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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The Eurovets series have launched their own website, courtesy of Terry Kirkup. You can check it out here: http://eurovets.uk
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The Birmingham Monarchs Cycle Speedway club hosted the 2nd round of the Eurovets Grand Prix series at their Perry Hall Playing Fields headquarters last Saturday afternoon. Over 20 of the top veteran riders in the sport from all over the UK descended upon the Monarchs raceway, which was surprisingly dry and dusty after heavy rainfall in the days leading up […]
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It’s a bumper weekend of individual action, with Astley and Tyldesley hosting their 25th Anniversary Meeting at Gin Pit tomorrow, which sees many categories catered for and finishing off with a social gathering in the adjacent Miners’ Welfare Club after the racing has ended. Likewise, East Park host their Junior Invitational, which we previewed earlier this week. We start off this […]
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Birmingham Monarchs Cycle Speedway riders Bob Prince and Mark Windwood (pictured by Paul Devine) enjoyed a memorable day in the first round of the 2015 Eurovets GP series at Swindon, last Saturday afternoon. The Monarchs pair scooped a double success in the prestigious championships. Prince, the reigning British vets champion, raced to victory in the Over 50s final in fine […]
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Round one of the 2015 Orchid Euro Vets kicked off in fantastic style at Swindon with 26 veterans competing across the three age categories. The over 40’s group proved to be very competitive with 3 points separating the top 5 riders. Mark Winwood took the A final from Craig Marchant, Jason Keith and Martin Hollibon. Bob Prince took first place […]
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Current over 50`s Eurovets Champion Paul Timms is likely to miss the start of the season including the opening rounds of the TLI Series for 2015.
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Eurovets Grand Prix promotor Fred Rothwell has praised TLI Cycling as being “great to deal with” after another successful season of veterans racing concluded at the final round at Wednesfield last Saturday week.
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Terry Kirkup of Northumbria has sent us his final instalment of Eurovets coverage for the 2014 series, with another fantastic, in-depth analysis on what has been a well organised and enjoyable campaign for all involved. Many thanks once again Terry.
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2014 Orchid Eurovets has concluded this afternoon, with the following overall series winners: 40s Mark Winwood (Right) 50s Paul Timms (Centre) 60s Terry Kirkup (Left) One other result in from today: Wednesfield 60 – 70 Coventry (ML3)
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