Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators member, Glyn Morgan, had a good day of veterans’ racing at Eaton Park in Norwich. He represented the Orchid Eurovets Select against the British Lions squad going to Australia in November. He scored 11 points from four rides and also featured in the only Eurovets 7-3 win with Paul Timms. The Lions won 104-94. Immediately after, in […]
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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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The Birmingham Monarchs finished 3rd on Sunday in the Midlands regional Play Offs in Wednesfield which ends our play off hopes for 2017. Hosts Wednesfield took a comfortable victory with a strong 2nd half finish to finish on 106 points, Leicester runners up on 86, Birmingham 68 and Coventry 57. The Monarchs were missing 3 key riders so it was […]
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This bank holiday was the sport’s British Championships weekend with plenty of Monarchs riders entered into the various competitions. Two Monarchs riders featured on the rostrum from different ages of the spectrum. The Birmingham club had spent time getting the track and surroundings ready for action as they hosted the Open Semi final stages on both Saturday and Sunday. A […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / MYHILL DECORATORS had three representatives at the British Individual Championships weekend in the Midlands. Harley Hamill had his first taste of the Open Championship and scored eight points in each of his semi-finals at Birmingham and East Park. Highlight was a heat win at Birmingham. Glyn Morgan contested the Over 50s Final at East Park and finished […]
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British Cycling came along to Coventry’s club night session yesterday evening, to film promotional material for the up coming HSBC UK City Ride, in Coventry, on Sunday 17 September 2017. Presenter, Callum O’Toole, caught up with Great Britain rider and Coventry coach, Myke Grimes, on an introduction to Cycle Speedway and the positives of bringing the City Ride to Coventry. […]
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The timetable for the prestigious Ade Gale “Laurels” to be staged at Harbourside Park on Sunday 3rd September is as follows: 12.00 – Coleman Insurance Brokers Junior Laurels 14.00 – GG Express Couriers Womens Laurels 16.00 – Precision Engraving Weymouth Senior Laurels Although it is nearing the end of summer, there could be heavy traffic conditions leading into the Bournemouth/Poole area. For […]
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Wednesfield Aces are staging their annual charity night supporting Compton Hospice – The Steph Clarke Charity Shield at the Ashmore Park Raceway, on Friday 15th September 2017. 16 volunteers and amateur cyclists will take to the track in a handicap race formula all out to win this coveted award. This event, held under floodlights, is hosted by Signal 107s very own Scotty […]
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Birmingham’s Charlie Buet Gannon took his first title win at East Park on Saturday in the Under 10s of the Joe Guy Memorial (cover photo). Charlie was the stand out rider of the field, racing to 4 wins and a full maximum and was never headed throughout. The youngster is in his first full season of racing and has progressed […]
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This Saturday, East Park host the Joe Guy Memorial Meeting, to honouring the passing of the 16-year old ex-Wolves rider, who was tragically killed on a training ride at the end of May. It is planned to run an U10 and U16 event, depending on numbers. Joe was an East Park rider in the early days of East Park in […]
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The first round of the brand new Coventry League was a huge success at Hearsall Common this evening, despite a significant downpour towards the end. With 30 riders taking to the track across 5 divisions, spectators were treated to some excellent 6 rider races, which delivered plenty of thrills and spills. It took a last heat decider in the 20th […]
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The Eurovets series travelled to Newport on Saturday for round 5 in what turned out to be in treacherous conditions with heavy rain falling throughout. Racing on the pacey Welsh circuit proved hard work for the riders. Paul Timms took his second victory of the series by outgating home hero Colin Simmons to seal victory in the 60s A final. […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators had two riders at different ends of the age spectrum in action at a top level over the weekend. Glyn Morgan ramped up more road miles to contest this year’s Eurovets series with a trip to South Wales on Saturday. In very wet conditions at Newport Glyn scored 13 points which earned him a place in the […]
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Astley & Tyldesley hosted the 4th and final round of this year’s A&T Go-Ride Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Tuesday evening. Riders were handicapped according to age, experience and ability. 20 riders turned out, with 5 riders making their debuts in this series. Raife Rhind top scored with 15 points, to win the Boys event, with Tom Beeley […]
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Sutton based youngster, Charlie Buet-Gannon (pictured right by Andrew Parr) took 3rd place in the Midlands Under 10s British Youth and Junior League (BYJL) in June this year. Charlie only tried the sport last year at the Sutton Games, where again Birmingham Monarchs will have a stall and a mini track for youngsters to come and try in 2017. Charlie […]
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The recently appointed Chair of the BC Cycle Speedway Commission, Marian Lauder, will be attending Poole’s match this afternoon. Poole chairman, Graham Sutton said: “Marian, who is an ex-army colonel, is a member of the British Cycling Board and is paying her first visit to a Cycle Speedway match, so hopefully she will go away with a favourable impression of the sport. “If […]
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East Park are in the running to receive some funding off Tesco – if they get the most tokens they get the most money. Shoppers in Wolverhampton get a token when they purchase a bag and elect to put it in their preferred container. So if you’re in Tesco in Wolverhampton this week, make sure you put your token in […]
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Cycle Speedway is enjoying a surge in local press coverage, with both Wednesfield and Ipswich featuring large page articles this week. Wednesfield feature their world championship preparations in their local Express and Star paper, while Ipswich scored some excellent coverage featuring round 3 of the Battle of Britain, where the South East and East took on the North and Scotland. […]
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