NEWS: Parr in Scottish Half Marathon
On Saturday Northumbria and Sheffield rider Gavin Parr (pictured left) will take part in the Scottish Half Marathon in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign.
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MATCH REPORT: Three Rivers League Round 2
Northumbria hosted the second round of the Three Rivers League on Sunday. A strong Edinburgh again dominated proceedings, all the riders today doing a great job in what was at times very wet conditions.
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Angell and Stephenson max out Northumbria
Northumbria worked hard to keep things tight during the first half of the meeting, only four down at the conclusion of heat 10, but the home side pulled away with 7-3’s in heats 12, 13 & 15, to seal the win.
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Falcons display their strength in Three Rivers League first leg
Edinburgh proved to be the strongest squad in the first leg of the Three Rivers League at Glasgow Cycle Speedway, winning both the matches today with ease, Mark Lee unbeaten against Glasgow and only losing out to Northumbria top man Jason Keith in the latter event against the Vikings, while the continued improvement of the Edinburgh youngsters is very much […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Northern Riders Championship
On Sunday, Cramlington hosted the Northern Riders Championship. 51 riders took part in the various categories, and the large crowd saw some exciting cycle speedway racing throughout the day.
Read morePHOTOS: Parr at it again with another enjoyable crash sequence!
Northumbria’s Gavin Parr has definitely been in the thick of the action this season. We already had the memorable crash sequence involving Gavin from the Stockport v Northumbria match earlier in the season. This time it’s in the Northern League riders individual, taken by Northumbria’s ace with a camera, Linda, of “Cechu Speedway” fame. Spare a thought for Jake Read […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Phillips and Pollitt are positives in A&T loss
Astley & Tyldesley welcomed the Northumbria Vikings to Gin Pit on Sunday for a Northern League fixture. On a hot day, the new track watering system was used to good effect to produce an excellent racing strip.
Read moreNEWS: Sponsor for Northern League Individuals
On Sunday 13th July, Northumbria Vikings Cycle Speedway Club are honoured to be staging the Northern Individual Championships on behalf of the Northern League. The club is currently in “busy mode” as it tries to ensure everything runs smoothly on the day for the competitors and public alike.
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Vikings push Rockets all the way
by Niall Morton (Sheffield) While the Rockets wanted to continue to keep the pressure on Stockport, the Vikings were looking for their third win of the season and revenge for their loss at Cookson cycle speedway track earlier in the season.
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Rockets keep up the chase
Northumbria Vikings 85 – 94 Sheffield Rockets, Northern League One, Sunday 22nd June 2014 Mancunian Viking Mark Mulvey soared to the top of the scorecharts for the first time for his new home northern league club, the rest of the Northumbria top 4 all on form, but they carried too long a tail in a match which saw lots of […]
Read morePHOTOS: Pic of the week
It’s an all George Swanson affair this week as he’s nominated with 3 cracking pictures from the Edinburgh v Northumbria clash.
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Redshaw maximum for Vikings
Glasgow 55 – 94 Northumbria, Northern League 2, Sunday 1st June 2014. Northumbria used their considerable extra experience to dominate this meeting, they were faster every time to the first bends and wily enough to stay in front most of the time.
Read moreLEAGUE TABLES: Northern League
Here is the latest Northern League Division 1 table as of 18th May 2014…
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Stockport cruise to victory in Knockout Cup
The stage was set after two hard fought semi-finals left Hull, Sheffield, Stockport and Northumbria to fight it out for the Northern Knockout Cup title. Hull lined up with former double-British champion Andy Angell and British finalist Adam Stephenson in their ranks, Northumbria had super vets brothers Gavin and Michel Parr, Sheffield had three from last week’s sixth place in […]
Read moreMATCH REPORT: Spring Best Pairs
Northumbria Spring Best Pairs, Saturday 3rd May 2014 Ashie Patterson took the track in his first outing of the season to defend the Spring Best Pairs title, falling in his first ride before going on to be unbeaten thereafter as he teamed up with Richie Smith and Gavin Parr to take the meeting win.
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