The honours were shared when Sheffield raced an Inter-City Challenge Match against the Coventry Sabres at Cookson Park. The Stars winning the first team match, with the Sabres cutting down a youthful Stars in the second team match. Both teams featured guest riders from Stockport in the first team match. Ben Higham and Devon Campbell lining up in the Stars […]
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Birmingham’s Charlie Buet Gannon took his first title win at East Park on Saturday in the Under 10s of the Joe Guy Memorial (cover photo). Charlie was the stand out rider of the field, racing to 4 wins and a full maximum and was never headed throughout. The youngster is in his first full season of racing and has progressed […]
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Newly reformed Stoke Cycle Speedway produced a fighting performance against Coventry, with a full team of new riders, in a challenge match on a beautiful hot day at Etruria Park. The fresh looking home side were missing the experienced trio of Simon Munden, Errol Thaw and Leighton Bates, with the latter taking up referee duties. Coventry fielded a near full strength side, […]
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Bury Cycle Speedway opened their 2017 competitive season with a friendly at Stoke’s Etruria Park circuit. The Potteries’ outfit have returned to action recently after a long lay off and the opportunity to test the competition was much welcomed. First and second team matches were contested using the new Northern League formulae, which offer the opportunity to use up to […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway had mixed fortunes in their first home encounter of the season, with the first team losing out in a challenge match to Manchester side Astley & Tyldesley, while the second team took victory against local neighbours Birmingham. Astley fielded a strong team led by the former European champion, Damian Zareba, with solid back up form Reece Pollitt […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway Club travelled to the Newport Sports Village on a very cold, wet and windy afternoon on Sunday, for their first pre-season friendly against Newport, and came away with a moral boosting win by 88-92. The home side rested first team regulars, Adam Bennett, Chris Davies and Dale Clark, while Mark Carmichael was unavailable, but Birmingham’s Mark Winwood took […]
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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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The Brandon Bees opened the 2016 season at their refurbished Brandon Road Playing Fields, Bretford, track last Tuesday evening, losing out 75-55 to a more experienced Leicester team in an entertaining Midland League challenge. Brandon point scorers: Matt Lawrence 14, Ben Wells 13, Matt Hambidge 10, Jack Reynolds 8, Wyatt Jacobs 6 and Joe Andrews 4. The next home […]
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Leicester’s second division team were victorious in a Midland League Division Two challenge match last night against Brandon Bees. Luke Whitehead top scored for the Monarchs, whilst Brandon tracked some younger riders and debutant Joe Andrews had his first experience of league racing after attending Coventry’s club night for the last two weeks. Here are the scores: BRANDON BEES 55 Matt […]
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Coventry`s second Cycle Speedway outfit, the Brandon Bees, who race at Bretford Playing Fields, are also set to race into the new season after a major close season upgrade at the picturesque Warwickshire village venue. The Bees will race Leicester juniors in a Midland League Junior Challenge on Tuesday evening, 5th April, at 7.15pm at the Brandon Road location. The […]
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Coventry travelled to Norfolk last Sunday for a return Challenge Match fixture and they continued their fine start to the new season with a hard earned 94-86 away success. Both teams took advantage of the friendly status of the match to strengthen up with guest riders. Coventry fielded Ipswich hotshot Charlie Rumbold and Cambridge based Dan Chambers in their ranks. […]
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The official season started for many today. Here’s the results we’ve had in so far. Can’t see your result? Send it to newsroom@3318news.co.uk. Northern League Sheffield 82 – 97 Bury (NL1) Sheffield 70 – 79 Bury (NL2) Sheffield 66 – 120 Bury (NL3) A phone was found at Cookson Park this afternoon, if you think it may be yours, please […]
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The new 2016 Cycle Speedway raced into action at Hearsall Common last Sunday afternoon and Coventry heralded in their new Elite League era by romping to a convincing 97-82 against a spirited Norwich side in a challenge match. After weeks of rain, and overnight frost, extremely heavy conditions greeted the two teams as they also battled against the chilling cold. […]
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Norwich Stars Cycle Speedway head into the 2016 season this Sunday, with the return match at home to Coventry, back at the famous Eaton Park track, after last weeks good sprited runout at Hearsall Common. As a club that hasn’t had the best few years, with the negativity and the deadwood now removed, there is a power of positivity running […]
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Newport Cycle Speedway got their season off to a winning start by recording a 96 to 84 win at Leicester. It was a very good work out for both teams who tracked strong line ups. Nearly appointed Welsh national team managers Mark Carmichael and Jack Harrold both recorded maximums on the sticky home track, with good support from all of the Welsh team. Leicester also […]
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The scoreline was not unexpected, nor important, both teams enjoying some sunshine and reasonable conditions in a very useful pre-season work out. The Aces myriad internationals and superstars were always going to run out easy winners, just as they had done at Edinburgh the day before, but there was still plenty of competitive action on track. Highlights were the races […]
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The nine time British Ladies Club Champions Leicester took on the Australian ladies in a challenge match at Glover Park, Leicester on Tuesday night. The match opened with a shared heat before former World Ladies Champion, Laura Watson and twice former British Champion, Lucy Whitehead combined for a maximum over Ebony Clarke & Latisha Bevear. Australia hit back with a […]
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Birmingham won a last heat decider, which went all the way down to the line in tonight’s challenge match between Birmingham and Czestochowa, winning by a slender two points, 91 to 89
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