Report by Andy Schofield Hull played host to Bury on a warm spring day in The North & Scotland League. The visitors were unable to field a first division side so the spotlight fell on the division two and three matches. Both second division sides were made up of a mixture of experience, new riders and juniors. The visitors began […]
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Bury hosted Round 3 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series on Wednesday. The home club fielded several new riders and took both the Division 1 and Division 2 match wins on the night. In the u-10s match, Bury’s George Keeble top scored, losing only to team mate Bobby Dunphy in heat 3. A&T’s Duncan Whalley raced to a fine […]
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Astley & Tyldesley raced to three convincing wins over Bury in Sunday’s North and Scotland League fixture at Gin Pit. It was another baking hot sunny day, ridden in mainly dusty conditions, despite heavy track watering before each match. In the Division 1 match, A&T quickly took control, with five maximum heat wins in the first ten heats, with the […]
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This Saturday sees the first of the National rounds of the BYJL which is to be held at Bury, starting at 10.00. The entrance fee remains at £4. Future rounds are at Ipswich (July 14), Coventry (August 11) and Horspath (September 1). BYJL Coordinator, Ross Mee, has quashed rumours of the Little League competition not taking place this Saturday. He […]
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With the season at a close, and Autumn well and truly with us, it was time for the Bury club to finalise their racing events for the season, in the shape of the club junior and senior indie, and the Ken MacCreesh junior and juvenile event. First off was the two club individuals, with the additional event of a short […]
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Astley & Tyldesley hosted the third and final round of this year’s truncated Northern Fours & Junior League series. All three teams started the Fours League on the same number of match points and the match proved to be another close encounter, which ebbed and flowed throughout. After two drawn heats, A&T took first blood with a 6-4 to the […]
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Astley & Tyldesley capped a great week of results by winning the North and Scotland Regional Final at Gin Pit on Sunday. A&T lined up without captain Paul Graham, due to a foot injury sustained in Wednesday’s Play Off, so Kyle Holland moved up into the A group and Lee Phillips stepped into the B group. Bury and Stockport were […]
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Sunday was the final day of the main North and Scotland League season and a crucial day for Astley & Tyldesley. A&T welcomed Bury to Gin Pit for a local derby clash. Title chasing A&T knew that rivals Stockport faced a weakened Sheffield team, so nothing less than a win was required in the Division 1 match. A&T held an […]
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Here’s a quick catch up from the previous weekend’s Supertrax racing that we missed, where Bury hosted the third round of the Women’s League and the South East and East took on South West and Wales at Great Blakenham. Bury’s Neil Howarth got some great shots in Bury, check out his photos in the slideshow below: Meanwhile, Brian Barnett was […]
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The 2017 Manchester League season concluded with the Senior Individual Final held at Bury on Wednesday evening. Stockport’s Jake Read took a vital win from grid 4 in heat 1, passing his team mate Ben Higham. Higham and Read both went on to win their next races. Meanwhile, Astley & Tyldesley’s Reece Pollitt won his opening two races. Higham took […]
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It was a marathon day of Cycle Speedway action as Bury Comets welcomed both Edinburgh and Fife to Goshen on Sunday. With the North and Scotland League season now nearing its climax, all three sides were looking to consolidate or move higher in the three divisions. Edinburgh and Bury have suffered from a number of injuries of late and it […]
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Bury Comets Cycle Speedway headed north of the border for a Division Two and Three double header against the Dunfermline based Fife team and Glasgow. It was a select band that made the trip, led by second team captain Adam Turnbull and including a debut from Phil Neath, dad of Josh and uncle to Kaci, who together formed half of […]
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Bury staged the 6th and final round of the Manchester League Grand Prix series on Wednesday evening. Several torrential downpours made for unpleasant conditions, but the riders were undeterred, with several titles up for grabs on the night. The Astley & Tyldesley pair of Aiden Green and Tom Morrissey both scored 16 point maximums in the u-10s match. Their team […]
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Having lost at Hull in midweek, it was imperative that the Sheffield Stars won this North and Scotland League One clash with Bury Comets if they were to be involved in the end of season play-offs. It was not to be, as a close and enthralling match ended with the visitors plundering the league points with a 90-89 victory. Adam […]
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England manager, Wayne Aris, has named his team for the home international at Bury on the 8th July 2017. Aris said: “I have picked a strong five that can first, do a good job to win this home international, and second, give me a chance to see some of the riders that will be going to Australia and could be […]
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Bury Comets Cycle Speedway youngster Harry Radford was on top form this weekend when taking the U12s Dash Trophies’ individual at Wednesfield, Wolverhampton. Harry, pictured, showed his usual powerful style, winning the title with a maximum score at the Saturday morning event. Well done Harry! On Sunday, at Goshen, in the first round of the Northern Fours and Grand Prix, […]
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The Home International takes place at Bury this year. Here are the draws, which sees a full day of racing including senior, junior, veterans and a new Women’s Inter-Regional Pairs competition.
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Ireland co-managers, Steve Copping and Gary Colby, have announced the riders who are scheduled to be racing at the Home International at Bury on July 8th. Ireland will be presented in all 3 matches. The Over 40s team is expected to be the same as last year with Gary Colby, Phil Widdas, Phil Hemming, Paddy Wenn and the legend that […]
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