Birmingham’s Charlie Buet Gannon took his first title win at East Park on Saturday in the Under 10s of the Joe Guy Memorial (cover photo). Charlie was the stand out rider of the field, racing to 4 wins and a full maximum and was never headed throughout. The youngster is in his first full season of racing and has progressed […]
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Newly reformed Stoke Cycle Speedway produced a fighting performance against Coventry, with a full team of new riders, in a challenge match on a beautiful hot day at Etruria Park. The fresh looking home side were missing the experienced trio of Simon Munden, Errol Thaw and Leighton Bates, with the latter taking up referee duties. Coventry fielded a near full strength side, […]
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Bury Cycle Speedway opened their 2017 competitive season with a friendly at Stoke’s Etruria Park circuit. The Potteries’ outfit have returned to action recently after a long lay off and the opportunity to test the competition was much welcomed. First and second team matches were contested using the new Northern League formulae, which offer the opportunity to use up to […]
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Cycle Speedway has received a pre-Christmas boost with the news that Stoke Cycle Speedway team are to ride in their first senior event for four years. A team from Stoke have been cleared to enter the 2016 British Indoor Finals at Coventry`s Sports Connexion on 7th and 8th January 2017. Stoke supremo Avon Allcock is finalizing details after British Cycling`s […]
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Stoke Cycle Speedway hosted their first club night of 2016 and has been hailed as a great success by Stoke’s Avon Allcock. Stoke disbanded back in 2012 but since a public meeting was held by enthusiastic officials, new volunteers have come forward, revived the international standard Etruria Park and hosted their first meeting, Eurovets round one, last weekend. Last night’s […]
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Cycle Speedway racing – a sport that was a national craze in the post-war years – will make triumphant return to the Potteries this Saturday (23rd April), commencing at 1pm. Stoke Cycle Speedway club have risen from the ashes after years of no racing and will stage the opening round of this year’s Eurovets Grand Prix series at their newly […]
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Stoke’s Avon Allcock is currently in the process of compiling the programme for the opening round of the Eurovets competition at Stoke. Riders participating are asked to forward Avon some brief information about themselves, so it can included in the programme. Information required will be along the lines of years racing, clubs past and present and honours. Please email avonallcock@hotmail.com by Friday […]
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The number of officially registered British Cycle Speedway clubs has risen upwards with the revived Stoke Cycle Speedway club now registered with British Cycling. It means the Potteries club are now officially back in the sport, will have insurance and can stage accredited matches. It also opens up access to coaching, grants and help. Leading official Avon Allcock completed the […]
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Cycle Speedway racing is to return to Stoke-On-Trent in 2016. This news was confirmed by Stoke coordinator Avon Allcock who has given the green light for the wheels to turn once again in the Potteries. The sport will race back into Stoke on Saturday 23rd April, with the staging of the Eurovets Grand Prix, round 1, at Etruria Park, near […]
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Cycle Speedway is set for a New Year boost – with the news that Stoke Cycle Speedway club are continuing their revival by staging their first competitive race meeting for three years. Following the staging of weekly practice and training `Clubnights` throughout last summer at their impressive Etruria Park circuit, Stoke Cycle Speedway manager and driving force Avon Allcock has […]
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The revival of Stoke Cycle Speedway is gaining momentum – that’s the excellent news emerging out of the Potteries just weeks after a Public Meeting was held in Stoke in an attempt to bring the sport back to one of its former hotbeds. For the past six Wednesdays former stalwarts of the sport from Stoke have met at the Etruria […]
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New Stoke officials have moved instantly to organise on-track activity within days of the successful Public Meeting in Stoke. The new Stoke club organised a track clean-up and practice session yesterday evening (Wednesday 27th May) – and drew an instant response. Despite having less than a week to promote last night, the evening drew a very encouraging 15 people, including officials, […]
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Cycle Speedway has received a massive early season boost with the news that’s activity at one of its former strongholds is to be revived. Stoke Cycle Speedway club are to be officially reformed in the next week. The news follows a Public Meeting held in Stoke on Thursday evening. Over 30 people were present, including representatives from Stoke City Council, […]
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Two more well known Cycle Speedway personalities form the Potteries have joined the revival bid currently being mounted to return the sport to the Stoke On Trent area as hopes rise ahead of a public meeting in the city. Both Gene Bailey and Rob Machin, two unsung and hard working officials in Stoke for over three decades, have both declared […]
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Long standing Stoke Cycle Speedway official Avon Allcock has today confirmed the venue of the Public Meeting to help re-launch Cycle Speedway in Stoke. The venue is: Etruscan Primary School, Dundee Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent. ST1 4BS. The meeting venue has been chosen by Avon as its immediately adjoining the currently disused Stoke Cycle Speedway track. The Public Meeting will be […]
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Exciting plans to revive the sport in Stoke have been unveiled. The Potteries last saw racing in 2012 at the newly built Etruria Park track before the Stoke club pulled out of league racing. Coventry’s Joe McLaughlin has gained support from several well known Stoke Cycle Speedway figures and has called a public meeting in Stoke on Thursday 21st May, […]
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