A weakened Wednesfield Aces battled away at Glover Park, but always looked likely to run out of steam in the latter stages. Brandon Whetton led the way, his only defeat coming in heat one at the hands of Dave Hemsley, both Matt Smith and Mark Griffiths gave good support. The home riders all chipped in and rode well as a […]
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This weekend it’s all roads to Ostrow, Poland as GB riders make their way across Europe to take part in the 2016 European Club Championships. Some are currently driving across the continent, a journey that will take them through Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany before arriving in Ostrow about a day later. Click here for the official score charts Great Britain […]
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The deadline to enter this year’s Whitsun weekend Club Championships closes tomorrow. The events are spread out over three Midlands tracks, Leicester, Wednesfield and East Park. Here is what’s happening and when, with links to entry. Saturday at Leicester Under 19 and Women https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144087/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Under-19-Club-Championship https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144088/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Women-s-Club-Championship Sunday at Wednesfield Over 40s, Under 10 and Under 16 https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144091/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Over-40-s-Club-Championship https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144089/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Under-10-Club-Championship https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/144090/British-Cycling-Cycle-Speedway-British-Under-16-Club-Championship Bank Holiday […]
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Wednesfield hosted the first round of Women’s League action on Sunday. The East came out on top in their fixtures against the North, winning 64-56, Charlie Jane Herbert and Lily Gedge top scoring for the victors. The Midlands saw off the South West challenge with a 63-56 scoreline. Michelle Whitehead led the way for the Midlands dropping just a single […]
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There were sensational scenes in the second round of the British Cycling Cycle Speedway Elite League series at Whitton Raceway on Sunday, as Ipswich Eagles turned around a poor first half performance, which saw them 13 points adrift, to win their first Elite League match of the season against the reigning champions, Wednesfield Aces. Away team, Wednesfield, were in cruise […]
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Wednesfield Aces last lost an Elite League match to Horspath in August 2014, and on paper the Ipswich squad hoped to break that record. Wednesfield were doing a fantastic job of filling the middle places from the first bend, looking a lot more organised and powerful, and picking passes where needed round the track for those all important 6-4s. A […]
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Come across to 33/18 News later on to find out the results from round two of the Elite League and round one of the Women’s League. Elite League Round 2 Ipswich 99 – 96 Wednesfield Poole 92 – 106 Coventry Womens League East v North South v Midlands
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Round two of the British Cycling CS Elite League series takes place this Sunday, with early leaders Coventry visiting Harbourside Park to take on Poole, while the reigning champions, Wednesfield Aces, head to Suffolk to take on Ipswich Eagles at the Whitton Sports Centre. Both matches starting at 2pm. Wednesfield went through the series unbeaten in 2015. Not short of […]
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East Park’s Zac White has had his share of falls on track but last Sunday he surpassed any of those. Cycling to the Elite League exhibition match at Birmingham along the canal path, he failed to stop in time and still on his bike landed up neck deep in a lock. A big well done to Josh Hill who pulled him out! […]
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With just one fixture taking place in round one, the winners were obviously going to be sitting on top of the table. Coventry fought off a spirited second half display from the Ipswich Eagles, but held their nerve to clinch their first ever victory in the Elite League by 100-94. Coventry skipper Grimes put in a solid display of gating […]
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A bad tempered match littered with exclusions showed that there was nothing ‘friendly’ about the season opener EL friendly match at Perry Hall Park on Sunday. The reigning champions turned up with a power packed line up to ensure the home side would have a serious work out on the track. The track surface, which had been relaid during the […]
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The Cycle Speedway Elite League begins again this weekend and we’ve got a cracker expected at Hearsall Common in Coventry. Ipswich make their way to Coventry for their first meeting with the West Midlands side for some years. The Eagles have been boosted by the capture of former World Number 2, Australian Cody Chadwick, and boast an impressive squad of […]
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Birmingham kick off their 2016 season with a tough meeting against the Wednesfield Aces in an Elite League exhibition fixture. The Monarchs have been given permission to fulfil their Elite League fixtures by its governing body, however their league position will not count when scoring points. This at least gives the Monarchs top riders a chance to race against the […]
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Defending Midland League Champions, Wednesfield Aces, had a comfortable win against the Leicester Monarchs, around the sunny but cold Ashmore Park track. The score does not reflect the effort that Leicester put into this very competitive match, the East Midlanders pushed the Aces all the way with a team that was a mixture of youth and experience, which included former British […]
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Ray Andrews has sent in some of his shots from the 2016 Dash Trophies event, hosted by Wednesfield on Saturday. BC’s Andy Whitehouse was also at Ashmore Park, see his photos via his website on the link below. Welshman Ben Mould emerged winner for the third time, after defeating Paul Heard in a run off, with Brandon Whetton taking third […]
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Ben Mould, the Welsh Wizard, powered his way to retaining the 2016 Dash Trophies Midland Grand Prix Final on a cool but pleasant day at Ashmore Park Raceway yesterday. It took a run-off with Wednesfield team mate, Paul Heard, with both riders finishing on 17 points. Ben won the run-off from the inside grid two. Heard should have won the […]
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The draw for the 2016 Dash Trophies Midland GP at Wednesfield’s Ashmore Park is in. The event kicks off with semi-final 1 at 1pm, semi final 2 follows at 3pm, with the grand final at 5pm under floodlights. Here’s how they line up: Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2 1 Matt Smith 1 Bobby McMillan 2 Ricki Johnson 2 Paul […]
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The scoreline was not unexpected, nor important, both teams enjoying some sunshine and reasonable conditions in a very useful pre-season work out. The Aces myriad internationals and superstars were always going to run out easy winners, just as they had done at Edinburgh the day before, but there was still plenty of competitive action on track. Highlights were the races […]
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