Category: Obituaries

33/18 News has learnt that Stuart Howarth, long time chairman of the Bury club and father to Neil Howarth, has died. Neil posted this statement on Facebook’s “I was (or still am) a Cycle Speedway rider” page: “Some of the Cycle Speedway family are already aware that my dad, Stuart Howarth, long time Chairman of Bury Cycle Speedway, died last Thursday, […]

33/18 News has learnt of the sad news that Wednesfield club member Samuel Bentley passed away in The Manor Hospital, Walsall on Wednesday 18th August. Samuels daughter Jenna published the following statement on Facebook: “My mom myself and family would like to say a massive thank you for all the nice words, support, flowers and cards my mom is overwhelmed. […]

33/18 News has received the sad news that Ivan Wells, father of Kevin & Ian Wells, passed away on Monday 9th August Ivan was involved with the setting up and running of both Eaton CSC on Eaton Park, Norwich and the Harford track in Norwich. It was in the eighties that Harford held the inaugural Young England v Young Australia, […]

Alan Taylor has sent in this tribute to Derek Garnett: “Derek’s amazing cycle speedway career started in 1950 as one of the founder members of the Offerton Devils club. His ability soon started to show itself as he helped his fledgling team of young riders finish runners-up in the Manchester & Stockport League Division Two in 1952 and by 1954 were […]

33/18 News has just received the very sad news that one of Cycle Speedway’s greatest riders, Derek Garnett, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday 16th March after a long illness. Derek was runner-up in the 1962 World Final at Edinburgh, British Champion in 1963, 1965, 1968 and 1972 plus he was the inaugural British Over 40’s champion in […]

33/18 News has learnt of the passing of Ron Vaulter, who started, or was involved in starting, many South Devon cycle Speedway tracks in the late 40s and 50s, including Shaldon Kestrels. Ron was 100. Everyone in Cycle Speedway and all at 33/18 News send their sincerest condolences to Ron’s family and friends

33/18 News has received the sad news that former Poole captain Richard Clanfield died on Saturday November 7th aged 51Richard appeared in numerous national finals and was an England international. He joined the Poole club in the early 1980’s and during that decade he competed in Under 15, Junior, Youth and Senior British Team Finals becoming one of the very […]

33/18 News has just learned the sad news that Steve Hewitt, a Coventry rider in the 1980’s, passed away on Sunday 18th October Condolences to Steve’s family and friends at this difficult time

The Hull club have just heard of the sad passing of Derek Hilton on August 30th. Derek originally raced in the Derby area and was central in the re-emergence of cycle speedway in Hull in 1971. A meeting was held in the Hull Boulevard speedway car park from which the Humberside League was formed and thrived in the 1970’s. Derek […]