In another sign of the tremendous upsurge in interest in Cycle Speedway in the Coventry and Warwickshire area, a new Brandon Bees junior team will take to the track for the first time ever this Tuesday evening (26th July). Brandon will race Birmingham juniors at the revamped Bretford Playing Fields circuit, in Brandon Road, with the match starting at 7.15pm. […]
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Coventry’s red hot junior starlet Ben Wells won the 2016 staging of the BMS Ltd Junior Classic, held at the Hearsall Common track last Friday evening. The 13-year-old Lyng Hall schoolboy raced to a dashing 20-point maximum score to easily land the silverware, ahead of Birmingham pair Ryan Winwood and Mark Phipps. BMS Ltd JUNIOR CLASSIC point scorers: Ben Wells […]
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With all the hustle and bustle of the 2016 Euros being just a week away, along with the South and South Wales region hosting the British Individual weekend, here’s a reminder for clubs to get their entries for the South and South Wales Individual Championships in. The event takes place at Poole on Sunday 14th August 2016. Clubs are asked to […]
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Better late than never, we’ve had a report in from the senior Home International from Hull last weekend. England retained the home international trophy, winning from Wales by 8 points, although the meeting was a lot closer than the score line suggests. Chris Timms and Josh Brooke took good wins for England, before Andy Angell was excluded in heat 4 […]
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Hellingly Lions welcomed the Ipswich Cycle Speedway club to the Lower Dicker recreation ground in a double header league one fixture, and almost pulled off a big double win, but for last heat decider going against them in the second match. The near 100 strong crowd were treated to some great racing as the Lions took on the Whirlwinds, followed […]
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Joint Welsh managers, Mark Carmichael and Jack Harrold are interested to hear from any potential riders who qualify to race for Wales. Riders with Welsh parents or grandparents are eligible to ride for the Welsh national team. Anyone that wishes to be considered can contact Mark Carmichael on markcarmichael_56@hotmail.co.uk or call 07927 730159.
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Regional event coordinator, Pete Barnes, has produced an updated draw for the ICSF European Individual Championships. The draw (as attached) takes into consideration some withdrawals and recent additions to the Open and Junior competitions. ICSF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 – SCHEDULE FRIDAY JULY 29th Southampton – Individuals: 1000 Junior Qualifying Round 1 – 8 riders qualify for Semi-Finals 1130 Junior Qualifying […]
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Interest in a new Saturday morning cycling club near Rugby has been so great that organizers are already planning to extend it beyond its original six-week run. The “Dirt Bike Club”, held at the Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway track in Bretford Playing Fields, aims to introduce young people to the thrills and spills of Cycle Speedway – Britain’s most exciting […]
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The Bandits had their first win in round 4, which puts them just 2 points behind the Ladder leaders Bush Rangers on 9 and 1 point behind the Outlaws. The two leading Bandits were Cooper Osborn on 15 points and Brad Curnow on 11 points. The Bandits held their lead throughout the match by 1 or 2 points and ended […]
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Over the past few months, members of the Cycle Speedway Coaching Workgroup have been working closely with British Cycling’s Coach and Education team in order to tackle the “no brakes” issue. Great progress has been made in identifying suitable “coaches” who have not qualified because of outstanding tasks or paperwork. British Cycling are in the process of contacting all coaches who […]
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Poole avenged their narrow 3 point defeat at Exeter earlier in the season with a comprehensive victory, despite gifting the visitors two consecutive 7 – 0 heat victories in the closing stages of the match, surely a bizarre first for the club in 41 years of racing. It certainly gave the sizeable crowd something to talk about! With the European championships at […]
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Birmingham lost their unbeaten run at Ashmore Park on Sunday to a very resilient Wednesfield Dragons side. The home side took the first advantage in the third after two drawn heats, Millward beaten up by both Dragons during the race to lose the lead. A further Dragons advantage in the fourth saw them go 6 up, however a 6-3 was replied in […]
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Swindon Robins welcomed Southampton Saints to the Oasis Track on Sunday. Both teams were missing key riders, however the meeting still delivered some memorable highlights. The second heat saw home-grown rider Jake Neighbour, coming off the back of an international win for England, up against one of Southampton’s strongest riders, Nathan Harris, to secure a heat advantage of 6-4. The first […]
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Hethersett Hawks kept up their run of recent good form by defeating Kesgrave in the South East League in hot and dusty conditions. Even with a couple of riders feeling unwell they soon created a lead with a 7-3 win in heat 1 from Lee Smith and Olly Buxton. Two good passes by Josh Herring and Scott Grimes kept the lead […]
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England were victorious in the Senior home international, taking the gold medal by 8 points over Wales with Ireland in third. Josh Brooke top scored for the English but was well supported by his team mates, with Mark Carmichael and Charlie Rumbold leading the Welsh and Irish respectively. ENGLAND 56 Josh Brooke 15; Andy Angell 12; Matt Smith 12; Chris […]
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Results from Hull: VETS 1. SCOTLAND 55 2. ENGLAND 54 3. WALES 36 4. IRELAND 32 JUNIOR 1. ENGLAND 53 2. WALES 51 3. SCOTLAND 38 4. IRELAND 32 SENIOR 1. ENGLAND 56 2. WALES 48 3. IRELAND 39 4. SCOTLAND 33
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Dear readers, Please note that there will be a reduced service, if any(!), this weekend starting Friday 15th July 2016. I’m tying the knot in August with my beautiful partner, Becky, and this weekend is my stag do in Dublin. It’s unlikely I’ll be in any state to be doing updates, but if I get a spare moment, I’ll do […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway rider Shaun Reynolds is on the lookout for an Archie Wilkinson Series 5 bike to buy. Shaun is the driving force behind Coventry’s web and social media presence. Ideally Shaun would like to purchase from the Midlands area, though he will be heading down to Poole for the European Championships final and can collect from there. For further […]
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