Coventry Cycle Speedway team led for most of a thrilling encounter before narrowly going down 94-86 to old rivals Leicester in the Midland League last Sunday afternoon. In one of the most entertaining matches seen at the banked Herasall Common track since racing was revived in 2012, a youthful Coventry side held on under relentless Leicester pressure until the final […]
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Here are the results we’ve had so far from today’s regional racing. If your score isn’t here, please email it to: newsroom@3318news.co.uk. Midland League Division 1 Coventry 86 – 94 Leicester East Park 64 – 114 Wednesfield Aces Division 2 Coventry – Leicester East Park – Wednesfield Aces Northern League Division 1 Bury 82 – 98 Edinburgh Heckmondwike 68 – […]
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Coventry host one of their biggest match of the season tomorrow (Sunday 22nd May) at Hearsall Common when they entertain local rivals Leicester in the Midland League, starting at 2pm. Rivalry between the clubs dates back almost 40 years and the matches have been always been hotly contested with Leicester having the upper hand. Since Coventry were reformed in 2012, […]
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Birmingham Monarchs went top of the table in Division One on Sunday, with a resounding win over a depleted Coventry side. The Monarchs also remain without their number one and World number 2, Chris Timms, through injury but for the third meeting in a row the Monarchs riders stepped up to the plate with solid racing and scoring. Heat 1 saw […]
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A youthful Coventry side couldn’t produce the goods on Sunday afternoon at Perry Hall Playing Fields against Birmingham, though team manager Lee Marsh was delighted with the overall performance. Missing key riders including Bobby McMillan, Mason Phillips, Dominik Rycharski, Kyle Roberts and Joe McLaughlin, Coventry called upon Ollie Morris, Ben Wells, Jimmy Walsall and Matt Hambidge to step up to the […]
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A weakened Wednesfield Aces battled away at Glover Park, but always looked likely to run out of steam in the latter stages. Brandon Whetton led the way, his only defeat coming in heat one at the hands of Dave Hemsley, both Matt Smith and Mark Griffiths gave good support. The home riders all chipped in and rode well as a […]
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There was plenty of regional racing this afternoon in all four regions. There was also no doubt plenty of sunshine and sunburn! Here’s the results: Midland League Division One Birmingham 108 – 69 Coventry Leicester 97 – 80 Wednesfield Aces Division Two Birmingham 53 – 64 Coventry Junior League Birmingham 48 – 32 Coventry Northern League Division One Hull 107 […]
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Coventry return to Midland League action tomorrow (Sunday 8th May), when they make the short trip to friendly rivals Birmingham for senior, junior and second team fixtures. The Hearsall Common outfit will again track a youthful combination in the main Midland League, division 1 match, and promote rising teenage stars Dan Drewett and Mason Phillips to heat leader positions. They […]
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Revived Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway club held their second meeting of the season last Sunday afternoon – and the local Cycle Speedway scene found a new star of the future in 10-year-old Wyatt Jacobs. The club staged the Coventry Spring Junior Championship, for riders aged under 13. The event turned out to be immensely successful – well attended by local […]
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Birmingham Monarchs entertain Coventry in Midland League action at Perry Hall Playing fields on Sunday. The resurgent Hearsall Common outfit have gone from strength to strength since they reformed and always have a great variety of talented riders. British international Myke Grimes leads the side while Mason Phillips is making big strides in the sport. The Monarchs are still without a […]
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With the 2016 European Club Championships being the main event this weekend, we did still have some regional racing across the UK. Here’s the scores we’ve had so far: Northern League Northumbria 79 – 99 Sheffield (NL1) Northumbria 72.5 – 75.5 Sheffield (NL2) Northumbria 63 – 49 Sheffield (NL3) Glasgow 79 – 70 Edinburgh (NL2) Report: Brandon Kay was Glasgow’s star […]
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Brandon Bees stage their second meeting of the season this weekend (Sunday 1st May) with the staging of the Coventry Spring Junior Championship at Bretford Playing Fields, Bretford Road, Bretford, commencing at 2pm. It will be the first individual meeting held at the refurnished venue since the revival of the Brandon Bees club. They are now linked as a sister club […]
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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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The Monarchs, even without injured number one Chris Timms, proved too strong for the Wednesfield Dragons on Sunday at Perry Hall Park, with the Dragons also having heat leader, Brandon Whetton, missing. Honours were shared in the opening heat before Groves/Paul Timms took a maximum in heat 2. That was quickly followed by another maximum in heat 4 for Hancox […]
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Birmingham Monarchs senior rider, Mark Winwood, took victory in the opening round of the M6 trophy competition at East Park, Wolverhampton on Saturday. Sutton Coldfield based, Winwood, qualified for the final where he beat fellow Monarch rider Nathan Groves, who after impressing in the heats, fell in the final. Although the U14s was won by a local youngster, Marc Phipps came 2nd whilst […]
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The Brandon Bees opened the 2016 season at their refurbished Brandon Road Playing Fields, Bretford, track last Tuesday evening, losing out 75-55 to a more experienced Leicester team in an entertaining Midland League challenge. Brandon point scorers: Matt Lawrence 14, Ben Wells 13, Matt Hambidge 10, Jack Reynolds 8, Wyatt Jacobs 6 and Joe Andrews 4. The next home […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway team, fresh from a winning start to their Elite League season, opened their 2016 regional Midland League campaign with an away loss to Wednesfield Dragons last Sunday afternoon, losing 97-80. Exactly a week after defeating Ipswich at Hearsall Common in their opening Elite League fixture, Coventry couldn’t replicate those heroics – though handed first team experience to […]
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The first round of the Midlands M6 GP takes place at East Park this Saturday (16th April) at 4.00pm. It costs a nominal fee of £1 to enter, which goes towards trophies at the end of the series, along with the £1.50 race levy.
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