Report by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley and Bury dished out a most entertaining encounter in Sunday’s North & Scotland League Division 1 match at Gin Pit. On a warm and very windy afternoon, the track quickly dried out, despite plenty of watering before and during the various breaks in racing. Resplendent in their new racing tops, Bury twice led […]
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Astley & Tyldesley hosted Round 4 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series, on a very warm sunny Wednesday evening. A well watered track kept the dust down.The Division 2 match was raced first, and it continued the run of close encounters between Astley & Tyldesley and Bury. However, the lack of a fifth rider cost Bury on the night, […]
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Report by Rob Mawhood, Photo by Nicola banyard Sheffield Stars took the spoils in the North and Scotland League One match, with a hard fought 97-78 victory, completing the double over their hosts. Stars went into the lead in heat two, Kyle Holland making a great inside pass on Jack Lister to join Ed Morton for a 7-3 maximum heat […]
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Newport Dig it Landscapes cycle speedway team defeated Poole 92.86 in a South and South Wales Division 1 meeting at Newport’s sports village.The home team made a sluggish start making many unforced errors and being caught out by the eager visitors, and trailed at the interval by 2 points.The second half also started badly for Newport with Adam Bennett falling […]
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Report by Mike Hack, Photo by Len Priestley, A&T club official photographer Astley & Tyldesley welcomed the Fife Revolutions to Gin Pit on a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon. This was Fife’s first visit for a Division 1 match, after tussling with A&T for the Division 2 title in recent years. Despite plenty of watering beforehand and during the interval, […]
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Astley & Tyldesley held Round 3 of the A&T Go-Ride League at Gin Pit, on Tuesday evening. A good turn out of 21 riders contested 20 heats of racing, on a very dry and dusty track.The ladder format was used, with the final placings and scores determined by the riders’ positions in the final round of races. Duncan Whalley took […]
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The Manchester League Grand Prix series moved to Bury, for its Round 3 staging, on Wednesday evening.The Division 2 match was raced first, and it continued the run of close encounters between Astley & Tyldesley and Bury. A&T’s top five scorers beat Bury’s top five by five points, to win the Division 2 match for the second time this year, […]
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Astley & Tyldesley raced to two convincing wins in North & Scotland League Division 1 matches in Scotland on Sunday. A&T lined up at Edinburgh for a 12 noon start. A first heat 6-4 win for A&T was followed by six successive 7-3 heat wins, before a shared heat made the interval score 27-53. A&T continued their relentless pace with […]
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Report by Rob Mawhood Hull got off to the perfect start to defend their Yorkshire League title at a dry and dusty Graves track in Sheffield on Wednesday night. The forecast rain did not arrive, but the dry track still provided some entertaining racing. Hull were at full strength, with Sheffield using the five riders who were involved with the […]
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Stockport was the venue for Round 2 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series on a cold Wednesday evening.The Division 2 match was raced first, with a repeat of the 1st Round, in which three riders raced unbeaten in the three categories ridden. They were Bury’s Bobby Dunphy in the u-10s category, his team mate, Jayden Hancock, in the u-13s […]
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The second Norfolk Grand Prix for the younger age groups was held at Eaton Park with 17 riders present – 14 from Hethersett and three from Norwich. The racing was competitive and entertaining as always with all riders getting encouragement from team colleagues and opponents. Despite some exceptional performances in the heats, notably from Alfie Gunn and Lola Martin, in […]
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Report by Colin Simmons Newport CSC held round 2 of the Battle of Britain and Elite GP series for men at their well appointed Newport International sports village track.The untimely withdrawals of the North/ Scotland and Midlands teams left the host club having to shuffle the match format around and stage a 2 team event , lianing riders to the […]
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Astley & Tyldesley hosted Round 1 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Wednesday evening. The track was in an excellent damp, firm condition on a dry, pleasant evening. The Division 2 match was raced first, with Bury’s Bobby Dunphy racing to a 16 points maximum in the u-10s category, twice defeating A&T’s Josh Pilkington. Bobby’s […]
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Report by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley welcomed Sheffield Stars in an eagerly anticipated North & Scotland League fixture at a warm, sunny Gin Pit on Sunday. The Division 1 match between reigning champions Sheffield and three times champions A&T saw the home team off to a flying start. A&T banged in four 7-3 maximum heat wins in the opening […]
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Report by Pete Barnes, Photos by Arthur Lawrence Poole / Dolphin Centre opened their South and South Wales League season with a decisive victory over the progressive Exeter club. Despite the unseasonal weather conditions the spectators that had ventured to Harbourside Park were witness to eighteen heats of 100% effort by both teams with Connor Tucker outstanding for the visitors. […]
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Report by Mike Hack Astley & Tyldesley staged Round 1 of the A&T Go-Ride League at a warm and dry Gin Pit, on Tuesday evening. After two Covid affected years, A&T re-instated the team element, to complement the individual Grand Prix series. Riders were split into three teams, each wearing the splendid tops which were supplied by Wigan Council’s Brighter […]
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Report by Mike Hack, Photos by Len Priestley Astley & Tyldesley hosted Round 1 of the Men’s Battle of Britain and Elite Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Sunday. Two exciting matches took place on a bright and breezy afternoon. The Battle of Britain match was keenly contested, with all four teams competitive throughout the match. The South & […]
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Report by Colin Simmons Newport cycle speedway club were back in league action when they defeated Exeter by 91 points to 87 at Newport’s sports village. The home team were very sluggish in the first half, suffering from a few track errors which meant they went into the interval 5 points adrift of Exeter. The races were mainly shared heats […]
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