On Saturday 12th March 2016, Gavin Parr and Jason Burke will set out on the 150 mile Coast to Coast bike ride from Whitehaven to Tynemouth, but it will have an added twist… They will be attempting to do it in one day, non stop and on a tandem. Until 6am on that Morning of March 12th, neither Gavin or Jason […]
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Kesgrave Panthers have uploaded photos from their busy summer campaign, including hosting British Championship qualifying rounds, as well as the Over 40s Veterans final in August. The photos also feature Kesgrave’s successes on the road in the British Youth and Junior League, as well as some local events. See them here: http://kesgravepanthers.co.uk/?s=Photo%20&submit=Search
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On Saturday East Park are holding their Autumn Junior Extravaganza. Ross Mee has put together a field from riders who have ridden in this year’s BYJL (plus a few guests) but riding in different formats. The action starts at noon with an U11 team match featuring Sheffield, Leicester, Wednesfield and a Midland All Stars. This will be followed by an […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway riders Bobby McMillan and Dan Drewett scored a superb double success in two major events last weekend in Birmingham, capping a tremendous season for the popular duo. McMillan, in the form of his career, stormed to the gold medal in the Second City Trophy at the Birmingham track last Saturday. In typically swashbuckling style, the Australian topped […]
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Wednesfield will host another Go-Ride event for any junior rider on Sunday, before the Aces take on Coventry in Midland League Divisions one and two. All riders must register to race by 11:30am, with the event starting at 12 noon.
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As the season draws to a close there has been considerable interest shown from across the country regarding the operation of the Midland League under the TLI banner. Has it been a success or has it meant a major upheaval? Leicester’s administrator Tim Jarvis explains his experience when he spoke to us this week. Tim said, “It was probably a misconception […]
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The first match at East Park Wolves under the new floodlights took place yesterday evening. Brandon Bees arrived at East Park after torrential rain had flooded the circuit. The East Park lads worked very hard to get the track water free and in the end it was a very fast surface with both teams making some very good passes on […]
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Peter Payne caught all the round 10 Elite League action between Horspath and Wednesfield on Sunday, and caught this sequence great crash sequence, with Lewis Osbourne, Paul Heard, Chris Timms and Brandon Whetton all having a nice cuddle on the first bend after a tumble! Check out the (almost) final Elite League table after round 10 here: https://3318news.co.uk/elite-league-2015-series/
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Alan Hewitson has uploaded Sheffield’s final Elite League encounter (for the time being at least) against Newport. The match featured some good racing, with the Stars ending up too strong up top for the Welsh side, who gave it their all nonetheless. Check out the video below:
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Horspath’s Rob Jeffery has set up a crowdfunding page in the hope of raising money for Hammers riders, British Champion Zac Payne and Lee Clarke, who both lost their bikes in a car fire, which we reported last week. Rob said, “Following on from this recent incident, I’ve set up a crowdfunding page to try and help Lee Clarke and Zac […]
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There were plenty of lively exchanges at Harbourside between the clubs in fourth and fifth place in the table despite the absence of several Ipswich big guns, but Poole always had the upper hand with Greg Gluchowski and Gavin Wheeler dropping their only points to Josh Brooke who achieved the rare feat of a full 20 max at the Dorset circuit. […]
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Newport Cycle Speedway went down by 81 to 95 against Sheffield Stars in an entertaining encounter at Newport’s Sports Village, with plenty of good home grown talent on show from both teams. The Stars, racing their last Elite League fixture for the foreseeable future, started well, winning 4 of the first 5 heats, looking at home on the big Welsh […]
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The Birmingham Monarchs hosted their eagerly awaited second city trophy event on Saturday afternoon, and with three sets of racing and a firework display to look forward to, the day was set to be exciting and full of action. In the junior event there was a spread of abilities with the younger of the Birmingham juniors facing strong opposition from […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Swinton & Co hosted 30 riders from across East Anglia for the penultimate round of the South-East Grand Prix. Four Hethersett riders took part and Katie Adams was the unchallenged winner of the Girls competition. Daniel Longlands finished fourth in the Under-14s, Nigel Longlands fifth in the Veterans and Giles Awbery seventh in the Under-12s. Other category winners were Charlie […]
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Wednesfield Aces maintained their immaculate run of wins, taking their tenth win out of ten at the Village this afternoon. Horspath did enough to hold on to second despite the loss, with Sheffield winning convincingly in Newport, but couldn’t come away with a big enough advantage to steal the runners up spot from the Hammers. Elite League Horspath 87 – 92 […]
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The Elite League season partly concludes on Sunday, with in fairness, not an awful lot riding on it. Wednesfield secured the title against Poole two weeks ago, while Horspath took a narrow victory at Cookson Park against Sheffield, leaving them odds on to take the runners up spot. Wednesfield head to the Village to make it 10 wins out of […]
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The correct start times for the Second City Cup in Birmingham are as follows: 2pm – Ladies & Juniors 4pm – Men Fireworks follow the Mens event.
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In this eagerly awaited clash between two of the big guns in the South East league, it didn’t quite live up to the billing. It turned out to be a one sided affair, with the Whirlwinds totally dominating from start to finish and were in no mood to give any early Christmas presents to their younger counterparts. In a display of fierce team […]
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