Tag: speedway

Workington Comets have confirmed the signing of local speedway favourite Craig Cook as captain for their step up to the Cab Direct Championship.Cook (pictured) will head into his third stint with the Comets, having...

Kye Thomson has signed for a fourth year in the Blue and Gold of Edinburgh Monarchs and is looking to build on an up and down year in 2023.Thomson confirmed it was a no-brainer...

Sam McGurk is the first name on the team sheet for the 2024 Stellar Monarchs Academy team and he will be entering his fourth season in the National Development League.The 17-year-old from Bradford (pictured)...

Stellar Monarchs have confirmed that 16-year-old prospect Max James is their first signing for the 2024 speedway season when the teenager will make his debut at Cab Direct Championship level.James (pictured) has enjoyed success...

Edinburgh Monarchs' co-promoter John Campbell said the lowering of the points limit for clubs to 38 was done out of necessity rather than for any potential financial benefit.He said: "I read all the time...

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...

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...

British Speedway will launch a new programme for youth development in 2024 as part of a concerted effort to bring through the next generation of the sport’s stars.All Premiership and Championship clubs have signed...

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...

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...

Minutes after Glasgow Tigers won the Cab Direct Championship team manager Cami Brown declared: "This is for our fans."The Allied Vehicles Tigers lost by four points at favourites Poole Pirates on Wednesday but took...

Glasgow Tigers captain Chris Harris declared that he was determined to break Poole Pirates hearts and lead the ambitious West of Scotland to their first title since 2011.Truro-born Harris achieved that goal, leading from...

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...

The first leg of the Cab Direct Championship Grand Final between Glasgow Tigers and Poole Pirates is on Monday, October 9 (7.30pm) as Sunday’s planned staging was postponed due to a waterlogged track at...

Glasgow Tigers team manager Cami Brown said his men showed great “character” to reach the Championship Grand Final thanks to a 52-38 victory over Oxford Cheetas in the Cab Direct Championship play-off, Group B.The...

Crocked Claus Vissing will miss Tuesday's crucial Cab Direct Championship play-off, Group B, showdown with Oxford Cheetas through injury (tapes-up 7.30pm) at Ashfield in the West of Scotland.Tigers lost the first-leg 50-40 and the...

Poole Pirates visit Stellar Monarchs in Group A of the Cab Direct Championship play-offs on Friday (tapes-up 7.30pm) and have already qualified.The team are very determined not to go out on a low note...

Glasgow Tigers team manager Cami Brown admitted it’s now “win or bust” for their Cab Direct Championship play-off bid and the Scots have it all to do. The Allied Vehicles Tigers face Oxford Cheetahs in...

Edinburgh Stellar Monarchs disappointing season continued when they skidded to a 54-36 defeat in the Cab Direct championship play-off, Group A, at home to Scunthorpe Scorpions.Only skipper Josh Pickering made double-figures with 12 in the...

Stellar Monarchs kick-start their home matches in the Cab Direct Championship play-off on Saturday, weather permitting, when they host Scunthorpe Scorpions (7pm).The Armadale combine desperately need to get themselves off the mark after a...

Stellar Monarchs Academy host their final speedway home match in the National Development League on Friday (tapes-up 7.30pm) at Armadale.The visitors are the Mildenhall Fen Tigers and their side includes Championship riders Alfie Bowtell,...

Poole Pirates promoter Dan Ford has explained the re-arrangement date for the Pirates’ Cab Direct Championship play-off clash with Stellar Monarchs.The meeting has now been scheduled for Wednesday September 27 with an horrendous weather forecast...

Stellar Monarchs bosses claimed their squad "put in an abject display" when they skidded to a 59-31 defeat at Scunthorpe Scorpions in their opening Cab Direct Championship, Group A, clash.And they need to up their game...

Stellar Monarchs have work to do if they want to move forward in the Cab Direct Championship play-offs after the Armadale-based combine skidded to defeat in their opening fixture at Scunthorpe Scorpions. The Lincolnshire side picked...

Stellar Monarchs host Scunthorpe Scorpions at Armadale on Friday (tapes-up 7pm) in the Cab Direct Championship play-off and they are in a three-team group which also features reigning champions the Poole Pirates. The group...

The Cab Direct Championship play-offs get underway with Poole hosting Scunthorpe on Wednesday in Group A before Scorpions visit Edinburgh on Friday and then take on the Monarchs at the Eddie Wright Raceway on...

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...

It was another frustrating day for Stellar Monarchs Academy as they went down 48-41 at Kent, but the Armadale men did grab an aggregate bonus point.Manager Scott Wilson said: "Ultimately, it's a disappointing day...

Stellar Monarchs' quest for play-off points moves on to Friday now after they were mugged by Cab Direct Championship leaders, Poole Pirates, at Armadale.The home side face a double-header against second-bottom Plymouth Gladiators and Birmingham...

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...