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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Coventry’s Cycle Speedway’s popular Dirt Bike Club sessions, which take place on Saturday mornings, return this weekend. The coaching sessions take place at Bretford Playing Fields at 10am – 11:30am and cost £1.50 with 50p bike hire, with a British Cycling qualified coach leading the activities. All are welcome to join the fun! Dirt Bike Club will continue each Saturday, except […]
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The launch of the Dirt Bike Club, with the subsequent revival of the Brandon Bees team, will go down as one of the outstanding success stories of sport in 2016, not just in the sport of Cycle Speedway, or local sport, but its success is far wider than that. A previously defunct and derelict sports facility has been restored, and […]
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The newly revived Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway team, enjoying a terrific comeback year, went down 104-70 in their latest away match at Leicester last Tuesday evening. It was the Bees first defeat in three matches. It was the Bees first visit to the supremely well-appointed East Midlands venue, with its superb race track, terracing, grandstand and other facilities. The match […]
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Cycle Speedway’s success story in Coventry will continue tomorrow afternoon (Sunday 16th October) at Hearsall Common, when newcomers from Nuneaton BMX club join the action in the Chris Allen Memorial trophy. For the first time in the competitions 46-year-old history, the event has been expanded to include no fewer than three junior categories – to cope with the current boom […]
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The fledgling new Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway junior team were back in action last Saturday – and again performed way above expectations by winning their first away match outside the local Coventry and Rugby area. The newly reformed team – made up of new talent from the popular Saturday morning `Dirt Bike Club` – triumphed by 101 to 78 at […]
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Coventry’s only British team champions – the Whoberley Witches – were reunited at the Coventry junior finals day at Bretford Playing Fields last Sunday. Five members of the Witches looked on as the present day Coventry `skid kids` raced for individual glory. Ex Coventry Bees Speedway star Frank Smith, Roger Adams, Ray Dennis, Witches captain Rob Hardie were joined by […]
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A Public Meeting is to be staged in the Rugby area next week to discuss the future of the hugely popular “Dirt Bike Club” – which has proved a massive hit with Rugby youngsters this summer. Youngsters have been flocking to the Saturday morning bike club in increasing numbers since the club was launched in early July. The Dirt Bike […]
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The staging of the biggest Coventry junior Cycle Speedway finals at Bretford Playing Fields last Sunday has been hailed a great success – and there were shocks galore on-track with the fledgling host club providing two age group category champions. Heavy overnight rain gave way to a fine sunny day as the biggest local entry list for 40 years assembled […]
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Brandon Bees stage the biggest Cycle Speedway meeting held in the Rugby area for nearly half a century this Sunday (11th September) with its promotion of the Coventry Junior Individual Finals, commencing at 2pm. The finals, sponsored by Inspire Insurance, will go-ahead at the newly revived Cycle Speedway track in Bretford Playing Fields, Brandon Road, Bretford (CV23 OLA) after an […]
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Inspire Insurance, a national company, are to sponsor the Coventry Junior Finals this Sunday 11th September at the Brandon Bees track (2pm start). The company are making a sizable cash injection. The sponsorship puts the finishing touches on the biggest Coventry junior finals day for many years. The sport is currently thriving in the Godiva city, with over 75 riders […]
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Due to their popular club nights and Dirt Bike Club sessions, Coventry and Brandon are appealing for donated cycle speedway bikes. A message from both clubs can be seen below. Dear Cycle Speedway colleague, This is an appeal from Coventry and Brandon clubs for donated bikes and bikes for sale. We urgently need donated bikes to cope with demand at […]
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The future of one of the newest and most popular summer attractions this year for youngsters in the Rugby area is set to be announced this weekend – with scores of young people hoping it will continue. The Dirt Bike Club, staged at Bretford Playing Fields, comes to the end of its orginal six week run this Saturday (13th August). […]
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Birmingham Monarchs youngsters took a narrow win at the relaunched Brandon club near Rugby last Tuesday evening. Brandon had a team of newcomers, whilst the Monarchs gave debuts to two recent recruits, Jamie Breen and Zain Aslan, plus team places for peripheral junior riders. Already missing Emily Pitt due to an ankle injury, a heat one fall for Birmingham’s newest recruit, Zain […]
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Interest in a new Saturday morning cycling club near Rugby has been so great that organizers are already planning to extend it beyond its original six-week run. The “Dirt Bike Club”, held at the Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway track in Bretford Playing Fields, aims to introduce young people to the thrills and spills of Cycle Speedway – Britain’s most exciting […]
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A brand new Saturday morning cycle attraction for young people in Rugby and East Warwickshire made a highly successful start last Saturday with over 20 riders turning out at the Brandon Bees track in Bretford Playing Fields. The `Dirt Bike Club`, which aims to attract young people to have a go at the fast and exciting sport of Cycle Speedway […]
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Nearly reformed Brandon Bees host their “Clubman’s Trophy” at Brentford Playing fields tonight. The match starts at 7:30pm and features many of the “club men” from around the Midlands (and beyond!). Full line-up in draw order: 1 Dan Drewett (Coventry) 2 Ray Oliver (Coventry) 3 Dave Frith (Leicester) 4 Joe Andrews (Coventry) 5 Adam Tipton (Wednesfield Aces) 6 Ollie Morris […]
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One of Coventry’s most successful amateur sports clubs have announced a summer long expansion to its hugely popular junior section – helped by the national boom in cycling. Coventry Cycle Speedway club, based at Hearsall Common in Earlsdon, are to introduce extra Saturday morning “come and try it” sessions aimed at newcomers, starting on Saturday 9th July. And, in a […]
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