OBITUARY: Les Grimes

Former long standing servant of the Cycle Speedway scene in Coventry, Les Grimes (pictured wearing number 3), sadly passed away last Sunday evening. Father of current British champion Myke, Les had suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease for many years. He was 69 years of age. He came from a golden era of the sport in the Godiva city in the sixties […]

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VIDEO: British Under 16s & Open Club Championship DVD available

Steve Copping’s video camera was in action at Leicester for the British Open and Under 16’s Club Championships where the Under 16’s event and the Open Final were filmed. If anyone would like to order a copy of either match, or both, then please email Steve at sjccopping@aol.com, or contact him via Facebook if applicable Cost is £5 per disc […]

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MATCH REPORT: South West and Wales defeat the champions

The South West and Wales team achieved a sensational 6-point victory over the reigning Supertrax Battle of Britain champions, South East and East, at Exeter in a hard fought and controversial Elite Men’s Test Match at Exeter. The biggest talking point was a controversial heat 19 which saw both Ben Mould and Dan Knights excluded when they were lapped by Josh Brooke, […]

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CLUB NEWS: Mixed fortunes for Hawks at Ipswich

Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators took an under-strength team to face champions Ipswich and in the circumstances put up a reasonable opposition. There were heat wins for Leigh Cossey. Owen Wells and Liam Webster but Hethersett only won one race – a 6-4 by Cossey and Charlie Lyth in heat 5. IPSWICH 107 R.Fellgett 19 (5) M.Hill 18+2 (5) A.Hill 16+3 (5) L.Dunningham […]

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MATCH REPORT: Two last heat deciders at a wet Redbraes

Sheffield’s trips to Edinburgh are usually met with wet conditions and a defeat, except for 2017 when the Stars pulled off a shock win. This year was no different. A heavy downpour before and during the matches made conditions very difficult and led to a lot of mopping up in between races. Both teams were missing riders, both the two sets present put […]

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MATCH REPORT: Three convincing wins for Team Green over Hull

North & Scotland League champions Astley & Tyldesley raced to a convincing 111-63 win over Hull in Sunday’s Division 1 match at Gin Pit. The visitors turned up with just five riders, but three times British Champion Andy Angell won four of his six races, with good support from Nathan Everett, who was also a race winner. These two ensured that there […]

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MATCH REPORT: Highly competitive HSBC UK Elite GP in Coventry

Coventry XL Motors Cycle Speedway hosted a bumper round of HSBC UK | Cycle Speedway Elite Grand Prix Series action on Saturday, which featured line ups out of the top drawer. In the elite men’s class, Polish international Dawid Bas stormed his way to victory with a convincing performance in the highly competitive field, taking home the three-figure prize money […]

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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: Official Statement

ICSF General Secretary Mike Hack has released the following statement regarding the recent European Championships. The statement is in English as well as Polish: Dear All Now that everyone has had time to return home and settle down after the European Championships, I wish to thank everyone involved in organizing and participating in the tournament. From my own observations and the […]

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RESULTS: Bas, Garnett and Brooke/Timms take HSBC UK Elite GP spoils

Dawid Bas won his first Elite GP in the Elite Men’s Class at Hearsall Common this afternoon, taking home the three figure prize money. Richard Fellgett beat Paul Heard in a run off for second, while Ashley Hill took fourth ahead of Ben Mould in a highly competitive field. Fraser Garnett held off Lewis Brinkoff’s robust challenges to win the […]

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