Report by Alan Taylor The first of three Wednesday evening Manchester League Individual Championship events took place at Stockport with the Under 10, Under 16 and Veterans titles being raced for. The predicted afternoon showers never materialised so the track was well watered before racing began at 7.00pm with the Under 10s event. UNDER-10 FINAL Five riders from Bury and […]
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Report by Mike Hack, Photos by Len Priestley There was a great day of cycle speedway racing at Astley & Tyldesley on Saturday, for the re-arranged 2021 Home Internationals Day. The Gin Pit circuit was in pristine condition, as club members overcame the heavy thunderstorms during the week to prepare a venue befitting of the event. First up was the […]
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The Manchester League Grand Prix Series was concluded, when Bury staged Round 6, at a hot and sunny Goshen Sports Centre, on Wednesday evening.In the Division 2 match, Bury started the evening holding a 1 point lead over Astley & Tyldesley. Despite A&T setting up a new all time record team score of 78 points from their top 5 scorers […]
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Report & photos by Andy Schofield Hull staged the Northern Area KO Cup Final on a warm sunny day at The Hessle Raceway. The meeting was a part replacement for the Northern League KO Cup that was due to be staged in Edinburgh but was postponed due to concerns around covid. Astley & Tyldesley started in great style with four […]
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Stockport hosted the re-arranged Manchester League Grand Prix Round 2 event at a warm and sunny St. Thomas’ Park on Wednesday evening.More Covid self isolations partly accounted for Astley & Tyldesley fielding only two junior riders, well down on their usual turn out. Despite both Duncan Whalley and Charlie Burgess racing unbeaten in the u-13 and u-16 categories, it was […]
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Report by Mike Hack, Photo by Sarah Lawless Astley & Tyldesley staged Round 2 of the A&T Go-Ride Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Tuesday evening. With fourteen riders participating, the riders were split into two groups – ‘A’ and ‘B’. The first round of qualifying races consisted of scratch races, with handicapping introduced for the remaining heats, in […]
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The Opening day of the 2021 British Club Championships at Great Blakenham saw the Under 12, Under 14, Junior & Open categories decided. The action began with 7 teams contesting the Under 14’s event featuring 2 teams from Coventry as well as teams from Kesgrave, Ipswich, Norwich, Hellingly & Hethersett. It was Kesgrave who emerged as the winners as Charlie […]
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Astley & Tyldesley hosted an Open Pairs event at Gin Pit on Sunday. The initial intention was to host a Fours match, but with Bury being the only visiting club to accept the invitation, the match was changed to a Pairs event. The A&T and Bury riders were switched to provide three mixed pairs, along with two family pairs. There […]
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Report by Graham Sutton Glorious weather, a healthy crowd and an encouraging rider response from regional clubs created the perfect return to BYJL racing at Harbourside Park after an absence of two years. There were plenty of new names in the Under 8’s but it was seasoned campaigner Lullah Curtis who delighted the home supporters with five unbeaten rides several […]
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Report by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley hosted North Regional Round 2 of the British Youth & Junior League and Little League series on Saturday. 33 riders from four clubs made for an entertaining afternoon’s racing at a warm and sunny Gin Pit.Astley & Tyldesley took the team spoils in the Little League match, for u-8 and u-10 riders, but […]
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Report by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley hosted Round 4 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series on Wednesday evening, on a dry track. Riders from all three North West clubs, A&T, Bury and Stockport competed. In the Senior (Division 1) match, defending champions Astley & Tyldesley extended their lead by taking the team win. A&T’s Steve Harris raced to […]
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Report by Rob Mawhood A full strength Sheffield Stars won by 98-80 at Hull’s Hessle raceway, taking an 18 point lead in to the home leg of their North and Scotland Division One play off push.Hull were without three time British champion Andy Angell and were unable to hold the winning power of Ed Morton, Niall Morton and Kyle Holland. […]
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Report by Steve Copping, Photos by Andrew Parr The track on Somersham Playing Field played host to the Somersham Open with 5 matches staged, 2 Open Semi-Finals, a Veterans event an Open Consolation Final and the Open Final. The action began with the first of the Open Semi-Finals and saw Birmingham’s Chris Timms top the scores, dropping his only point […]
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Bury hosted Round 3 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series on Wednesday. The home club fielded several new riders and took both the Division 1 and Division 2 match wins on the night. In the u-10s match, Bury’s George Keeble top scored, losing only to team mate Bobby Dunphy in heat 3. A&T’s Duncan Whalley raced to a fine […]
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Astley & Tyldesley entertained Wednesfield for a challenge match at Gin Pit, on Sunday. The home side were missing several riders, but welcomed Ipswich loanee, Pierce Bacon, for his A&T debut. GB Women team riders Lizzie Rigley and Laura Watson made a guest appearance for the home and away teams respectively. Chris Jewkes and Tyler Bould took a 7-3 heat […]
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Report and photo by Andrew Parr The sun shone on Kesgrave for the first round of the BYJL in the South East & Eastern region on Saturday 05 June 2021. An excellent meeting began with the U8s. Kesgrave’s Oliver Spurgeon looked the class of the field but withdrew part way through the heats. Hellingly’s Sam Ridley took full advantage and […]
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Report by Robert Mawhood Round One of the North & Scotland’s region BYJL and Little League took place at a sunny Hessle Raceway, Hull on 5 th June. Honours were fairly even with Bury and Sheffield providing two group winners each, home club Hull having the other group winner. Team wise it was a double success for the Sheffield Stars, […]
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Report by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley welcomed Bury to the Gin Pit Raceway for a set of North & Scotland League derby matches on Sunday. The Division 1 match was a truly remarkable event. A&T manager Steve Harris made his comeback from a broken wrist sooner then planned, to compensate for missing riders. The Bury pair of Kris Ramsden […]
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