One of the Rugby area’s biggest attractions for teenagers and young people is to continue after huge demand and booming interest in cycling left organisers with no choice but to extend its original six week run. The Dirt Bike Club, staged at Bretford Playing Fields, staged the last of its scheduled six events last Saturday. The latest session of the […]
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The new Brandon Bees junior Cycle Speedway team secured their maiden win last Tuesday evening at Bretford Playing Fields by 92-58 over a young but enthusiastic East Park Wolves team. Once again, all the Brandon juniors were recruits from the very popular Saturday morning `Dirt Bike Club`, which was only introduced at the Brandon Road venue a month ago. The […]
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Racing in their very first match, Cycle Speedway’s newest team, the Brandon Bees, came agonizingly close to a fairytale victory at Bretford Playing Fields last Tuesday evening. Comprising members of the hugely popular `Dirt Bike Club`, which only started three weeks ago, the Brandon juniors went down 92-88 to Birmingham juniors in a thrilling last heat decider at the newly […]
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In another sign of the tremendous upsurge in interest in Cycle Speedway in the Coventry and Warwickshire area, a new Brandon Bees junior team will take to the track for the first time ever this Tuesday evening (26th July). Brandon will race Birmingham juniors at the revamped Bretford Playing Fields circuit, in Brandon Road, with the match starting at 7.15pm. […]
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Coventry based rider Dave Frith was a deserved winner of the highly successful staging of the inaugural Clubmans Trophy at the revived Brandon Bees track on Tuesday evening. In a hugely enjoyable meeting, held at Bretford Playing Fields set in the rolling Warwickshire countryside, Frith beat a largely equal field representing stalwart club men and veteran riders of the sport. […]
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Brandon Bees will race Leicester juniors in a Midland League Junior Challenge on Tuesday evening, 5th April, at 7.15pm at Brandon Road Playing Fields, Bretford. The Bees will again field mainly Coventry contracted juniors as they attempt to attract their own junior riders. The Brandon Bees are inviting local parents and youngsters from the many villages around the track, such […]
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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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Former World Cycle Speedway champion, Ray Oliver made a shock return to racing this week – and he made up for lost time by sensationally winning his second race on the comeback trail. The 49 year old donned the yellow and black Brandon Bees colours in Tuesday night’s Midland League division 2 clash with East Park at Brandon Road Playing […]
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Newly reformed Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway team raced to their third successive victory in the Midland League Division 2 at sun-soaked Brandon Road Playing Fields last Tuesday evening. The Bees posted a 94-56 score line over near neighbours Leicester at the refurbished Bretford venue. It means the Bees have made a dream start after accounting for Leicester – winning their […]
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Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway team aim to continue their winning form this Tuesday (30th June) when they host Leicester at Brandon Road Playing Fields, commencing at 7.15pm. The newly revived Bees, who were only reformed two months ago, will welcome Leicester in the Midland League division 2 having won their opening two league encounters. They have already accounted for rivals […]
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Five man Birmingham Monarchs came agonisingly close to pulling off a win at newly reformed Brandon last night in a Midland League Division 2 fixture clash. Kyle Roberts from Coventry was allowed to fill the vacant number 6 spot for Birmingham, but his points didn’t count. The Monarchs made the first advantage in heat 3 after two drawn heats with a race win by Nathan […]
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Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway officials have issued an invitation to sports loving fans in Rugby and the surrounding East Warwickshire villages to come and sample the fast and exciting sport of Cycle Speedway.
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Newly formed Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway team are next in action this Tuesday evening (2nd June), when they go to near neighbours Coventry in the Coventry Junior League, round 4. The match takes place at the super banked Hearsall Common track, in Earlsdon, Coventry. Brandon will take on 4 rider teams from hosts Coventry, Leicester and Birmingham. The first race […]
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Riders from six of the seven Midland League clubs competed in the Midland Best Pairs last night, where last place in each race counted for nothing. Wednesfield’s first team pairing of Lee Aris and Paul Heard secured the win after a “winners take all race” against Coventry’s Bobby McMillan and Myke Grimes, which had to be re-run after Grimes came […]
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Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway club opened a new era at Bretford Playing Fields on Tuesday evening (12th May), when they staged a hugely successful opening meeting against near neighbours Coventry. Frantic last minute track work in the preceding 48 hours had transformed the circuit, pits and surrounds into an immaculate arena. Bright sunshine greeted the riders and onlookers as the […]
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Frantic last minute work is going on this afternoon (Tuesday 12th May) at the new Brandon Bees track as Cycle Speedway`s newest club gears up for their opening match tonight, 7.15pm, at Brandon Road Playing Fields. Thanks to the magnificent work of a number of Cycle Speedway enthusiasts connected to the Coventry club, inspired by Joe McLaughlin, Brandon will take […]
Read moreSpectators at Hearsall Common were treated to one of the closest contests that Coventry has hosted on Sunday afternoon when Round 3 of the Coventry League marched into town.
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The first round of the revamped Coventry League proved to be a huge success as four teams – Coventry, Bretford, Earlsdon and Brandon – fought until the final heat 18 to decide the winners of the opening round.
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