Tag: speedway

Leon Flint carries home homes as the cream of Britain’s young talent roars into Berwick on Saturday (7pm). The teenager from Ashington, Northumberland, hopes to add the British under-21 title to his CV.And the 16-year-old...

The Staggs Bar Monarchs lost the final heat 5-1 to go down 50-40 in their first Championship Shield road trip at Newcastle Diamonds. That meant the Armadale side missed out on a possible point.However, Monarchs...

Glasgow Tigers won the Craig Cook Testimonial meeting. They scored 31 points with Cook best for the home side with 12 points. Edinburgh and Belle Vue both totalled 26 points with Sam Masters top scorer...

Championship Shield: Edinburgh Monarchs 51, Newcastle Diamonds 39Ricky Wells powered back to form by top scoring for Edinburgh Monarchs in their 51-39 victory over Newcastle Diamonds in the Championship Shield.Edinburgh’s skipper, put under pressure...

Staggs Bar Monarchs team boss Alex Harkess wants captain Ricky Wells and comeback man Justin Sedgmen to up their game. And Harkess, on the eve of the club’s Championship Shield double-header with Newcastle Diamonds, said:...

SGB Championship Shield: Berwick Bandits 52, Glasgow Tigers 38 Craig Cook powered to 16 points from six rides for Glasgow Tigers but he could not stop Berwick Bandits earning a 52-38 win in the SGB...

Former Edinburgh Monarchs skipper Craig Cook led Glasgow to a 56-34 win over Berwick in the SGB Championship Shield at Ashfield.It was Bandits first defeat of the season but they were in touch at...

SGB Premiership cracks Wolverhampton Wolves open the Armadale season for The Staggs Bar Edinburgh Moanrchs on Friday (tapes-up 7.30pm). The match is being raced for the Red Box Properties Trophy, and will support Cancer research...

Berwick Bandits earned a SGB Championship Shield double over near neighbours Newcastle Diamonds. The Borders club won 51-39 on Sunday with Steve Worrall, Thomas Jorgensen and Max Clegg top scoring for Diamonds with nine points...

Home hero Kevin Doolan powered to victory in the Bordernapolis event which kick-started Berwick Bandits' speedway season. His Berwick team-mate Aaron Summers was second with another Bandits star, Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen, third.Former Berwick and Edinburgh...

Berwick co-promoter Jamie Courtney was impressed with his new-look squad during Press and Practice at Bandits home track. The 2019 Berwick Mike Hope of Wooler Bandits (powered by Clear Energy Consulting) open their season with...

Australian rider Justin Sedgmen is one of the riders set to appear in the popular Bordernapolis event at Berwick on Saturday (tapes up 7pm). Sedgmen will be joined by new Edinburgh Moanrchs team-mate Scots-born Luke...

Edinburgh Monarchs host working parties on Saturday and Sunday at Armadale from 9.30am to 2pm. The main tasks are painting and gardening and all tools and materials are supplied.They are also looking to recruit a...

Edinburgh Monarchs have confirmed that the award-winning Staggs Bar at Musselburgh will be their major sponsor for a second year running.This was announced at the club's Away Highlights video show by Staggs boss Nigel...

Craig Cook, Edinburgh Monarchs’ former skipper, is relishing his switch to Peterborough Panthers. And the rider, who also tracks for Glasgow Tigers, believes the Alwalton side can mount a trophy challenge in the Premiership.The former...

Working parties are set to get underway at Armadale Stadium ahead of the new speedway season. Edinburgh Monarchs bosses plan to start work on Saturday, March 2 at 10am, with activity continuing each Saturday and...

Former Edinburgh Monarchs star Max Fricke is celebrating after winning the Australian Championship.Rohan Tungate won the final round on his home circuit at Kurri Kurri circuit with a maximum but Fricke was second and...

Edinburgh Monarchs have completed their team for next season by confirming that Ricky Wells, Joel Andersson and William Lawson are returning to the colours.Newcomer Luke Ruddick steps-up from the National League to join them...

Richie Worrall arrived at Edinburgh Monarchs last season and did a job for the club, but he has now put pen to paper for Leicester Lions.There he teams up with his former team manager...

Rory Schlein is the headline attraction at The Monarchs 100 Fundraisers third annual Burns Supper on Saturday, 12 January at the Danderhall Miners Club.The Aussie-born, Scottish Open champion, who started his British career with...

Edinburgh Monarchs have confirmed that 23-year-old Cameron Heeps will join fellow Australian riders Justin Sedgmen and Josh Pickering in their team for the 2019 season. Heeps has mainly been associated mainly with Ipswich, but Witches...

Australian-born racer Josh Pickering has been confirmed in Edinburgh Monarchs' squad for next season.The popular rider returns for his third season with the club and last summer he added 1.5 points on his average,...

Australian rider Justin Sedgmen, who helped Edinburgh Monarchs win the league twice, has been confirmed as the Staggs Bar-backed club's first signing for next season.The 26-year-old helped win two league for the Edinburgh side...

Rory Schlein will ride for Somerset Rebels next season against his former club Edinburgh Monarchs plus, of course, Glasgow Tigers and Berwick Bandits in the SGB Championship.He joins former Glasgow skipper Chris Harris in...

Edinburgh Monarchs boss John Campbell has admitted to being disappointed that the points limit for the SGB Championship has been cut to 38, but Monarchs’ co-promoter said that he will build a competitive team...

Glasgow Tigers bosses have confirmed they would support the club next season despite “substantial, six-figure losses.”But Tigers’ co-owner, Gerry Facenna, warned: “Unless we can make a significant turnaround in terms of operational costs and...

Edinburgh Monarchs host their Home Highlights Show at a new venue, The Music Box at Edinburgh College, Sighthill, on Friday, December 7 (7.30pm).John Campbell, Monarchs' co-promoter, said attendees would experience the very best on-track...

Berwick Bandits are for sale and owners Scott and Jamie Courtney say work and family pressures have prompted the decision.Scott said: “Since 2016 Berwick speedway has come first, but given the amount of time...

Edinburgh Monarchs boss John Campbell has praised the club’s Fans Trust after members handed over a generous donation towards stabilising the club.It also helps to ensure that The Staggs Bar Monarchs have a future...

SGB Championship play-off, semi-final, second-leg: Workington Comets 52, Glasgow Tigers 38 (agg: 90-89)Edinburgh Monarchs star Ricky Wells won the 30th and final heat in the SGB Championship play-off, semi-final to take his tally for...