CLUB NEWS: Northumbria celebrate 50 seasons of Terry at Three Rivers League

Northumbria Cycle Speedway Club celebrated Terry Kirkup’s 50th season in Cycle Speedway on Sunday. Club members banded again to purchase a silver salver which was presented to the obviously moved veteran. Terry has led from the front since his first rides in 1967, and it is fair to say that without his dedication to the sport it would not have […]

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MATCH REPORT: Eurovets Round 9 at Ipswich

By Terry Kirkup, Northumbria Vikings My first thought on seeing the Eagles’ track suggested it was a vast arena and I’d be lost on it’s wide, sweeping bends. Strange how first impressions can be deceiving though, as it felt reasonably compact when racing on it, although very fast, and it had been prepared beautifully for the occasion. It is indeed […]

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EUROVETS: Round 4 match report

Orchid Eurovets Round 4 at Sheffield Cycle Speedway, Saturday 21st June 2014 Report by Terry Kirkup, photos by Linda Mulvey A cracking day weather-wise but strangely, a very low turnout when we may have expected the opposite after the place was crowded out last year! The result was one match with ten riders staged concurrently with a second of eleven, […]

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