Birmingham Monarchs youngster, Dylan Hawtin (pictured leading by Les Brewin), made a dream debut in the opening National round of the BYJL in Leicester on Saturday. Hawtin, in his first full season, raced to 3 wins to qualify for the U10’s A Final and put in superb effort to just lose out on a top 3 spot. Meanwhile reigning Midlands […]
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One of Coventry’s most successful amateur sports clubs have announced a summer long expansion to its hugely popular junior section – helped by the national boom in cycling. Coventry Cycle Speedway club, based at Hearsall Common in Earlsdon, are to introduce extra Saturday morning “come and try it” sessions aimed at newcomers, starting on Saturday 9th July. And, in a […]
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Birmingham Monarchs held their first ever public meeting last Thursday, with local residents turning out in force to hear their plans. The Monarchs are being pro-active after failing to meet the strict criteria set to race in the Elite league this year, set out by its governing body, British Cycling. The club have been in discussions with local council and HoBCSPAN […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway club entertain Elite League giants Horspath Hammers of Oxford at Hearsall Common in the biggest ever team match ever in the history of the sport in Coventry at Hearsall Common tomorrow (Sunday 12th June), commencing at 2pm. Joint league leaders Coventry will take on Horspath, the most successful team in Elite league history, knowing only a win […]
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Dorrington Academy youngster, Connor Steel, made a perfect start in defending his Midlands under 10s BYJL title, by winning the fourth and final round of the competition in Wednesfield on Saturday, to finish on a perfect 100 point tally. 10 year Steel had some battles along the way to prove his victories weren’t earned the easy way. However, in truth, Steel […]
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The Underwood 4s will take place on Saturday 18th June at 4pm. Clubs accepted are Poole, Newport, Birmingham, Swindon and Wednesfield. The promoting club would like one more club to enter the event, which is for first team riders, to make it 6 teams racing. Clubs interested please contact Colin Simmonds on 07462232852. This will be a fantastic meeting on the […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway team led for most of a thrilling encounter before narrowly going down 94-86 to old rivals Leicester in the Midland League last Sunday afternoon. In one of the most entertaining matches seen at the banked Herasall Common track since racing was revived in 2012, a youthful Coventry side held on under relentless Leicester pressure until the final […]
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Birmingham’s reigning Eurovets champions, Mark Winwood and Steve Hodgkinson, failed to make the A finals in Poole on Saturday, leaving their title hopes hanging on a thread for 2016. Round three saw the series move to the picturesque Poole Harbour in Dorset, with a strong turn out of riders. Rain affected the meeting from start to finish but they didn’t […]
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On Wednesday 25th May 2016, Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club are staging the Official Opening meeting of the new cycle speedway track. A&T will be hosting the 1st Round of the Manchester League Grand Prix series. Racing takes place at u-10, u-13, u-16, u-19 and Senior categories, with the A&T, Bury, Stockport and Sheffield teams competing. The first race will […]
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Coventry host one of their biggest match of the season tomorrow (Sunday 22nd May) at Hearsall Common when they entertain local rivals Leicester in the Midland League, starting at 2pm. Rivalry between the clubs dates back almost 40 years and the matches have been always been hotly contested with Leicester having the upper hand. Since Coventry were reformed in 2012, […]
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In a superb afternoon of junior racing at Hearsall Common last Saturday afternoon in the British Junior league, Coventry Cycle Speedway junior wizz-kids posted a club record score of 175 match points in the competition. In another illustration of their relentless junior policy, the Coventry club also fielded a record number of riders for the popular British Junior League event, […]
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Hellingly Lions have recently been awarded a £4,000 grant from Wealden District Council community grants scheme. This coincides with a number of off-track changes including the formation of a committee that has seen “Mr Hellingly” himself, George Hollebon, step down from the main roles at the club after 65 years involvement in the world’s oldest surviving cycle speedway club. The […]
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Coventry return to Midland League action tomorrow (Sunday 8th May), when they make the short trip to friendly rivals Birmingham for senior, junior and second team fixtures. The Hearsall Common outfit will again track a youthful combination in the main Midland League, division 1 match, and promote rising teenage stars Dan Drewett and Mason Phillips to heat leader positions. They […]
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Revived Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway club held their second meeting of the season last Sunday afternoon – and the local Cycle Speedway scene found a new star of the future in 10-year-old Wyatt Jacobs. The club staged the Coventry Spring Junior Championship, for riders aged under 13. The event turned out to be immensely successful – well attended by local […]
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Cycle Speedway returns to Eaton park this Sunday for South East action with a Divison One and Two clash against east London, tapes up at 2pm. Refreshments and free car park are available and the weather forecast is looking good. Norwich would like to wish Jamie “Magic” Medler (cover photo) a speedy recovery, after an incident in Ipswich at the Whitton Raceway. Jamie […]
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Birmingham Monarchs entertain Coventry in Midland League action at Perry Hall Playing fields on Sunday. The resurgent Hearsall Common outfit have gone from strength to strength since they reformed and always have a great variety of talented riders. British international Myke Grimes leads the side while Mason Phillips is making big strides in the sport. The Monarchs are still without a […]
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Brandon Bees stage their second meeting of the season this weekend (Sunday 1st May) with the staging of the Coventry Spring Junior Championship at Bretford Playing Fields, Bretford Road, Bretford, commencing at 2pm. It will be the first individual meeting held at the refurnished venue since the revival of the Brandon Bees club. They are now linked as a sister club […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway team raced to one of their best ever victories in their history by beating south coast glamour club Poole 106-92 in a thrilling Elite League encounter last Sunday in Dorset. It was Coventry`s first ever Elite League away win, their first ever win at Poole in forty years and the victory sees Coventry top the early season […]
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