Hethersett Hawks/Swinton & Co had their hopes of South East League glory dented by a crushing defeat to a five-man Ipswich Whirlwinds outfit who were superior in every department. A mixture of top-class experience and a couple of fine future prospects, they gave the Hawks a lesson in what to aim for, particularly in terms of fitness and sharpness. Leigh Cossey […]
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Birmingham took a rather comprehensive victory over Leicester at Perry Hall Playing Fields yesterday. The Monarchs of Leicester used Coventry rider Bobby McMillan as a guest with his points not counting in the final total. Birmingham hit hard from the off with Smith a comfortable winner of Heat 1, whilst Millward had a tough encounter with Marchant for third and finally made […]
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Bury staged the first of the Manchester League individual Finals evenings on Wednesday. Riders enjoyed racing on a well prepared track on a warm and pleasant summer’s evening. Astley & Tyldesley’s youngsters dominated the u-10 Individual Finals, taking the top five places, as they did in the Grand Prix series. Defending champion Joe Quarmby and John White both won their […]
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Better late than never! This was sitting in our Facebook inbox and we missed it unfortunately. But you can check the classic Northern League encounter between Edinburgh and Astley and Tyldesley here. It finished in a stalemate at 89-89, with a last ditch 7-3 getting the Falcons a much welcomed point.
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Former World Cycle Speedway champion, Ray Oliver made a shock return to racing this week – and he made up for lost time by sensationally winning his second race on the comeback trail. The 49 year old donned the yellow and black Brandon Bees colours in Tuesday night’s Midland League division 2 clash with East Park at Brandon Road Playing […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway team raced to a highly entertaining 92-87 home Midland League victory over arch rivals Leicester at sun soaked Hearsall Common last Sunday in a classic local derby encounter. The two teams served-up the best match of the season in front of a sizable crowd. Coventry paraded a youthful side, whilst Leicester sprung a late shock by including […]
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This Northern League Yorkshire derby resulted in a surprising, but deserved, 92-87 victory for Hull over their hosts Sheffield Rockets. Sheffield had won on Humberside back in March and were looking for a league double, whereas Hull were looking for their first win of the season. The first two heats were drawn, Lewis Aylmer and Jason Burke taking the wins. […]
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Coventry Devlins Newsagents Cycle Speedway club prevailed, just, in a closely fought encounter at Hearsall Common on Sunday afternoon as they claimed two further Midland League points. Led by the powerhouse Australian signing Bobby McMillan, Coventry quickly opened up a 10 point lead with three 7-3’s in the opening four heats – only ex World Cycle Speedway Champion Dave Hemsley […]
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Ray Andrews and Paul Devine were on hand to take shots of the entertaining encounter between Coventry and Leicester. The match saw the most decorated rider in Cycle Speedway history, Dave Hemsley take to the track and he was certainly well in the mix. Coventry had two first team debutants, with junior Matt Hambidge earning his first call up, along […]
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Despite the fact that Bury were missing several regular first team riders, they were still too strong for a pretty much full strength Northumbria. The visitors tried hard throughout to keep the scores close, Michael Parr riding through the pain barrier of a leg injury sustained at Hull to win his final race in some style, while Gavin Parr was […]
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Coventry hosted their BMS sponsored Mini Classic and Junior Classic meetings, complete with a BBQ on Friday night. The racing featured some of Coventry’s youngest riders, as well as an older competition, which saw a field made up from Coventry’s older juniors, competing against juniors invited from other clubs. Here’s the results: Coventry Mini Classic 1 Ronnie Wassall Coventry 2 […]
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Ipswich Whirlwinds were in action yesterday afternoon, as they entertained East London in a South East Division One clash at Whitton. The home team knew they couldn’t afford any more slip ups, with Hethersett still unbeaten and the Ipswich Eagles with just one defeat so far this campaign, with the Whirlwinds having already suffered two defeats this season. An early call off in the […]
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Club champions Birmingham were brought bruisingly back down to earth, with a hefty defeat at the home of the Wednesfield Dragons yesterday. The Club Championship winners from a day earlier arrived with only six riders, whilst captain Chris Timms arrived late due to a SatNav error and was unable to take part. Monarchs veterans Steve Hodgkinson and Paul Timms filled 2 of […]
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Check back later for all the results from this afternoons racing. Midland League Coventry 92 – 87 Leicester (ML1) Coventry 60 – 50 (65-15) Leicester (ML2) Coventry 66 – 62 Leicester (MJL) Wednesfield Dragons 102 – 71 Birmingham (ML1) Northern League Sheffield 87 – 92 Hull (NL1) Sheffield 83 – 67 Hull (NL2) Sheffield 61 – 45 Hull (NL3) Edinburgh v […]
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Stockport hosted Round 6 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series on Wednesday. A reduced turnout of riders, this time 30, resulted in 41 races being completed in 2 hours, comfortably within daylight hours. Defending Manchester League Division 2 champions Astley & Tyldesley made it six wins out of six this year. A&T’s top 5 scorers dropped just 1 point […]
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On a lovely summers evening at Ashmore Park, the riders who took to the track in the Senior Olympic provided a good nights racing in front of a small crowd. The format was a handicap, with Chris Timms coming out as the winner from Ricki Johnson and Lee Aris. Winner – Chris Timms 18 Runner up – Ricki Johnson 17 Third – Lee Aris […]
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Birmingham took the win Tuesday over the Brandon Bees, in what was their first visit to Perry Hall Playing Fields in a Midland League Division 2 action. Rain swept in an hour before start time and continued throughout, although the track held up superbly. Brandon brought a youthful side, whilst the Monarchs featured the usual blend of young and experienced. […]
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The Senior Olympic takes place on Wednesday 15th July 2015 at Ashmore Park, starting at 7:30pm. Riders are reminded to bring their TLI licenses for the event. Here’s the draw: 1. Ricki Johnson 2. Jamie Whetton 3. Mark Winwood 4. Chris Jewkes 5. Bobby McMillan 6. Dan Drewett 7. Harrie Everiss 8. Lee Aris 9. Chris Timms 10. Jack Hibberd 11. […]
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