Newport and Poole are neck and neck with two matches left in the South and South Wales League. Swindon will be hoping they can once again qualify for the play-off final, but will be looking over their shoulder for an Exeter challenge. The top 3 clubs have a 3-way play-off at neutral venue on 23rd October 2016. Poole have all but wrapped […]
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On the opening day of the British Championships, Swindon played host to the Over 40s Veterans championships on Saturday 27th August. The weather started off pleasant, with the track in its best condition all season, little did anyone know what was about to come. Despite struggling for entries this year, the field looked competitive with no rider having a ‘dream […]
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Here are the podium positions from today’s opening day of racing in the 2016 British Individual Finals Weekend. U19s from Newport 1st Brandon Whetton 2nd Dan Knights 3rd Adam Watson Over 40s from Swindon 1st Steve Harris 2nd Mark Whitehead 3rd Mark Winwood Steve Harris went through the card with a 20 point maximum in atrocious conditions this afternoon. The […]
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Swindon travelled to Devon last Sunday to take in the Exeter Aces as the South West playoff picture begins to take place. Swindon travelled with only six riders due to late notice illness and other various reasons but somehow managed to keep the meeting tight throughout and only losing by 4 at the end of the match. Steve Harris rode […]
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Graham Robins has been snapping away again! Graham and his camera were in action at Poole for the BYJL South & South West Regional Round 5. See some of his shots in the gallery below! Results U8’s 1st Scott Rowles (Poole) 2nd Max Parry (Poole) 3rd Zac Davey (Exeter) U10’s 1st JJ Wildian (Exeter) 2nd Joe Horren (Poole) 3rd Oliver […]
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Swindon’s Jake Neighbour (pictured leading) capped off a super weekend on the South Coast by finishing second in the Junior European Championships at Poole on Sunday. This was on on top of winning the Junior Nations Cup the day before, and being on the winning side in the GB test match against Poland later that evening. After starting the season strongly […]
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Swindon Robins welcomed Southampton Saints to the Oasis Track on Sunday. Both teams were missing key riders, however the meeting still delivered some memorable highlights. The second heat saw home-grown rider Jake Neighbour, coming off the back of an international win for England, up against one of Southampton’s strongest riders, Nathan Harris, to secure a heat advantage of 6-4. The first […]
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Swindon now sit at the top, all be it temporarily, of the South and South Wales Cycle Speedway League. On a sunny afternoon at the Oasis Leisure Centre, a tight contest was always in order, with both teams trading blows to see Swindon take the victory in the last to win by 5 points. Pick of the visitors was Mark Carmichael, […]
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Despite the absence of one or two of their first choice riders, Swindon provided lively opposition but in the end, all round strength won the day for Poole with Ty Geertsen and Maciej Ganczarek unbeaten by an opponant. Ganczarek executed some powerful passes on Steve Harris and Jake Neighbour to entertain the crowd on a damp and drizzly afternoon. One […]
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Swindon continued to show their early season form to comfortably beat the Horspath Hammers on a Sunny Sunday afternoon. After extensive track work early in the morning following heavy rain all day Saturday and overnight, the track held up well and produced some exciting races throughout the day. The return of Danny Harper to the team paid dividends only dropping a […]
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Swindon Cycle Speedway Club took victory away to resilient Southampton team, using their knowledge of the rule book well to utilise their six riders to keep the defeat to a mere 5 points. Swindon were short themselves but we’re able to field a full team, of which Jamie Brown and Martin Glover stepped up to the plate to contribute valuable points […]
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Swindon Cycle Speedway Club ran out of steam in the final stages on Sunday to eventually lose to a solid looking Poole CSC. Throughout the 18 heats, the scores were never more than four points apart, until a couple of costly errors in the final few heats finally swung the meeting in the visiting teams favour. Jim Bailey was one of Swindon’s […]
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Swindon started 2016 with impressive away win at Horspath on Sunday 10th April. Historically the Village is a tough place to visit with its tight and technical corners. Swindon, who were missing a couple of key riders, rode sensibly throughout the meeting, led by the evergreen Steve Harris. The Robins secured heat advantages where possible to comfortably put the meeting […]
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Reigning British Y&JL Champions Poole put down a marker in Round 1 of the 2016 championship by providing all 7 A Final winners. Here are all the scores from Swindon. A Final winners Girls – Bethany Briggs U8s – Scottie Rowles U10s – Joe Hurren U12s – Nathan Goulden U14s – Danny Byrne U17s – Ben Tinsdale Total competitors 55 Rider Scores Girls Bethany […]
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The British Youth & Junior League starts this Saturday with the first of the four regional rounds being held at Stockport, Hethersett, Birmingham and Swindon. The competition is always a popular feature of the season, providing riders with the chance to represent their clubs and compete against riders in their age groups from throughout the country. Last year Poole finally […]
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Thanks to Phil Clarke’s in-depth article that we published last week, Swindon have successfully bagged themselves a weekly section in their local paper, the Swindon Advertiser. See Swindon’s first article on the Swindon Advertiser website The local paper covered last weekend’s 40th anniversary special after Rob Hunt got in touch with one of the editors using Phil’s handy advice. Rob said: […]
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Newport’s Mark Carmichael and Chris Davies took the honours in the Swindon 40th Anniversary Individual meeting yesterday, winning the open and intermediate categories respectively. The meeting drew top riders from around the country. Also a good crowd of ex-Swindon riders including Craig Nash, Pete Bennett, Darren Hicks and Andy Jeffries. The Open event included: Steve Harris (ex World Champion, VETS champion […]
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It’s 40 years since the track at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon opened and on Sunday 3rd April Swindon CSC are taking advantage of the re-scheduled Horspath v Poole EL fixture to stage two anniversary individuals this weekend. 1pm – Intermediate Category There is a good mix of veterans, some juniors and a couple of women already entered, we’re […]
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