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HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had an anxious week waiting on availability of riders but in the end they did put two full teams out for their last away fixtures at Kesgrave. The teams were not the strongest but at least the Club honoured the fixtures and the youngsters involved will have gained valuable track experience of the tight […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES were once again below full-strength for the visit of Kesgrave in the South East League. They had to rely heavily on the Martin family with strong riding from Daniel and Mason supported by father Dave chipping in with some teamwork for three rides. Paul Delaiche made up for some poor starts to produce some […]

Hethersett Hawks / Yellow Brick Mortgages were dreading a trip to Great Blakenham with so many of their squad unavailable but both clubs deserve credit – the Hawks for honouring the fixture and Blakenham for resting top riders to provide a more competitive match. Paul Delaiche and the Martin brothers did their utmost to keep the score respectable and others […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES finally got to stage a team match at the Memorial Playing Field for the first time since late 2019 when Ipswich paid a visit in the South East Leagues. However, the weather did try to intervene with heavy showers delaying the start of both matches but the track stood up well and some excellent […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES were frustrated again in their attempt to reintroduce team racing to the Memorial Playing Field track for the first time since 2019. The rearranged Norfolk League fixture, previously postponed by bad weather in June, was postponed by Norwich Stars, who could not raise a Youth team due to a variety of reasons including isolation, […]

Words by Mel Perkins MBE, photos by Jenny Melvin HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES staged an amazing 24-hour marathon event at Memorial Playing Field track to raise funds towards improved facilities at their circuit. Given a title of Pedal2Paris the target was to complete enough laps over the 24-hours to get to Paris – 381 miles. In the end […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES were represented at the Somersham Open in Suffolk by Harley Hamill. The field for two semi-finals was of top quality containing past and present British Champions and top local riders. Harley struggled to make his mark on the tight circuit and scored six points. He fared better in the Consolation Final finishing 7th with […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES competed in the second of three Norfolk League fixtures at the wonderfully restored Spixworth circuit. Up first were the Youth teams of Hethersett and Norwich who were cheered on loudly by both bands of families. The young Hawks showed they are learning some of the tactics in team racing and gave a much improved […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES brought in a re-structured committee at its Annual General Meeting held by Zoom on Sunday February 28th. This will see a slim line committee with new posts that will in turn create sub-committees to handle day-to-day activities. This is intended to help gear the Club up for the challenges ahead that centre on continued […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES have been successfully staging limited training sessions within strict guidelines since early July and the twice-weekly sessions have attracted many new members, the majority of whom are Under-12 and a high-percentage of new female members. They have been able to learn all the skills and, more recently, been introduced into actual racing against each […]

HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES finally got some racing for their keen youngsters after three weeks of storm postponements. Four young Hawks braved the cold windy conditions for the GO-RIDE event with Norwich riders at Harford Park. McKenzie Loombe dropped just one point in the heats before winning the Under-15 Final while in the Under-11s Will Clarke was second […]