It was a tense Easter Sunday affair between Wednesfield Dragons and Coventry. Just like in previous seasons, it went right down to the wire. The Dragons got off to a dream start, with Brandon Whetton and Carl Parfitt surprising everyone, by beating an off colour Dominik Rycharski and Charlie Barnett, to open up with a maximum heat advantage. McMillan and Phillips […]
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Before the Wednesfield Dragons v Coventry match yesterday, Wednesfield hosted their second Go-Ride junior meeting of the season. It was well attended by both Wednesfield and Coventry riders with some good emerging talent on show. The event is open to all clubs in the Midlands, we’ll bring details of the next one, so stay tuned and get involved!
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The Sheffield Club need to warn any riders preparing to travel to Cookson Park for the 1st round of the BYJL this Saturday (11th April 2015) that there maybe parking and travelling issues. The Cookson track is within 1 mile of Hillsborough stadium and Sheffield Wednesday FC have a home fixture on the same day. For those in the early heats (ie […]
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Bury Cycle Speedway held their annual sponsored bike ride on Good Friday, a tradition now going back over twenty years. Despite rather adverse weather conditions, a good sized group set out on this year’s ride, a predominantly off-road route starting and ending as usual, at Goshen. The event raises money for the club and a nominated charity and has raised […]
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Midland League Wednesfield 88 – 89 Coventry (ML1) Northern League Stockport – Hull South and South Wales League Horspath 81, Poole Comets 85 Newport 102 (SSW1) Horspath 3, Poole Comets 2 Newport 4 (SSW2) Swindon 96, Poole Tigers 79, Exeter 93 (SSW1)
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You have just under three days left to get your hands on some Stoveon clobber, with all proceeds going to support the Australian riders coming to the UK for the ICSF Worlds this year. So if you’ve got a penchant for stoving, hoodies and t-shirts are available. Get yours here: https://teechip.com/stoveon#id=0&c=F6F6F6
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East Park’s match against Coventry a few weeks ago has been featured in a local magazine, where 10,000 copies have been sent out to the local area. The magazine features a decent write up and pictures of the action. It’s a great coup for the Wolverhampton side, which will hopefully bring in the rewards of some new riding talent. A […]
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Most teams are having a rest this weekend, but we do have a few matches going on in Midland, Northern and South and South Wales leagues, as well as Wednesfield’s Go-Ride event on Sunday. Midland League Wednesfield Dragons v Coventry Wednesfield Dragons will be able to call on Chris Jewkes, Dave Meanley and Under 16 Brandon Whetton for their clash […]
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Newport Cycle Speedway have been presented with their British Cycling Clubmark accreditation, from Welsh Cycling’s chief executive Anne Adams-King at the Olympic Sports Village track last night.
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Shane Weinert’s partner, Toni, has set up a “gofundme.com” page to help raise funds for the Australian international’s trip to England for the 2015 ICSF World Championships. In a post on Facebook she explains, “Shane races Cycle Speedway, he’s been racing for his whole life and now our kids do it. “Shane’s recently made the Australian team and is heading […]
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Happy birthday to us! Today marks the day the site was launched last year. Thank you for your continued support, especially to our sponsors, Yale, JE Crusher, 33/18 designs and Dash Trophies, as well as those of you who have kindly made donations towards our running costs. It’s much appreciated! Here’s to another year and beyond…
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Poole’s junior ridings have been featured on local website “The Game”. The article highlights how the Dorset side are one of the most successful clubs going, with between 40 and 75 riders taking to the track weekly. They’re certainly doing things right on the South Coast! Check out the article here: http://www.thegamemagazine.co.uk/poole-cycle-speedway-juniors Picture by John Burge
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After a successful first session, Wednesfield are again doing a Go-Ride event on this Sunday 5th April. Registration is at 11.30am for 12 midday start, before the Wednesfield Dragons V Coventry fixture which starts at 2.00pm. All midlands junior riders are welcome to attend.
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Just to confirm, if you hadn’t already checked the date, our story regarding the commission standardisation gear ratios is not factual. It really was great fun reading some of the reactions in our email, Facebook and Twitter feed though!
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British Youth and Junior League coordinator, Ross Mee, has written to clubs highlighting some new changes and improvements to the British Youth and Junior League, one of British Cycle Speedway’s most prized assets in our opinion. Ross’ email said: Whilst the BYJL was still well supported and enjoyed by all those who took part in 2014, it cannot be denied […]
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The Cycle Speedway Commission have issued plans to “level the playing field” by introducing a new rule from 2016, that all riders must be on the same gearing, 33/18. Many riders ride different gearings, the most popular being 34/18, however the commission feel that it gives an unfair advantage on some tracks. A spokesman for the commission said, “We want […]
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Women’s League coordinator, Natalie Timms, has done the draw for the first round of Women’s League racing, which takes place at Cookson Park, Sheffield, on 19th April 2015. The draw is: EAST vs SOUTH MIDLANDS vs NORTH Natalie has extended a welcome to compete for all female riders to join in the action. She said, “I want to welcome all […]
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Ray Andrews has been back in action with his camera at a very soggy Glover Park in Leicester, which saw the Monarchs pick up their first win of the season. Leicester 94 Craig Marchant 16+3 (5), Kev Burns 16+2 (5), Mark Whitehead 14+2 (5), Mike Baldock 14 (5), Norm Venson 13+2 (5), Nick Whitehead 11+2 (5), Michelle Whitehead 8 (4), […]
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