It was a bright sunny day down at the Le Fevre Cycle Speedway Club this weekend, where the League champions staged the South Australian Titles. Seniors Aussie champion Ty Geertsen was the pre-match favourite to take the title after showing some great form. Also in the mix was junior world champion Shane Bentley and Aussie test match stars Ryan Edson […]
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Tim Jarvis has written in with some concerns regarding riders studying at university not being permitted to compete in regional racing. Am I correct to assume that cycle speedway has thousands and thousands of riders chasing too few opportunities to race? Do we need to restrict numbers to stop overcrowding at tracks? What I witnessed today would appear to give […]
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A youthful Coventry side couldn’t produce the goods on Sunday afternoon at Perry Hall Playing Fields against Birmingham, though team manager Lee Marsh was delighted with the overall performance. Missing key riders including Bobby McMillan, Mason Phillips, Dominik Rycharski, Kyle Roberts and Joe McLaughlin, Coventry called upon Ollie Morris, Ben Wells, Jimmy Walsall and Matt Hambidge to step up to the […]
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Hethersett Hawks visited Hellingly on Sunday, and due to rider unavailability were hugely understrength. However, with a bit of juggling around of riders some good racing ensued. Hellingly Lions started the division one fixture strongly with all the top 6 racing to 7-3 victories. After 3 heats the score was 21-9 and that allowed the Lions to use all 9 riders in the squad. Neil […]
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A weakened Wednesfield Aces battled away at Glover Park, but always looked likely to run out of steam in the latter stages. Brandon Whetton led the way, his only defeat coming in heat one at the hands of Dave Hemsley, both Matt Smith and Mark Griffiths gave good support. The home riders all chipped in and rode well as a […]
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There was plenty of regional racing this afternoon in all four regions. There was also no doubt plenty of sunshine and sunburn! Here’s the results: Midland League Division One Birmingham 108 – 69 Coventry Leicester 97 – 80 Wednesfield Aces Division Two Birmingham 53 – 64 Coventry Junior League Birmingham 48 – 32 Coventry Northern League Division One Hull 107 […]
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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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Reigning Australian Individual Champion, Ty Geertsen, is scheduled to fly into London Heathrow airport later this month to compete in the prestigious “Ade Gale” Laurels event. The highly respected event is to be staged at Harbourside Park on Whitsun Bank Holiday Sunday 29th May 2016. His visit will also enable him to compete for the Poole Sea View Coaches club in Elite League fixtures […]
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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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Ostrow have claimed back to back European Club Championships on their home track in a last heat decider of the all-Poland final. Czestochowa cruised through Semi-Final one on 52 points, along with Torun on 40. It was close for Ipswich, they finished just four points adrift from making it two Club Championships finals on the trot. Failing to capitalise on their […]
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Sheffield’s visit to Northumbria’s Cramlington Astrodome came just five weeks after the Wosskow Brown Stars fell to a four point home loss to the Vikings. The Vikings entered the match without Dan Wharrier, now departed to the USA for a 12-month adventure of a lifetime. The Stars were at full strength, having the luxury of the same eight riders for […]
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It was a good day for Great Britain in the 2016 European Club Championships in Ostrow, Poland, with three of the four British clubs qualifying for the semi-finals, taking place tomorrow. After four more qualifying rounds, all four British clubs made it into the quarter finals, which featured three quarters with the top two progressing to the semis, and a […]
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Here are the draws for the 2016 British Club Championships, for the first time with all events taking place over Whitsun weekend in the Midlands. 2016 British Cycling Cycle Speedway Club Championships Under 19’s Leicester Saturday 28th May 14:00 Final 1 Wednesfield 2 East Park 3 Ipswich 4 Sheffield 5 Poole Women Leicester Saturday 28th May 16:00 Final 1 Sheffield 2 […]
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With the 2016 European Club Championships being the main event this weekend, we did still have some regional racing across the UK. Here’s the scores we’ve had so far: Northern League Northumbria 79 – 99 Sheffield (NL1) Northumbria 72.5 – 75.5 Sheffield (NL2) Northumbria 63 – 49 Sheffield (NL3) Glasgow 79 – 70 Edinburgh (NL2) Report: Brandon Kay was Glasgow’s star […]
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The 2016 Euro Club Championships kicked off in Ostrow, Poland today, with four Great Britain teams in action, Ipswich, Wednesfield, Birmingham and Hethersett. Before the championships officially began, Great Britain took on Poland in a test match on Friday night. The unfamiliar looking Team GB side were outclassed by a robust Polish unit, with many young British riders receiving their […]
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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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