Sheffield and Northumbria were keen to forget their Division 1 losses last week against Bury and Edinburgh respectively. Sheffield were unchanged and Northumbria making one change to their main six as Dan Redshaw returned in place of Gavin Parr (away motor speedway racing at Scunthorpe). Four 7-3s and a 6-4 for Sheffield in the first six heats put the Stars […]
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With Stockport having concerns over transport during the previous few days, it was a relief to see an 8 man team line up for the NL Division One match against Edinburgh at a sun drenched Redbraes Park. Once the match started, it was clear that Stockport’s pre-season training had paid dividends as several of the home side looked to be […]
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The 2016 season saw plenty of action for Ireland, with teams entered for the Veterans, Junior and Senior Home Internationals, as well as the European Senior Nations Cup. A team was entered for the Junior European Nations Cup but was withdrawn due to rider unavailability. The Home Internationals were staged at Hull and the inaugural Veterans Home International saw Paddy Wenn […]
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Last Sunday, East Park v Wednesfield Aces Midland League Division 2 Cycle Speedway match saw a very proud moment for father and son, Wayne and Adam Tipton, who both raced for Wednesfield Aces second team. Adam, a regular Aces second team and Youth & Junior league rider, has been racing at the club for the past four seasons while dad, […]
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Bury Comets Cycle Speedway team followed up last weekend’s opening day success with another triple win, this time at home to Hull. The weather was again excellent, as Comets fielded a strong side, this time using nine riders in the Division One setup. Hull had six, plus Katie Greaves at reserve who didn’t actually get into the action until Division […]
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The sun shone on the opening day of the 2017 cycle speedway season, as Sheffield visited Goshen Sports Centre to take on Bury Comets. The Division One fixture began with a competitive race featuring Will Owens and Danny Taylor against Sheffield’s Niall Morton and Laura Watson. A freak coming together between Taylor and Morton saw a rerun, but Morton was […]
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East Park started their Midland League campaign off against local rivals Wednesfield. The Division 3 match opened proceedings with both clubs fielding 10 riders. Two 5 man formulas were used with some great riding by all the youngsters. East Park, down on strength for the Division 1 match, were always going to struggle. Jamie Ball earned an exclusion from match […]
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Ipswich Eagles started the 2017 season with a double win over Great Blakenham. Both teams are looking to have success in both South East and East leagues, so a close match was expected. Great Blakenham arrived with Josh Brooke and Lewis Osborne as their star riders, but they lacked enough support to really trouble the overall team strength of the […]
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The Birmingham Monarchs Cycle Speedway club again finished second in Wednesfield on Thursday, in the 3rd round of the Spring Cup to give hope of stealing the trophy in its first year of the new competition. The Monarchs were strengthened by the inclusion of Great Barr based rider Nathan Groves, whilst the Wednesfield A team had key riders missing. The Birmingham […]
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The second round of the South West and Wales Spring Cup produced some great racing on a perfect sunny spring day. Newport ran out very narrow winners with 93.5 points to Horspaths 92 and Poole on 82.5. Many youngsters were on show, along with the more experienced heads, which resulted in some cracking racing and plenty of racing incidents. A race between Newport’s Chris […]
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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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Astley and Tyldesley had several riders missing for various reasons and were locked in a tightly contested Division 2 match with Glasgow. A&T took the lead with a 6-4 in heat 1, but Glasgow levelled the scores in heat 6 and then took the lead, which they extended to 6 points after heat 11. The home team reduced the deficit […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators got their newly-named South East & Eastern League season off to the best possible start with a double victory over local rivals Norwich. In a perfect setting on a pleasant spring afternoon and in front of a good-sized crowd at Eaton Park, the Hawks showed much more sharpness and tactical awareness than the home side, and quickly […]
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The new Cycle Speedway season gathers momentum today with the South East and East League beginning. Check back later for the results as they come in. North & Scotland Division One Bury 101 – 78 Hull Edinburgh 88 – 90 Stockport Sheffield 106 – 73 Northumbria Division Two Astley & Tyldesley 61 – 86 Fife Astley & Tyldesley 75 – […]
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We’re not going anywhere, thanks to the few who didn’t check the date! Remember to send in your results, match reports and club news though. It isn’t a joke that we have been receiving much less for some time now. Let’s make 2017 a big success together.
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33/18 News, Cycle Speedway’s only dedicated website, will be closing down after three years service. Since April 2014 we have covered the sport as best we can but we feel we can no longer take it further. Editor Myke Grimes commented: “We just don’t receive the same level of content from clubs that we used to and it has lead […]
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Coventry’s Cycle Speedway’s popular Dirt Bike Club sessions, which take place on Saturday mornings, return this weekend. The coaching sessions take place at Bretford Playing Fields at 10am – 11:30am and cost £1.50 with 50p bike hire, with a British Cycling qualified coach leading the activities. All are welcome to join the fun! Dirt Bike Club will continue each Saturday, except […]
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Newport cycle speedway team were victorious in round 1 of the regional spring cup beating Horspath and Poole. Scores: Newport 95pts Ben Mould 22+2, Dan Bock 15+1, Adam Bennett 10+2, Mark Carmichael 20, Chris Davies 12, Sean Bennett 11, Callum Goward 3+1, Dan Wright 2+1. Horspath 86pts Zac Payne 21+1, Alice Neighbour 9, Jake Neighbour 16+2, Will Jeffrey 16+2, Jack […]
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