There were sixty five entrants yesterday at a well prepared Southampton track for the BYJL SW&W round 2. In the U8s, Jack Tidball (Exeter) once again came first in the A final from gate 1. He was followed by the Poole trio, Rylee Dunford, Max Collins and Eli Lamb. There were eighteen U10 riders, where JJ Wildman showed his gating power […]
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It always looked like a tough fixture for Bury Comets away at Stockport, with a number of regular first team riders absent, and so it proved. The home side’s impressive win against Edinburgh last weekend saw them enter this one full of confidence, taking three 7-3s maximum heat wins in the first four heats. Some strong gating gave Stockport control […]
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Stockport moved to the top of the North and Scotland League first division with an emphatic show of strength against Bury at St. Thomas recreation ground this afternoon. Eleven 7-3 heat wins helped the home team to a 112-67 victory, with Ben Higham dropping just one point to Bury’s Kris Ramsden in heat eight. Jake Read was unbeaten in five races, but […]
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Astley & Tyldesley welcomed Sheffield for a Northern League encounter at a hot and sunny Gin Pit on Sunday. In the Division 1 match, A&T took the lead with a well worked 7-3 to the Mark Grantham/Damian Zareba pairing in heat 2. The next race saw first Paul Graham, then Kyle Holland receive gate exclusions, to gift Sheffield a 7-0. […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators rested three experienced riders for the visit of East London to give the fringe riders a chance to impress ahead of some tougher assignments, and they stood up to the task to record a comfortable victory. Steady progress saw them foster a 13 point lead at the interval and no heat defeats in the second half preserved the […]
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Sheffield and Northumbria were keen to forget their Division 1 losses last week against Bury and Edinburgh respectively. Sheffield were unchanged and Northumbria making one change to their main six as Dan Redshaw returned in place of Gavin Parr (away motor speedway racing at Scunthorpe). Four 7-3s and a 6-4 for Sheffield in the first six heats put the Stars […]
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With Stockport having concerns over transport during the previous few days, it was a relief to see an 8 man team line up for the NL Division One match against Edinburgh at a sun drenched Redbraes Park. Once the match started, it was clear that Stockport’s pre-season training had paid dividends as several of the home side looked to be […]
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Astley and Tyldesley had several riders missing for various reasons and were locked in a tightly contested Division 2 match with Glasgow. A&T took the lead with a 6-4 in heat 1, but Glasgow levelled the scores in heat 6 and then took the lead, which they extended to 6 points after heat 11. The home team reduced the deficit […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators got their newly-named South East & Eastern League season off to the best possible start with a double victory over local rivals Norwich. In a perfect setting on a pleasant spring afternoon and in front of a good-sized crowd at Eaton Park, the Hawks showed much more sharpness and tactical awareness than the home side, and quickly […]
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Fife ‘Revolutions’ Cycle Speedway competed in their first ever competitive fixture when they raced against Hull this afternoon in glorious sunshine at their Fife track. There was plenty of anticipation around this fixture to see if Fife’s young team could live up to their hype. Against a weakened Hull team in front of a sizeable crowd, Fife duly delivered, and once they’ve […]
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Astley and Tyldesley suffered a narrow defeat in their opening Northern League Division 1 match of the season on Sunday. Team Green travelled to last year’s league runners-up, Stockport, and put in a determined showing, to go agonizingly close, losing 88-86. Stockport got off to a maximum 7-2 heat win in heat 1, after Kyle Holland, on his A&T debut, […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators kicked off their 2017 season at the memorial Playing Field with an entertaining inter-regional challenge against Horspath. The visitors called up their former Elite League rider Lewis Osborne, now with Great Blakenham, to make up their side and the former British No.2 was unbeaten. Also in the side was 2015 British Champion Zac Payne, so it promised to […]
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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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On a warm sunny day with in excess of 120 nominations contesting the various grades, the capacity attendance at the progressive Findon Club were treated to five hours of racing, that culminated with Salisbury based, Joel Chadwick, capturing the 2016 Australian Open Individual final. Although one of the favourites for the title, there is no doubt that the luxury of four […]
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Birmingham Monarchs signed off for 2016 with their annual Second City Trophy last Sunday. Three meetings were included on the day with the line ups jam packed with talent from all across the country, some riders travelling from as far as Poole and Exeter to race for glory. The first meeting of the day was for the youngsters made up primarly of […]
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The newly revived Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway team, enjoying a terrific comeback year, went down 104-70 in their latest away match at Leicester last Tuesday evening. It was the Bees first defeat in three matches. It was the Bees first visit to the supremely well-appointed East Midlands venue, with its superb race track, terracing, grandstand and other facilities. The match […]
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Sheffield’s final fixture of the 2016 Northern League season took them to St Thomas Recreation Park to face deposed Division One Champions Stockport. The home team had seen the Edinburgh Falcons crowned Champions last week, ending Stockport’s impressive run of six successive titles. The home team were able to name only seven riders, with Mat Lush away at university. Sheffield were […]
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Astley & Tyldesley’s youngsters have won the Northern League Division 3 title for the fourth successive year. A&T lined up in the season finale at Bury on Sunday, with both teams having lost one match apiece, so whoever won the match won the league. A&T made a strong start, leading 37-31 after the first round of races had been completed. This extended […]
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