Hethersett Hawks/Swinton & Co hosted 30 riders from across East Anglia for the penultimate round of the South-East Grand Prix. Four Hethersett riders took part and Katie Adams was the unchallenged winner of the Girls competition. Daniel Longlands finished fourth in the Under-14s, Nigel Longlands fifth in the Veterans and Giles Awbery seventh in the Under-12s. Other category winners were Charlie […]
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In this eagerly awaited clash between two of the big guns in the South East league, it didn’t quite live up to the billing. It turned out to be a one sided affair, with the Whirlwinds totally dominating from start to finish and were in no mood to give any early Christmas presents to their younger counterparts. In a display of fierce team […]
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In one of the most enjoyable and exciting matches of the season, Coventry`s Midland Junior League team (U14s) kept up their challenge for league championship glory by winning at Leicester by 65-63 on Tuesday evening (29th September). The opening heats were shared and by heat 5, the scores were still level at 25 points all. The Ben Wells/Jack Reynolds partnership […]
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Stockport took another giant stride to defending the Northern League One title with a convincing 103-73 victory over the visiting Sheffield/CRA Rockets. Michael Preston got the better of Richard Hudson in heat 1, the 6-4 gave Stockport the perfect start. Vicky Brown was quickly out of the gate in heat 2, only to be passed by both Jack Lush and […]
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This Saturday 3rd October sees the Birmingham Monarchs finish off their home league programme with the Second City Trophy, a meeting for home riders and invited guests. A full day of racing is planned, starting at 12 noon with the juniors racing, followed by 2pm for the ladies and finally 4pm for the Senior riders with a stellar line up of talent […]
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Coventry made it three home wins on the bounce at Hearsall Common against a more than competitive Wednesfield Dragons side yesterday afternoon. The hosts got off to the best possible start with new look pairing of Bobby McMillan and Dan Drewett manufacturing a 7-3 against Haydn Rowley and tactical reserve, Tom Haddock. Coventry extended their lead in heat two, with a […]
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Edinburgh wrapped up the league title with a hard fought victory at a warm and sunny Glasgow this afternoon. Now that’s a couple of words that don’t usually appear in the same sentence as Glasgow! But it was sunny – honest. The home side kept the champions elect under some pressure in the early stages and was still level at […]
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Andy Angell smashed the Northumbria track record in the final heat, lowering Pawel Idziorek’s previous best from 42.1 seconds to just 40.8, completing a classy performance from the former British Champion. However, with only Nathan Everett able to fire up in support and several juniors drafted in, Hull were soon up against it, as Northumbria reached 100 points for the […]
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Ipswich entertained the Panthers of Kesgrave yesterday afternoon in the warm sunshine, looking to maintain the pressure on the top two, who were in action against one another at Hethersett. With one ear on how events were unravelling over in Norfolk, it was important that the Whirlwinds made sure of securing two points in their pursuit of this years title. They got off […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Swinton & Co concluded their home League programme with a top-of-the-table clash with Ipswich Eagles and the Hawks were confident of taking their title chase to the rearranged fixtures at Ipswich on October 11th, especially as Ipswich arrived with four restricted riders, the fourth one costing them a 12-point penalty. The match started evenly with tactical shared heats but Charlie […]
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There was plenty of regional racing this afternoon, check out the results here: Midland League Coventry 96 – 82 Wednesfield Dragons (ML1) Brandon Bees – Wednesfield Aces (ML2) Northern League Bury – Astley & Tyldesley (NL1) Stockport 103 – 73 Sheffield (NL1) Stockport 97 – 108 Sheffield (NL2) Stockport 28 -22 Sheffield (NL3) Northumbria 100 – 77 Hull (NL1) Glasgow […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway club continue their hectic end of season schedule Sunday at Hearsall Common (Sunday 27th September) by hosting Wednesfield Dragons in the Midland League starting at 2pm. Matches between the two teams have been closely fought in the past three years, with all three matches at Wednesfield ending in thrilling last heat deciders. With the Dragons enjoying their best […]
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Underwood Cycle Speedway members will be joining forces with Newport Cycle Speedway Club at the end of the season in an attempt to assist riders at both tracks. Underwood Flyers club secretary, Chris Wright explains the merger, “Membership has been down for sometime, and a lack of helpers has made it impossible to apply to host major events at the small picturesque […]
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Stockport’s Matt Lush was sent flying over his bars after tangling with Bury’s Danny Taylor at Goshen yesterday. Lush, clearly in a lot of pain after the accident, was diagnosed with a dislocated collar bone at North Manchester General Hospital. It could spell an early end to Lush’s season. Dave Sillett posted the racing incident on Facebook yesterday, and trusty […]
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Northumbria won both their matches to secure the Three Rivers League title, Edinburgh having won the competition for the previous two years. The Falcons went on to defeat Glasgow to take 2nd place. Meanwhile we were again treated to some more vintage racing, Kingsway narrowly defeating Newcastle 21-19. Keith Dyer gated and held on while the rest battled among themselves […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway team began their hectic end of season programme of matches by racing to a 102-78 home Midland League success over East Park Wolves at Hearsall Common last Sunday afternoon. In an entertaining encounter, on a superbly prepared track, the two sides were evenly matched in the early stages. Coventry, with several riders nursing injuries, struggled for supremacy […]
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The Northern League One Yorkshire derby between Sheffield CRA Rockets and Heckmondwike carried extra importance, as the winners would move into a position of mid-table security. Both teams fielded weakened teams, Sheffield were without Hudson, Gamble, Morton and Brown. Heckmondwike had no Idziorek, Kent or Wood.
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After their success at the British team knockout cup, Wednesfield travelled to Birmingham in hope of repeating their success over the Monarchs in order to become midland league champions. Both sides were weakened by their lack of riders available on the day. The Birmingham side were without Matt Smith, Scott Millward, the Winwood brothers, and their captain, Chris Timms. While […]
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