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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Club champions Birmingham were brought bruisingly back down to earth, with a hefty defeat at the home of the Wednesfield Dragons yesterday. The Club Championship winners from a day earlier arrived with only six riders, whilst captain Chris Timms arrived late due to a SatNav error and was unable to take part. Monarchs veterans Steve Hodgkinson and Paul Timms filled 2 of […]
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Poole seem to have developed a habit of making life hard for themselves and correspondingly easy for the opposition this season and a whole bunch of gift wrapped points were gratefully accepted by the visitors who maintained their interest at the top end of the 2015 campaign. A heat 1 tapes exclusion to Arek Szymanski gave Sheffield a 7-2 courtesy […]
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Ipswich welcomed back Leon Mower and Jamie Chittock yesterday, who had been missing for some weeks due to personal circumstances. The Eagles looked to have a strong squad to face unbeaten league leaders Wednesfield. The match on paper looked the makings of a cracking one and for the home team a close encounter, but for one reason or the other, […]
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If you forgot your suncream at the Home International at Ipswich on Saturday, you were going to have a bad time. With temperatures well into the high twenties and limited shade available, keeping cool was at a premium. England team manager Mark Boaler did exactly that though, leading his side to an emphatic victory in the senior event. Scotland’s influential […]
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Coventry Cycle Speedway team returned to first team Midland League division one action after a 6 week break in senior team racing against powerful Birmingham last Sunday afternoon at Perry Barr. Team manager Lee Marsh faced selection headaches, with leading first choice riders Tom Sensicall, Dave Frith and Dan Drewett all missing. Veteran Joe McLaughlin was also rested from the […]
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Birmingham did the triple over their great friends from Coventry in Midland League at Perry Hall Park on Sunday. A weakened Coventry side deserved plenty of credit for attacking the meeting with plenty of gusto and kept a real grip of the match in the early stages. Coventry started the strongest with an opening race 6-4, Ewan Hancox taking the first […]
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The Eurovets series rolled into Newport for Round 5 on Saturday. A rather disappointing turn out with 18 in total saw two draws with nine mixed groups in each. With only four over 40s, it meant they all made the final, so points in the heats determined grid positions. Mark Winwood went unbeaten to take grid one whilst Jason Keith won round 2. […]
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League champions, Ipswich Whirlwinds made the short trip across Ipswich to take on Kesgrave in this South East Division One encounter. The away side were slightly under strength with several key riders missing but still could call upon the likes of Jacobs, Roberts and the Bacon brothers, while Kesgrave had the likes of Brown, Pyke and Johnson, as well as being well supported by […]
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Ipswich arrived at Sheffield missing a number of their first team regulars and unfortunately for them, ran into a Sheffield team who are at the top of their game at the moment. The Stars started off with two maximum 7-3s from Myke Grimes and Gavin Parr, then Pawel Idziorek and Andy Angell, before Ipswich’s Richard Fellgett managed to split Sheffield’s Polish […]
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Both set of team managers worked overtime in this match to juggle their teams to cover gaps in their line-ups in what turned out to be a close and hard fought affair with plenty of incidents to keep the Harbourside crowd entertained. Aaron Smith expertly picked off Chris Timms in the opening race to give Poole a 6-4 advantage, but […]
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Newport Cycle Speedway Club entertained Elite League title favourites, Wednesfield at Newport Sports Village. The Midlanders ran out comfortable victors in front of a large crowd, by 105 to 73. Wednesfield made a fantastic start, gaining heat advantages in their first 8 heats to lead at the break by 21 points. Newport, although down on first teamers again, were giving it their all with […]
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With Heckmondwike arriving missing two key riders, Pawel Idziorek and Jake Wood having other commitments, they had little chance of troubling the home side too much, the Vikings able to gain revenge for their own defeat at Firth Park on the opening day of the season. Andy Knowles made a winning start as the stand in team manager for […]
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The Birmingham Monarchs travelled to Leicester for Midland League action in all three divisions. The Birmingham first team were without captain Chris Timms, but this certainly did not leave the team weak. The first four heats consisted of three Birmingham 6-4s and a 7-2 from Mark Winwood and Andy James, following a tape exclusion for Leicester’s Mark Whitehead, which put Birmingham ahead […]
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Astley & Tyldesley moved into second place in the Northern League Division 1, after beating Sheffield 100-75, at Gin Pit on Sunday. A&T opened up with two maximum heat wins and this was extended to a 16 points lead, as early as heat 7. The visitors then claimed inside grid positions and the match outcome was never in doubt. Sheffield battled […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Swinton & Co continued their unbeaten start to the season in South East League Division 1, by completing the double over Great Blakenham. Both teams had key riders missing but the Hawks were able to draft in Jason Barker, making his debut after a winter transfer, Rob Warminger, making his home debut and Roger Carter for his first outing […]
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