Astley & Tyldesley ran out convincing 90-59 winners over Heckmondwike in Sunday’s Northern League Division 1 match at Gin Pit. A&T took the lead in heat 2 and the result was never in doubt from then on. A&T’s Radek Handke and Damian Zareba both lost once only to fellow Pole, Pawel Idziorek, who in turn lost twice to former World […]
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Stockport have lost their first match on over 2 years at Redbraes Park, throwing the Northern League wide open. Edinburgh 97 – 79 Stockport (NL1) Edinburgh (74+57) 131 – 71 Stockport (NL2) Edinburgh 24 – 16 Stockport (NL3) Astley & Tyldesley – Heckmondwike (NL1) Sheffield 100 – 80 Northumbria (NL1) Sheffield 88 – 62 Northumbria (NL2) Hull 63 – 115 […]
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It’s a bumper weekend of individual action, with Astley and Tyldesley hosting their 25th Anniversary Meeting at Gin Pit tomorrow, which sees many categories catered for and finishing off with a social gathering in the adjacent Miners’ Welfare Club after the racing has ended. Likewise, East Park host their Junior Invitational, which we previewed earlier this week. We start off this […]
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Sheffield Rockets solidified their mid-table position with a good win away at Heckmondwike last night.
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Edinburgh once again proved just too strong for the Vikings, a strong start from the Falcons seeing them establish a 12 point lead at the halfway stage. Only Gavin Parr was able to win a heat for the home team in that first half, Parr who is surely one of the most in form riders in the country at the […]
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Stockport host Astley and Tyldesley in a top of the table clash in the Northern League on Sunday. Before that, Newport host the U19 Club Championship. British Under 19 Club Championship Ipswich have won this title two years running and will be in the mix for the title again this time round. With only six teams entered the draw is: […]
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Here are the results for the Northern League KO Cup at Cookson Park, Sheffield, including a contender for pic of the year by Linda Kirkland, if you haven’t seen it already, it’s a cracker! SENIOR FINAL ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY (46) – Radek Handke 15(4), Damian Zareba 14(4), Reece Pollitt 10(4), Mark Mulvey 7(4), Gareth Paine DNR BURY (43) – Ben […]
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It’s week 7 of regional racing, in a season that is already seemingly flying by! First up, it’s round 2 of the popular British Youth and Junior League, where the countries youngsters battle it out for supremacy in their local region. British Youth and Junior League – Round 2 As previously featured, it’s Birmingham who take centre stage in the BYJL […]
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Stockport came to Cookson in a match with a strong team compared to Sheffield’s redeveloping one. They were buoyed by the return of Ben Higham in place of Michael Preston, the league leaders and defending champions wanting to continue their stunning run of form. Sheffield knew it would be difficult to stop them, and so put out the strongest side […]
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A thriller of a meeting in the wind and wet, boiled down to a last heat decider as Northumbria’s Parr brothers faced off against Hull’s Andy Angell. Angell had ridden superbly throughout, his team riding getting his less experience team mates plenty of extra points, he needing to do so again here in the finale, with his team requiring a […]
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Astley & Tyldesley and Bury went head to head in the first Northern League local derby of the season, at a wet and windy Gin Pit on Sunday. In the Division 1 match, Bury took an early lead after Leighton Bates, making his A&T debut, was excluded at the gate in heat 2. However, the Errol Thaw/Danny Hughes pairing took […]
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Sheffield ran Stockport all the way losing out narrowly to the league champions at Cookson Park yesterday, with the final score finishing 86 – 93. Division One Sheffield 86 Jason Burke 13(5), Richard Hudson 13+1(5), Niall Morton 13+1(5), Kyle Holland 12+1(5), Simon Gamble 10+1 (4), Luke Morton 10+2(4), Vicky Brown 8+1(4),Matt Parrott 7(4) Stockport 93 Ben Higham 17+1(5), Jack Lush […]
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Most teams are having a rest this weekend, but we do have a few matches going on in Midland, Northern and South and South Wales leagues, as well as Wednesfield’s Go-Ride event on Sunday. Midland League Wednesfield Dragons v Coventry Wednesfield Dragons will be able to call on Chris Jewkes, Dave Meanley and Under 16 Brandon Whetton for their clash […]
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Astley & Tyldesley welcomed Hull for a Northern League meeting at a very wet Gin Pit on Sunday. Heavy rain overnight made for a heavy track, with the rain coming down heavily during the Division 1 match, but clearing for the two later matches. Hull arrived with only six riders, but the presence of British Champion Andy Angell would ensure […]
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Northumbria were expecting little from this Northern League Division One match, but it soon became evident they were in with a chance against a Stockport side that was forced to track three U-13 riders in their team. The Vikings lead at half-time, but the league champions’ superior heat leader strength told in the end, though rather than their younger contingent […]
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Some matches have fallen foul to the weather as heavy wind and rain batters the UK. However, there is some racing going ahead still. Midland League Leicester Monarchs 94 – 67 (86-19) Wednesfield Dragons Northern League Astley & Tyldesley 112 – 62 Hull (NL1) Astley & Tyldesley 114 – 67 Hull (NL2) Edinburgh 99 – 77 Sheffield Heckmondwike – Bury […]
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Bury followed on from their narrow loss last week to Stockport, with a convincing win in the end at Northumbria in Northern League Division 1. Two good wins from Northumbria’s Dan Redshaw including one over Ben Scranage no less, along with a couple of machinery issues for Bury’s James Elston, meant that the scores remained tight at the halfway stage, […]
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Astley & Tyldesley staged a full day of racing on a glorious spring afternoon at Gin Pit. In the opening home Northern Cycle Speedway League of the season, the Gin Pit circuit was in top condition, for five matches in front of a large crowd.
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