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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES made it four wins out of four against local rivals Norwich Stars with a 102-78 win in their final rearranged South-East & Eastern League Division 1 match at Eaton Park. The match was evenly contested in the early stages but Hethersett’s strength in depth shone through and. eventually. Hethersett were able to reach 100 […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had three riders racing at Hull in Round 3 of the British Youth & Junior Grand Prix. Charlie Lyth continued his promising form to finish second in the Junior Final. Paul Delaiche won a race on his way to the B Final but was unlucky to go down approaching the first bend in that […]

Birmingham riders have represented club and nation in Poland over the last 2 weeks with the World Championship titles and nation competitions doing battle. The Poles, Australia and all regions of the UK took part in the 2 week long competitions.Senior riders Chris Timms, Paul Heard and Mark Winwood all reached the weekend finals (10th/11th) after making it thru the […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had three riders who took the opportunity to warm up for the British Championships later this month by competing in Round 7 of the South-East & Eastern Grand Prix Series at Great Blakenham.. Paul Delaiche won the Under-18 event while George Larter-Dixon won the B Final in the Under-12s. Katie Adans, entered in the […]

Hethersett Hawks/ Yellow Brick Mortgages’ three representatives at the world championships in Poland had mixed fortunes. All three – Leigh Cossey, Harley Hamill and Craig Norton- all represented Ireland in a World Cup eliminator. They failed to qualify for the Final behind Poland,Wales and England. The worst outcome of that match was a heavy fall by Norton in his fourth […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES faced local rivals Norwich Stars for the third time this season in Division 1 and, whereas the previous two matches were close, this match was far from it. It was unfortunate for the Stars that they were without key riders, two already packed to leave for Poland the next day and another called into […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES were hosts to 48 riders of all ages from all over the region for Round 6 of the South-East & Eastern Grand Prix series. Harley Hamill was the only home winner – in the Seniors – but Charlie Lyth (2nd Under-18s) Paul Delaiche (3rd Under-a8s) and Jamie Thompson (3rd Veterans in his first match) […]

Birmingham Monarchs snatched victory in the final race with an all action and bruising 4 laps that had it all on Sunday. Battles at the front and back meant both teams were desperate to break the deadlock which had remained for much of the match. Leicester had held a slight edge right thru till midway through the meeting when Birmingham […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES faced a daunting task of two matches in one day in Suffolk against the League’s top two teams and when they arrived at Whitton Sports Centre to face Ipswich without Harley Hamill (work) and Leigh Cossey (ill overnight) they feared the worse. A heavy defeat will not tell the full story of some excellent […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES visited Eaton Park on a warm Wednesday evening for the second of four Division 1 local derbies against Norwich Stars. The temperature in the pits matched the weather as in any local derby and it was Craig Norton, making his first League appearance since transferring down the B1172 in the winter, who made the […]

Wednesfield Aces have always valued their Club members but sadly over the years they have lost many of them, their names are recorded in the Clubhouse along with the rest of the history of the Club, but now they have gone one step further in developing a “Remembrance Garden” this consists of a memorial bench and flower garden along with […]

Hethersett Hawks / Yellow Brick Mortgages suffered another Division 1 defeat against Geeat Blakenham. The senior riders tried to take on the best of the visitors without much success but the promising teenagers did enough to keep the score respectable. There was consolation in the penultimate heat when David Adams and Charlie Lyth scored a 7-3 win. Hethersett 75 Great […]

Birmingham Monarchs youngster Rebekah Humphries won an ‘outstanding achievement award in sport’ at her schools sports award last week. Bekah (as she is known as in the sport) received the award for her achievements and results in Cycle Speedway, a sport she is excelling in. The 13 year old attends King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls. She is a […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES were hit by late call-offs for their Division 2 match with Kesgrave so had little chance of victory against the former Division 1 side who tracked a good blend of experienced veterans and top quality youngsters. “B” team rider-manager David Adams tried his hardest to create openings, notably a brilliant 5-5 with young George […]