Cycle Speedway is set for a New Year boost – with the news that Stoke Cycle Speedway club are continuing their revival by staging their first competitive race meeting for three years. Following the staging of weekly practice and training `Clubnights` throughout last summer at their impressive Etruria Park circuit, Stoke Cycle Speedway manager and driving force Avon Allcock has […]
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Former Coventry and District Cycle Speedway star Rob Hardie has been appointed the new Track Manager at fledgling club Brandon Bees. The club is based at the old Bretford Bulldogs club in the Warwickshire countryside village of Bretford. Hardie, a Cycle Speedway teammate of ex Coventry Bees stars John Harrhy and Frank Smith in the 1960s, has been busy since […]
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Birmingham Monarchs Cycle Speedway Club celebrate their 2015 season with a presentation night this Friday 15th January 2016. Starting at 8pm at the Hamstead Social Club, Old Walsall Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands B42 1HY in the function room. Running till late with disco and buffet, entry £3. This gives the club’s riders, officials, parents and supporters a chance to celebrate […]
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Birmingham Monarchs hold their presentation night on Friday 15th January 2016. The evening will be held at the Hamstead Social club in Great Barr, Birmingham at 7:30pm. Entry is pay on the door, priced at £4 adults, £2 kids, £10 family ticket (includes all family children). All are welcome. On Tuesday 19th January the Monarchs stage their AGM, also at Hamstead Social (provisional) from […]
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East Park Wolves have received a four figure funding boost from West Midlands Police. The force have supported the Wolverhampton club for many years now, attending matches and helpfully keeping a watchful eye over the track and facilities. The funding, to the tune of £1,500, will go a long way to keeping the world class circuit in top condition.
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The Wednesfield Aces and Dragons celebrated a fantastic season with a bash hosted by Scott ‘Fat Scotty’ Lyons and the Signal 107 crew. A bumper crowd turned out for the celebrations at the newly refurbished Gilberts Bar, Willenhall where riders young and old were awarded for their success. Roger Ellis celebrated his lifetime achievement with a gold watch, along with […]
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Sandwell stalwart, Brian Buck (pictured centre with Bob Prince, left and Steve Mullinder, right), is stepping down from his role as league secretary/recorder for the Midland League and in doing so is taking a step back from Cycle Speedway after over 60 years involved in the sport. Bob Prince takes us through Brian’s time in the sport. Most of the people […]
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The Midland regional Cycle Speedway league held its Annual General Meeting on Sunday 22 November 2015. The meeting was well attended by representatives of the Leagues member clubs and saw the decision to return to racing under the governance British Cycling, rather than TLI. The meeting was informed of the decision by Brian Buck to step down from the positions […]
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Wednesfield Aces Cycle Speedway club’s popular youngster Adam Tipton (pictured left) has received the prestigious DR Josh Johnston Young Volunteers ward from the Wolverhampton city sports advisory committee. Adam received his award from the Mayor of Wolverhampton and Peter Holmes M.B.E at a civic reception on Tuesday evening along with other member of the Aces committee who were also receiving […]
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Members of the Wednesfield Aces committee were invited to attend a ceremony by the Mayor of Wolverhampton to celebrate with other sporting clubs the work volunteers do in sports clubs across the city. Peter Holmes M.B.E described how the city was proud of the role Wednesfield played in staging the World Cycle Speedway Finals in August and had made city […]
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“I can’t wait to see what 2016 brings” says Monarchs number one Chris Timms on the news that the Birmingham club are returning to the Elite League next season. Timms himself can look back on a successful year as he saw club and personal development, that included finishing runner up in the World Final. Timms said, “Losing the run off […]
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Nearly 100 revellers – a new record for the club – attended the Coventry CSC end of season Presentation Party at The Craftsman Public House in the Godiva city on Friday evening. Riders, parents, volunteers, former members and officials of the thriving Coventry club partied to the early hours after Guest of Honour, international sporting star Rory Schlein, had presented […]
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Wednesfield Aces host their presentation night this Saturday 14th November at Gilberts Bar, Willenhall, with proceedings kicking off at at 7.30pm. The Aces have much to celebrate after winning the treble of the Elite League, Midland League, British Team KO Cup, as well as successfully hosting the ICSF World Cycle Speedway Finals at Ashmore park in August. If your club […]
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Nine year old Jack Reynolds recorded an immaculate 20 point maximum in the Galaxy Seating Coventry Junior Prix, under floodlights on Wednesday evening. It was a very mild October evening, which saw a commercial floodlight tower erected in the middle of the centre green to accommodate the 15 young riders from Coventry’s ever growing youth system. The 20 heat formula […]
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East Park Wolves chairman, Al Bentley has written to the Midland League committee outlining his club’s desire to pursue racing under British Cycling for 2016. The Midland League ran their racing under the TLI umbrella in 2015 after a unanimous decision to take their regional racing commitments away from British Cycling. Now, Bentley wants to see the Wolves back under […]
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The Junior Monarchs were confirmed as Midland League Junior Champions, despite losing the final match on the day. Both teams were locked on points, however Birmingham’s huge points difference of 47 overall was the only thing that could split the two sides. Birmingham badly missed Billy Winwood and were giving a debut to a new young rider. It was close for the first […]
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Coventry went down 73-105 to their West Midlands rivals, Birmingham, in a feisty encounter that boiled over at times. Coventry sportingly delayed the fixture by 30 minutes to allow Ricki Johnson to arrive at the track after an accident on the A45 and the visitors were merciless in the opening half, with the hosts only able to secure one shared […]
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Newport won their third South and South Wales title in a row in the play off final, against Poole Comets and Swindon. Check out all the other results we’ve received below. South and South Wales Play Off Final Newport 96 Poole Comets 87 Swindon 82 Midland League Coventry 73 – 105 Birmingham (ML1) Coventry 44 – 36 Birmingham (ML2) Coventry […]
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