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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Last Sunday Horspath Hammers welcomed the Exeter Aces to the Village Recreation Ground for the final South West and Wales regional league match. Both teams were missing their top rider, with Lukas Nowacki awaiting the arrival of his newborn baby (congrats Lukas and Magda!) and Aaron Herbert not available. On a hot and humid day, the track was prepared with […]
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An Exeter Aces legend from the 1970s and 80s was at Cofton Road to watch the Exeter v Newport fixture. Jim Sullivan is pictured below (centre) with Dave Murphy and Andy Collett, two current Aces, who were team-mates from that era. Jim (minus his trademark beard) made his first return to Exeter since emigrating to New Zealand 20 years ago […]
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Exeter Aces clinched their first South West and Wales league victory of the season in their final home match against 2017 league champions Newport at Cofton Road. It was a hard fought match, in which the Aces always held the upper hand, despite the efforts of Welsh heat-leader duo of Carmichael and Davies. Exeter put in a great shift, as a team, […]
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Poole Comets completed their home South West and Wales league programme with a comprehensive victory over Exeter although the final scoreline did scant justice to the efforts put in by the visitors. Aaron Herbert lowered the colours of home skipper Dean Hook twice in the opening heats but his win in heat 4 was to be the visitors only one of the […]
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The Exeter Floodlight switch-on event, scheduled for this Saturday evening, has been cancelled. This is due to the track being deemed unlikely to recover from recent weather conditions.
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Exeter Aces Cycle Speedway are holding a Floodlight Switch On Evening on Saturday 24th March 2018 commencing at 7pm. This is to celebrate the completion of new LED floodlights at the club. The Aces are located on Marsh Barton Industrial Estate, in Cofton Road, Cofton Road Wheels Complex, Exeter, EX2 8QW. All are welcome to attend and the canteen will be […]
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Newport head to Coventry to contest the National CS Cup Playoff Grand Final after an easy 22 point win over second place Horspath, 27 ahead of Poole and 43 ahead of Exeter. All competitors are to be commended on producing a fine meeting on such a wet day. The home team dropped just 14 points after the mammoth 32 race formula, […]
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The South Coast derby usually throws up a lively encounter but the home side threatened to run away with this one until the Aces found their feet in the later stages and came back strongly winning 4 of the last 5 races. Both sets of riders provided excellent entertainment for the healthy crowd to enjoy as Harbourside once again provided the backdrop […]
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Exeter and Horspath riders paid tribute to a former Aces rider at Cofton Road last weekend, when a minute of sustained applause was held in recognition of Chris Duke, who lost his battle with cancer last week. Since the 1980s, Chris Duke was known throughout the region as a courageous rider who battled with disability to compete in the sport […]
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For the second consecutive weekend, the Exeter Aces were narrowly defeated in a thrilling SSW league encounter at Cofton Road. Despite an inspired challenge, against strong opponents, the Aces lost by a single point and it was a penultimate race exclusion for Exeter’s Aaron Herbert which brought the event to a controversial climax. Despite an untimely Zac Payne fall in […]
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Exeter Aces were narrowly defeated by reigning league champions Newport, in a thrilling SW&W league encounter at Cofton Road last weekend. The Aces took an early lead, by taking advantage after the exclusion of Newport’s Sean Bennett for foul riding in heat 3. Exeter built on this lead, with Craig Nethercott, Dan Winchester, Owen Tidball and Connor Tucker all achieving […]
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Exeter Aces powered their way to a convincing 34 point victory over Swindon as they returned to South West and Wales Regional League team racing at Cofton Road last weekend. Exeter took command in the second heat, with race winner Rob Geach being followed home by Aces’ captain Connor Tucker as the Swindon pair of Yard and Collier trailed behind […]
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On a bright but breezy afternoon, Exeter Aces were the latest team to take on the significantly strengthened Horspath Hammers squad around the tight technical track. From the off the new look Hammers raced in to an early lead with race wins from Jake Neighbour, the returning from exile David Liebermann and ever improving youngster Jack Ellis. Aaron Herbert was […]
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Exeter’s Aaron Herbert took home the top amateur award at the Exeter Express & Echo Sports Personality awards last month. Aaron, who’s legal name is Sellick but has been known as Herbert since he was 3, qualified for his first senior open British final at his home track in 2016 and had his best season in the sport to date. Proud […]
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Exeter were the hosts on Saturday for 79 riders in round 3 of the South West and Wales British Youth and Junior League, and with the army of volunteers, it proved to be another great days racing for all involved. U8 category was first up at 12 noon. Charlie Martin from the home track was on the inside of fellow team […]
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Graham Robins continued his excellent service to Cycle Speedway by travelling to Exeter to capture the opening round of the Supertrax Women’s League. A heavy track and wet conditions did not dampen the spirt of the riders, as some excellent racing was on show from the sport’s top women and girls. The next round of Women’s League action is at […]
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Despite a spirited Swindon effort, the Aces started 2017 with an emphatic win over their Wiltshire rivals, for whom only former World Champion Steve Harris offered any major resistance with 4 heat wins. He was well supported by former Aces’ rider Andrew Yard who notched a couple of decent second places. Aaron Herbert was the first Aces rider to defeat Harris […]
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