Words by Pete Barnes, photos by Arthur Lawrence Following the unexpected reversal at Newport the previous weekend the Poole / Fantasy Floors Comets approached their opening home fixture in a determined mood which visitors Exeter soon realised. Polish International Greg Gluchowski and partner Josh Nottle gave the Comets a first heat advantage followed by a maximum score from Teddy Curtis […]
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Report by Colin Simmons Newport Cycle Speedway Club started their 50th year in operation with a comfortable 8 point victory over a spirited Poole team at Newports Sports Village in the Division 1 fixture. The sizeable crowd were enjoying great action and weather in bucket loads, with some real close racing, lots of passing and spills. The visitors were giving […]
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Report by Andy Schofield Hull played hosts to Sheffield in their first North & Scotland home fixture of the season. In division three Sheffield had to concede due to having no riders and Hull raced to a 110 points to nil win with Ellwood Harrison unbeaten in the under 13’s and Alexis Woodcock winning all her under 10 races. Division […]
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Words by Pete Barnes, Photos by Arthur Lawrence On Saturday in ideal weather conditions plus a healthy attendance combined with a racing surface that had been completely relaid during the winter months became the perfect start to the 2025 season at Harbourside Park. Hosts Poole / Fantasy Floors took an early lead in the event when Olivia Reeman and Izacc Laing captured […]
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Report by Mike Hack, photo by Len Priestley Astley & Tyldesley opened their North & Scotland League Division 1 campaign with a comfortable 99-80 win over Fife at Gin Pit, on Sunday. On a warm, sunny afternoon, the track was well watered beforehand, but quickly dried out in the breezy conditions. Fife’s top pair of Jake Slight and Kayden Davidson […]
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Report by Rob Mawhood, Photos by Brogan Burn Sheffield Stars began defence of the North & Scotland League Division One title with a victory by 105-74 over Fife Revolution at the JDB All Trades Fastbowl. Fife took an unexpected lead in heat one as Davidson/Ferguson recorded a 6-4 race win, Davidson with the first of three race wins. Fife’s lead […]
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Report by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley opened the North & Scotland League season with two convincing wins over Heckmondwike at Gin Pit. Track conditions were dry and dusty on a bright sunny day, with a decent sized crowd in attendance. In the Division 2 match, Heckmondwike kept the scores close early on, with A&T leading 26-23 after five heats. […]
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Salisbury Cycle Speedway recently underwent some upgrades, including the addition of 23 tonnes of Dolomites to the track, and the back straight was re-leveled and concreted. On Friday, March 14th, Salisbury Cycle Speedway held their annual Patrons Closed Championship. Despite the very warm conditions, they still managed to host another successful and entertaining night, as always. There were lots of […]
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Report by Andy Schofield Hull staged the opening North & Scotland fixture of the season with The first round of the Northern Fours & Grand Prix. The Northern Fours was closely contested on a cold showery day at Hessle and reigning champions Sheffield were joined by Bury and Astley & Tyldesley with Hull a point back after the first set […]
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Report by Rob Mawhood, photos by Brogan Burn Sheffield opened their 2025 season with the Frank Knight/Dave Shoat memorial individual, plus Go Ride Round One.Thirty-eight riders were on track, which was bathed in glorious spring sunshine. Chris Timms produced the magic to win the final race, taking home the trophy for the second time (2023 his previous win). Chris’s commitment […]
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Words by Pete Barnes.Photos by Arthur Lawrence. .With no further interest on the final league honours team manager Colin Rowles opted to include former club riders Kevin Marshallsay and Bob Hayward whilst Josh Nottle and Ted Curtis gave performances that did little harm for their National League inclusion.With Oliver Saunders delivering a true captains role the home side took an […]
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Report and photos by Andy Schofield Hull staged the fourth Derek Hilton Memorial meeting on a chilly day with Derek’s widow Anne presenting trophies to the competitors. The junior meeting began proceedings with Spencer Glenton racing unbeaten to take the under 13 title by one point from Harry Gibson. In the under 11’s category Ellwood Harrison continued his improved form […]
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Report by Alan Taylor, photos by Ian White This season’s Manchester League’s Individual Finals were staged at Bury on Saturday afternoon (28th September) with a combined Junior rider event followed by a combined Open and Veterans event. Following one withdrawal and one no-show, seven A&T riders took to the track using a mini ladder format to contest the junior event. […]
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Report and photo by Andy Schofield Hull staged their sixth and final Go-Ride Summer of Cycling Grand Prix of the year on a cool September evening. The meeting was keenly contested by the season’s biggest field of fifteen bolstered by new riders from the clubs ‘Summer Fun’ sessions. The overall winners in each age category received trophies on the night […]
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Report by Pete Barnes, photos by Arthur Lawrence After 48 hours of torrential rain on the South Coast the staging of the long awaited National League fixture was in serious doubt but remedial track preparation saw the meeting commence on schedule. Whilst Arron Smith was still sidelined due to injury the visitors were minus Matt Hill due to a late […]
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Report by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley took on Bury in a local derby fixture for the final North & Scotland League matches of the season at Gin Pit on Sunday. On a wet, miserable afternoon, A&T had only two first choice riders available for the Division 1 match. Bury took the inevitable win, 110-69, to secure 2nd place in […]
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Report by Pete Barnes.Photos by Kayleigh Clarke As the Poole / Trent Comets squad were minus their heat leading duo of Aaron Smith and Kenzie Bennett it gave them a further opportunity to introduce younger riders into this level of racing. Although the opening pairing of Will Bristowe and Oliver Saunders took maximum points the visitors were able to contain […]
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Report by Andy Schofield Hull played hosts to Heckmondwike in North & Scotland Division 2 and 3 fixtures. The Division two match was raced on a track that had dried out after a morning shower and the home side started brightly with a heat two 7-3 for Harry Gibson / Kacey Bennett. Heckmondwike replied with their own maximum race win […]
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