Tag: Berwick Bandits
Borke aims to track again on Friday in Glasgow
Bastian Borke escaped serious injury following a spectacular crash riding for Berwick Jewson Bandits against Edinburgh Stellar Omada Monarchs in the BSN Series.Borke was signed during the speedway close season from Edinburgh and was...
Pickering totals 16 but Monarchs skid to defeat at Berwick
Former Edinburgh Monarchs star Rory Schlein and guest Richard Lawson led from the gate to secure a 47-43 win for Berwick Jewson Bandits in a tense BSN Series clash in the Borders.Josh Pickering (pictured)...
Dickson urges Bandits to keep up the good work
Berwick Jewson Bandits introduced five new riders in the closed season but the Borders club have won all three of their meetings so far, the latest a 48-42 victory over Glasgow Tigers, their first...
BSN statement after rider withdrawn from match
Britain's Speedway Control Board have issued a statement after Glasgow Tigers' rider, Lee Complin, was withdrawn from the Berwick Bandits v Glasgow Tigers BSN Series qualifier in the Borders on Saturday.The statement reads: "At...
Dickson wants more despite Border Trophy success
Berwick Jewson Bandits regained the Border Trophy in emphatic style, repelling a strong Workington fightback to maintain their perfect start to the season.The aggregate score over two legs was 103-77 and, on the day,...
Hume top scores as Bandits mug Comets
Danyon Hume says that his Berwick Jewson Bandits side means business after rattling in seven heat maximums in winning the the first leg of the Border Trophy 56-34 in the Borders.The winter signing, one...
Bandits warning from team boss Dickson
Stewart Dickson has warned his new-look Berwick Jewson Bandits to expect the unexpected when the season launches at Shielfield Park on Saturday (7pm).Workington Comets have recruited an experienced top three in Craig Cook, Troy...
New look Bandits back on track this weekend
Berwick Jewson Bandits supporters finally get a chance to see their new-look septet on track this weekend.New team manager Stewart Dickson has conducted a comprehensive overhaul of the side after a wretched 2023 in...
Jewson fixed it for Bandits
Berwick have been handed a major eve-of-season boost after clinching a lucrative sponsorship deal with one of Europe’s leading builders’ merchants.They will be known as the Berwick Jewson Bandits after signing a deal with...
Seven up for Etheridge at Berwick
Popular racer Jye Etheridge returns for his seventh season at Shielfield Park and Berwick's new team manager, Stewart Dickson, believes the 28-year-old is capable of regular double-figure scores around the Borders shale.The 28-year-old from...
Hodder signs for ambitious Bandits
Teenager Freddy Hodder has been unveiled as Berwick Bandits’ No 7 for the 2024 Cab Direct Championship season.The 17-year-old from Rugby has made rapid progress in Belle Vue Colts colours since swapping moto-cross for...
Flint back with Brummies for next season
Former Berwick Bandits star Leon Flint (pictured) is on his way back to Birmingham Brummies to take the Premiership newcomers’ Rising Star berth in 2024.Flint’s first full team place in the sport was with...
Schlein and Kerr confirmed for Bandits
Aussie ace Rory Schlein returns for Berwick Bandits next year and will also skipper the new-look side.Schlein was a surprise signing last winter after coming out of retirement but ended the season as the...
Dickson homes in on misfiring Bandits
New Berwick manager Stewart Dickson has told Bandits success-hungry fans: "I want to make Shielfield a fortress."Bandits finished second from bottom in the Cab Direct Championship last season, losing five of their eight league...
Comets to race in the Championship next season
Workington Comets will race against Glasgow Tigers, Stellar Monarchs and Berwick Bandits next season as the Cumbrian combine have confirmed they are set to step back up to the Championship in 2024.Comets were revived...
Dickson gives pledge to Berwick fans
Title-winning boss Stewart Dickson, who spent a number of years at the helm for Glasgow Tigers, will be Berwick Bandits team manager for the 2024 season and he declared: "I'll be giving my all."Dickson...
Bandits deny injury-hit Gladiators
Berwick Bandits avoided bottom spot in the Cab Direct Championship with an emphatic 52-38 victory over patched-up Plymouth Gladiators, writes George Dodds.Plymouth bosses had been forced to burn to midnight oil to even field...
Berwick slip into bottom spot after defeat
Plymouth Gladiators moved off the bottom of the Cab Direct Championship with a 45-44 win over Berwick Bandits in an eventful clash at the Coliseum.The Devon-based side left it late as Bandits led by...
Bullets cut as Berwick owners look to future
Owners Scott and Jamie Courtney have confirmed that they will be back at the helm at Berwick Bandits for an eighth year in 2024.However, the club will not compete in the National Development League...
Brennan delighted with 17-point win at Berwick
Cab Direct Championship: Berwick Bandits 36, Glasgow Tigers 53Glasgow Tigers captain Tom Brennan was “over the moon” with his side’s 53-36 win at Berwick and the Allied Vehicles Tigers powered to victory with four...
Brilliant Harris mugs Bandits
Ashfield has never been a happy hunting ground for the Bandits, but this was one of the most comprehensive maulings suffered over the years.From the moment Rory Schlein’s machine failed the leave the startline...
Hook in for Knudsen at Berwick
Berwick Bandits have made a team change ahead of their double-header with Glasgow Tigers this weekend in the Cab Direct Championship.In comes 20-year-old Australian Jacob Hook who returns to the team after recovering from...
Lawson an inspired guest for Brummies
A fourth defeat in five Cab Direct Championship fixtures effectively ended Berwick’s hopes of reaching the end of season play-offs and, at the same time, catapulting the buzzing Brummies into the mix. Brummies won...
Monarchs hit skids at Redcar, Tigers win
A poor night for Edinburgh Monarchs on the road. They were mauled at Redcar Bears to dent their challenge for a play-off spot in the Cab Direct Championship.Four Bears hit double-figures, Charles Wright and...
Berwick looking for points at Plymouth
Berwick Bandits are hoping that inside knowledge will provide the key to unlock a run to the Cab Direct Championship play-offs, writes George Dodds.New boys Hans Andersen (pictured by Taz McDougall) and Steve Boxall...
Lawson and Worrall inspire Pirates at Berwick
Poole Pirates won at Berwick Bandits for the first time in 12 attempts, Richard Lawson and Steve Worrall inspiring them to a 50-40 victory in the Cab Direct Championship which also tied up the...
Thomson floored by bug
Stellar Monarchs have been rocked by the news that Kye Thomson will miss Friday's home match against Poole Pirates in the Cab Direct Championship (tapes-up 7.30pm).Thomson rode to an immaculate full maximum last Friday...
Berwick swoop for ex-Grand Prix star
Berwick FTS Bandits have signed former Grand Prix winner Hans Andersen to replace fellow Dane Thomas Jorgensen who suffered season-ending neck and back injuries riding in the Cab Direct Championship at Edinburgh Monarchs last...
Fund raised for stricken speedway rider
A fund-raising page has been set up to help the wife of speedway rider Thomas Jørgensen to travel to his bedside in Central Scotland.The 31-year-old Danish-born rider (pictured by Keith Hamblin) crashed riding for...
Flint celebrates after Bandits shade Bears
What a difference a week makes. Seven days earlier, Leon Flint held his head in his hands after a puncture and subsequent mechanical failure handed Edinburgh Stellar Monarchs victory at Berwick Bandits.Fast forward to...
