Hethersett Hawks/Swinton & Co brought down the curtain on the 2015 season at the Memorial Playing Field when they staged the East Anglian Championships. There were some excellent performances from Hethersett riders but all the titles were captured by riders from over the Suffolk border. Dan Chambers came the closest to a title as he contested a race-off for second […]
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Certificates of Commendation were presented to six members of Poole Cycle Speedway by the Mayor of Poole, Cllr Ann Stribley at the recent Sports Council Awards evening. In recognition of the club’s continuing success in the British Youth and Junior League, one award was made to a member of each racing category:- Girls – Bethany Briggs Under 8s – Oli Saunders […]
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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 Coventry Junior Prix takes place tonight at Hearsall Common, Coventry at 6:45pm. The event features 16 of Coventry’s under 12 riders from their successful Wednesday club night, which has seen a surge of new riders in 2015 thanks to the promotional efforts of the Coventry members along with well structured and enjoyable coaching sessions. The event is sponsored by Galaxy Seating and supported […]
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Newport made it a hat-trick of South and South Wales Division One titles after winning the league play off at Exeter, scoring 96 points ahead of Poole Comets on 87 and Swindon 81. Poole and Swindon suffered tape exclusions early on and Newport capitalised, taking an early 9 point lead with wins from fast improving Sean Bennett, Nick Evans and Oli Sidwick. The […]
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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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Astley & Tyldesley ran out easy winners in both matches in the final Northern League fixture of the season at Heckmondwike on Sunday. A&T took the lead with a 6-3 heat win to Paul Graham/Lee Phillips over Adam Watson in the first race of the Division 1 match. This was after Heckmondwike’s Mick Knowles took a heavy fall on the […]
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Northumbria must surely feel somewhat disappointed to have lost their final league meeting of 2015, an exclusion at the tapes for Jason Keith and a later fall for Daniel Wharrier costing them dearly. With Michael Parr missing from the line up due to injury, the Vikings needed everyone to be on their game and putting in maximum effort to compensate, […]
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Recently relocated Carl Jarvis stormed his way to the Glasgow Club Championship. Jarvis, an export of Leicester Monarchs joined forces with Glasgow a few weeks ago and has been a welcome addition of fire power for the Glaswegians, as they continue to build their club from the bottom up. Andy Macdougall finished second on 14 points, with Joe Beuckmann taking the final […]
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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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Exeter is the venue for the S&SW League play-offs this afternoon with defending champions Newport the hot favourites having finished top of the table from the 2015 league programme, which saw the region switch to the 3 team, 27 heat formula. The same format will be used today as Poole Comets and Swindon attempt to defy the odds and wrestle […]
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As if the Stockport v Edinburgh encounter hadn’t already got the makings of an exciting fixture, you can now throw in the presence of a multi-Olympic and Commonwealth Champion to the mix! Craig Maclean MBE makes his seasonal debut for the Falcons at St Thomas recreation ground against the already crowned Northern League Champions Stockport. The exiled Scot, a long […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway club bring down the Midland League curtain on a hugely successful season at Hearsall Common by entertaining Birmingham at the Earlsdon venue tomorrow (Sunday 18th October), commencing at 2pm. A win will ensure Coventry will finish in third place in the final Midland League standings. The club have enjoyed success on all fronts this year, with high […]
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If the first team match between Sheffield and Bury wasn’t decided until the final heats, the League Two match was a complete contrast. Bury dominated from the first race, and ended up providing 14 of the 15 race winners in a convincing 88-62 victory. Danny Taylor, James Elston and Adam Turnbull all finished unbeaten, with the Comets taking a heat advantage […]
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Sheffield CRA Rockets crashed and burned in their final home Northern League fixtures of the 2015 season. Glorious autumn sunshine welcomed the visiting Bury Comets to Cookson Park. Bury had the perfect start to the league one match, Chris Parish/Will Owens with a 7-3 over Kyle Holland/Joe Twigg. After the teams traded 6-4’s, Sheffield levelled the match as Holland produced […]
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Wednesfield Aces staged their junior club championship on Tuesday night, thirty two riders joined in from under 8s up to Under 17s. It was the under 8s who started the night with 12 riders competing, Corey Burt showed his pace out of the gates by winning his first two races and taking an early lead on the score board. Finley […]
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