Hethersett Hawks/Swinton & Co went back to the top of the South East League after completing the double over their local rivals Norwich Stars at a sunny Memorial Playing Field. The 96-83 score looks comfortable enough but does not tell the full story. A topsy-turvy first half saw the Hawks make silly mistakes and rely heavily on the speed of Dan […]
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A great South and South Wales match raced on a sunny September afternoon at Harbourside Park saw Swindon Robins take on the Poole Comets and Poole Tigers in front of a large crowd. Swindon took control early on due to various exclusions to the other two Poole Teams, which has all but sealed themselves a playoff place at the end of […]
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Birmingham are through to the semi finals of the British Team Cup after taking a comprehensive victory over Bury yesterday at Perry Hall Park. The finals day, which includes two semi finals and the grand final, take place in two weeks time in Manchester, at Astley and Tydsley in what will be a superb day of racing. Birmingham’s visitors arrived with two relatively known names […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Swinton & Co got their South East League Division 1 title hopes back on track with a comprehensive win at Kesgrave. Leigh Cossey and Dan Chambers were unbeaten for the Hawks and Lee Grange dropped just two points to spearhead the attack. Harley Hamill had his first match for two years following a football shoulder injury, and he looked sharp […]
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Stockport hosted the Manchester League Senior Individual Final on Wednesday evening. The track was in good condition at the start of the match, but became greasy and slippery by the end, with rain falling for most of the match. Seven times champion Terry Norman and Ben Scranage were the early pace setters, both winning their opening two rides. However, by […]
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Swindon’s push to the play off finals were boosted with a massive home win at the Oasis Leisure Centre yesterday. Jake Neighbour was showing his form at home, scoring 23 while Steve Harris continued his unbeaten run for the weekend. The Robins’ next match is a tough fixture away against Poole Tigers and Poole Comets on the 6th of September at Harbourside Park. Swindon […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Swinton & Co had their hopes of South East League glory dented by a crushing defeat to a five-man Ipswich Whirlwinds outfit who were superior in every department. A mixture of top-class experience and a couple of fine future prospects, they gave the Hawks a lesson in what to aim for, particularly in terms of fitness and sharpness. Leigh Cossey […]
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Birmingham took a rather comprehensive victory over Leicester at Perry Hall Playing Fields yesterday. The Monarchs of Leicester used Coventry rider Bobby McMillan as a guest with his points not counting in the final total. Birmingham hit hard from the off with Smith a comfortable winner of Heat 1, whilst Millward had a tough encounter with Marchant for third and finally made […]
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Bury staged the first of the Manchester League individual Finals evenings on Wednesday. Riders enjoyed racing on a well prepared track on a warm and pleasant summer’s evening. Astley & Tyldesley’s youngsters dominated the u-10 Individual Finals, taking the top five places, as they did in the Grand Prix series. Defending champion Joe Quarmby and John White both won their […]
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It was drama from the get go on Saturday evening, as Exeter hosted a thrilling encounter in the World Pairs final, between England, Poland, Wales, Australia, Scotland and Ireland. In what will go down as one of the most entertaining fixtures in recent times, the precedent for rider commitment was set in the first heat. Ireland’s Ben Donohue picked up […]
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Team GB gave a solid all-round performance, to defeat World Champions Poland, in a thrilling floodlit test match at Poole on Thursday evening. Poland were missing World Champion Marcin Szymanski but replaced him with sensational World Junior Champion Bartek Grabowski, who was unbeaten in all four of his completed rides – his only blemish being an exclusion for leaving the […]
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Australia clinched a one-point victory in the 2nd Ashes test match at Newport, in what was a tense tactical race meeting on Wednesday evening. The series is now level at 1-1 leading into the final test match at Coventry. There were only two points separating the teams for most of the match, but Australia maintained a lead throughout after they […]
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Horspath turned on the style at the Village yesterday, with a dominating performance against more than full strength Ipswich, after they brought in Australia’s Cody and Joel Chadwick for a taste of Elite League action. The Aussies sampled the Horspath track for the first time ahead of this evenings first test match and they met a very determined Horspath outfit […]
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The top of the table clash between the Aces and Stars went ahead despite the terrible weather conditions, full credit to all the riders involved they gave it their all to provide a great display of cycle speedway racing of top quality. The meeting referee was top official Bob Prince, he kept the races flowing in the relentless rain, Heat […]
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This Northern League Yorkshire derby resulted in a surprising, but deserved, 92-87 victory for Hull over their hosts Sheffield Rockets. Sheffield had won on Humberside back in March and were looking for a league double, whereas Hull were looking for their first win of the season. The first two heats were drawn, Lewis Aylmer and Jason Burke taking the wins. […]
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Coventry Devlins Newsagents Cycle Speedway club prevailed, just, in a closely fought encounter at Hearsall Common on Sunday afternoon as they claimed two further Midland League points. Led by the powerhouse Australian signing Bobby McMillan, Coventry quickly opened up a 10 point lead with three 7-3’s in the opening four heats – only ex World Cycle Speedway Champion Dave Hemsley […]
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Despite the fact that Bury were missing several regular first team riders, they were still too strong for a pretty much full strength Northumbria. The visitors tried hard throughout to keep the scores close, Michael Parr riding through the pain barrier of a leg injury sustained at Hull to win his final race in some style, while Gavin Parr was […]
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Ipswich Whirlwinds were in action yesterday afternoon, as they entertained East London in a South East Division One clash at Whitton. The home team knew they couldn’t afford any more slip ups, with Hethersett still unbeaten and the Ipswich Eagles with just one defeat so far this campaign, with the Whirlwinds having already suffered two defeats this season. An early call off in the […]
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