham club, as expected sealed the 60’s title with victory also in the A final. The only […]
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East park was home to round 8 of the Eurovets series. Once again it was the Birmingham riders that took glory in all categories. Mark Winwood rode unbeaten all day to secure another A final win, whilst Bob Prince was in majestic form racing to 19 points in the qualifiers which gave him grid 1 in both 50’s and 60’s […]
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The Eurovets series reached round 7 in Edinburgh on Saturday and the riders were greeted by kind weather with sun and blue skies. Birmingham riders dominated the qualifiers, with Mark Winwood racing to a maximum in the over 40s whilst Steve Hodgkinson matched that score in the over 50s. Winwood finished his day off with another A final win, whilst Hodgkinson had […]
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Glasgow hosted a vintage day of Cycle Speedway with a social event featuring some of our older particpants, only this time recreating bikes from the renaissance days of Cycle Speedway. Northumbria’s Terry Kirkup’s bike was the closest to the old style and the idea is to pave the way for legends of the past to get back on a bike […]
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Brian Barnett was on hand to catch some Eurovets action at Hellingly in round 6. Check them out on his website: http://s891.photobucket.com/user/cyclespeedwayphotos/library/1%202015%20Orchid%20Euro%20Vets%20Hellingly?sort=3&page=1
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Here’s the results from yesterdays Eurovets round 6 action from Hellingly. Over 40s A – Craig Marchant (25), Pete Chant (23), Martyn Hollebon (22), Steve Harris (21) B – Jason Keith (20), Paddy Wenn (18), Norman Venson (17), Eddie Rigley (16) Over 50s A – Steve Hodgkinson (25), Paul Timms (23), Bob Prince (22), Ray Pike (21) B – Joe […]
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Eurovets Grand Prix promotor Fred Rothwell has issued a mid season invitation to the sports many veteran racers by saying “come and join us” as the 2015 series heads to its sixth round this Saturday at Hellingly, near Eastbourne. The Eurovets Grand Prix series is still going strong after nearly fifteen years of track action. It offers competitive age related […]
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The Eurovets series rolled into Newport for Round 5 on Saturday. A rather disappointing turn out with 18 in total saw two draws with nine mixed groups in each. With only four over 40s, it meant they all made the final, so points in the heats determined grid positions. Mark Winwood went unbeaten to take grid one whilst Jason Keith won round 2. […]
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Here are the results from Hearsall Common, Coventry, in the Eurovets series. Birmingham’s pair of Mark Winwood and Bob Prince (pictured) once again took to wins in the over 40s, over 50s and over 60s categories. Over 40s Mark Winwood 25, Dave Frith 23, Norman Venson 22, Paddy Wenn 21. Over 50s Bob Prince 25, Joe McLaughlin 23, Mick Aris […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway are looking forward to welcoming all the top veteran riders this Saturday (20th June) for the Eurovets GP, round 4. A spokesman for the host club said, “Coventry are delighted to announce that our new changing rooms will be open on Saturday. We are also pleased to confirm that our new water supply will be in operation also. […]
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