HETERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had three riders in action at the British Indoor Championships held in Coventry over the January 7th / 8th weekend. Lola Martin rode well for her first time doing indoor events and she was the youngest person riding in the mixed under-14 Championship. In her five rides she had a second place and two […]
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Words by Mel Perkins MBE, Photos by Jenny Melvin HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES welcomed over 70 members, families and supporters to their Presentation Evening held at Hethersett Social Club to celebrate one of the most successful seasons in the Club’s long history. Events opened with everyone cheering the successes as members were presented again with their Club and […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES ended their season in balmy conditions after heavy early morning rain by staging a Final Day Funday event. 26 members were split into four teams across five one-hour sessions competing in a variety of relay, Kierin and elimination races plus the ever-popular limbo challenge. It simply was a fun day and a terrific way […]
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Words by Mel Perkins, Photos supplied by Jenny Melvin HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES brought the curtain down on a successful competitive season that will be proudly celebrated at the Club’s Presentation Evening on Friday December 2nd. The final day’s racing was the annual charity event, sponsored by Breckland Autos and, this year, raising well over £150 for the […]
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Words by Mel Perkins, Photos supplied by Jenny Melvin HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES staged their annual Club Championships on a fast track made perfect by rain the previous day. A sunny afternoon saw 29 members take part contesting nine events over nearly six hours of wall-to-wall entertainment. Mason Martin could not repeat his triple champion feat of 2021 […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES brought the curtain down on their 2022 League campaign with three entertaining matches against Kesgrave on a pleasant autumn afternoon at the Memorial Playing Field. The Division 2 match against Kesgrave B was a title decider with the Hawks needing to win by more than five points to be champions. Ben Collins was drafted […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES have announced the date of their annual Charity Cup which has been held every year since 1969 (except 2020). It is being staged on Sunday October 9th at 3 p.m. It will once again be sponsored by Breckland Autos, for which the Club are forever grateful. This year’s charity will be Finnbars Force, a […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had another successful weekend of racing around the country. Glyn Morgan led the way with runners-up spot in the Over-60s A Final in the Eurovets Series Round 6 at East Newport. This position assures him of being the overall series champion with one round to go in Birmingham. He also won the B Final […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had three riders taking part in the British Individual Championships weekend and they had mixed fortunes. Lola Martin repeated her podium place of last season with a third place in the Under-12 Girls at Wednesfield. She rode consistently in all her heats while other fancied riders had races they would wish to forget. This […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES may not have any team fixtures during August but there has been plenty of action for all ages. Glyn Morgan looked set to consolidate his place as leader of the Eurovets Over-60s series in Round 5 at the nearby Eaton Park circuit but his closest rival, Ray Pyke (Kesgrave) passed him on the final […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had a very busy and successful weekend. It included getting their first League wins of the season and hosting a staggering number of riders on Saturday after contractors finished laying concrete in the pits the day before!! Saturday’s South East Grand Prix Round 3 (which doubles as a regional round of the British Youth […]
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Words by mel Perkins, Photo by Jenny Melvin HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES managed to get commitment from 12 riders for the long trip to Sussex to face Hellingly Lions in the South East League and, although the home side put their home track knowledge to good use, the Hawks gave a good account of themselves. The Youth League […]
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HETEHRSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had a Bank Holiday weekend break from racing but one member was on his travels again. Glyn Morgan was at Wednesfield in the West Midlands to contest Round Two of the Eurovets series. It was certainly a test of his fitness as he ended up having seven races on the big circuit. In the […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had a busy weekend of racing on Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th April. On the Saturday 14 members were at Eaton Park for the first round of the South East Grand Prix series and, despite the cold conditions, warmed to the racing as the afternoon progressed. Mason Martin was unbeaten in the Under-16s and […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had a quieter weekend after two busy ones but there was still action to report on. While at the Memorial Playing Field there were three busy training sessions on Saturday morning and a group getting the track ready on Sunday for Wednesday night’s first home fixture – a Norfolk Grand Prix round for U8s, […]
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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES opened their 2022 League season away at Kesgrave and it was good to start a season in April after two seasons of disrupted programmes due to COVID-19. The disease has not gone away as the youth team were one down due to family isolation. It was a busy day for the Hawks as Kesgrave […]
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On Tuesday 7th June 1977 Rod Witham promoted an event at his Galley Pirates’ Sloughbottom Park track in Norwich to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. It was an All England Fours Tournament composing of 16 teams – the first event of its kind to be held. This was another example of Rod’s promotional insight and flair that had also been […]
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Words by Mel Perkins, Photos by Jenny Melvin HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAES held their presentation evening at Hethersett Social Club and a packed room celebrated a successful season in which membership increased and fund-raising took off towards major improvements at the Memorial Playing Field track. On-track successes were acknowledged with two riders gaining podium places at national championships […]
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