Lawson To Make Cubs Debut
Richard Lawson makes his Speedway debut for the Redcar Cubs on this coming weekend's Southern tour. Richard who is 22 and comes from Maryport in Cumbria is the Son of former Workington and Glasgow rider Steve Lawson. Richard is a very good Moto Cross rider and has recently been encouraged to take up Speedway by Workington owner Keith Denham, who is a regular watcher of Moto Cross.
I noticed Richard at a recent Workington second half just going around ....
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Cubs Rocked By Emerson Decision
The Redcar TLS/SimpsonRacing Uk Cubs have been rocked this week by the announcement from Martin Emerson that he would like to sit out the remainder of the 2008 CL season.
Martin called me to let me know that he has had to make this decision because he was no longer enjoying his racing and doesn't want the pressures of league racing at this moment in time. He is also fed up with having to pay out for costly repairs of late, which have either resulted from his own doing by ....
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Local Derby Has Extra Edge:
Redcar 'TLS' Bears v Newcastle Diamonds
The build up to the most anticipated fixture of the Premier League season at the South Tees Motorsport Park on Thursday evening at 7.30pm - the Redcar Bears versus the Newcastle Diamonds has been given added spice after controversial statements about the South Bank circuit by Newcastle boss George English in a new book.
In Chapter 34 of 'Concrete for Breakfast' by top speedway author Jeff Scott - Geordie George states: 'The ....
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Bears Hammer Sheffield
Redcar Bears smashed Sheffield Tigers by a resounding 54-39 point margin last night at South Bank. But sadly it was victory at a cost as Dan Giffard took a horrendous tumble unable to avoid the fallen Ricky Ashworth on the first bend. Dan just back after injury had to be taken to hospital for checks on a sore neck and shoulder. We wish him a speedy return.
It was a late late finish last night well after 10 o’clock because Dan Giffard being taken for precautionary x-rays. It just ....
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Speedway Triple Treat
Speedway tonight and it’s a festival of speedway at the South Tees Motorsport Park off South Bank Road, Middlesbrough this week with speedway action on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
This Tuesday evening the Redcar Bears stage the Premier League fixture postponed last Friday evening against the Sheffield Tigers. The Bears will be back at full strength for the first time since March 30th with Chris Kerr, Daniel Giffard and Arlo Bugeja having recovered from their various ....
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Speedway Cancelled
This evening's Redcar Bears home Speedway meeting v Sheffield has been postponed due to the persistent rain. The fixture will now be moved until next Tuesday.
Redcar drew 45-45 at Sheffield last night. A very good result against a team tipped to top the table. Redcar are clearly in a hurry to go places and make up for lost time having finally returned to full strength for the first time since March.
So fans will have to wait until next Tuesday evening to welcome back Chris Kerr from ....
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Bears Back At Full Strength
Speedway: Redcar Bears v Sheffield Tigers
It’s going to be a fantastic Friday tomorrow at the speedway when for the first time since March 30th the Redcar Bears speedway team will be back to their original line-up. That means returns after injury for Dan Giffard, Arlo Bugeja and long term victim Californian Chris Kerr. Not only that but skipper Gary Havelock will be saying his thank yous to all who have donated to help pay his wages. All in all it should be an emotional ....
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Bears Spike Scorpions
Redcar Bears edged ahead when it mattered right at the end of the tightest of meetings against Scunthorpe Scorpions. With storm clouds looming overhead Redcar weren’t prepared to hang about any longer and left Scunny standing in the final three decisive heats.
Oh and if we are talking about storm clouds there was a fantastic silver lining afterwards as popular California kid, Chris Kerr roared round the track in his first run out since his double leg break. It will be great to ....
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Scorpions Carry Extra Sting:
It's live speedway tonight at the home of the Redcar Bears with the visit of Scunthorpe Scorpions. Although the Scunthorpe Scorpions are the Premier League's newest club - their latest moves in the transfer market have ensured they bring a very solid septet to the South Tees Motorsport Park tonight at 7.30pm.
The club owner Rob Godfrey has even made a statement this week that there is not a weak link in the Lincolnshire line-up and that a play-off place is now being ....
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Cubs Swoop To Sign Rising Star Hopwood
REDCAR CUBS have signed highly rated Manchester based 17-year old Ben Hopwood from fellow Conference League rivals Plymouth.
Hopwood was runner-up to Joe Haines in the British U15 Championship at Redcar in 2006 and has been chased by the Cubs management for two years. He rode for Oxford last year and then joined Plymouth at the start of the season. He once rode for the Cleveland Bays in a challenge match at Scunthorpe in 2006 but wasn’t guaranteed a regular team place in ....
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Young Shield Finalists Shape Up Again:
Two teams ravaged by injury problems in recent weeks and who overcame adversity in the 2007 campaign to reach the Jack Young Shield Final face each other in Premier League speedway action at the South Tees Motorsport Park, off South Bank Road, Middlesbrough on Thursday evening at 7.30pm. For the Birmingham Brummies are in town and will present the Redcar Bears with an intriguing contest.
The Second City squad are spearheaded by two top class Australian riders Jason Lyons and Craig ....
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Who Do You Boo?
Ever since the venerable Johnnie Hoskins pushed his wheelbarrow full of shale from Australia to the UK in the 1920's, speedway has always played out it's own brand of pantomime.
The heroic number ones and track record holders are always recalled with fondness, but equally loved and remembered are the villains. Roughhouse ruffians and snidey weasels…a ‘Terry-Thomas’ in leathers.
At the end of the 70’s, Middlesbrough fans would scour the fixture list in ....
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Battle Royal Expected As Racy Reading Hit Town
Another close meeting is on the agenda at the South Tees Motorsport Park, South Bank, Middlesbrough on Thursday evening from 7.30pm when the Redcar Bears entertain the Reading Racers in Premier League action.
The Racers joined the Premier League at the beginning of the 2008 campaign after a stint in the Elite League and bring a powerful septet to Teesside for the clash including some familiar faces to Bears fans. Reading skipper Mark Lemon spent the formative years of his career ....
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Cubs Bid For Cup Success
Redcar Cubs need your support as they bid for cup glory. Tomorrow afternoon (3pm) the Cubs take on Boston Barracudas at home needing to overturn an 8 point deficit to march into the semi finals of the Knock Out Cup. It could be tense stuff and easily go all the way to the final heat. Get down to South Tees Motor Sports Arena and make some noise for the Redcar Cubs.
With Redcar including the brilliant young Aaron Summers in the ranks then you have to think anything at all is possible. ....
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Home Pride Restored In Defeat
They came they ultimately conquered but what a fight Redcar Bears gave Kings Lynn Stars. The fighting spirit epitomised by skipper Gary Havelock and the utterly fearless Ty Proctor could yet have massive repercussions this season. The way Havvy fought back to hammer the Stars heat leaders and the way Ty got back on his machine after a horrendous fall could inspire the team to head onwards and upwards again. Real belief once again.
Belief was something we were maybe only clutching at ....
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Bears Go Stargazing
The Redcar Bears face the Kings Lynn Stars at the South Tees Motorsport Park on tonight at 7.30pm hoping to make club history in the Premier League clash.
For since the relaunch of speedway on Teesside in April 2006 the Bears have not yet recorded a victory at home or away over the Norfolk septet in any competition. So no question mark about the quality of the opposition who are led by the current track record holder at the South Bank, Middlesbrough circuit - Tomas Topinka. ....
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Joni Returns To Finland
22-year-old Finnish rider Joni Keskinen has decided to return home after a less than successful start to his full-time British career - having joined the Redcar Bears on May 15th.
PROMOTER GLYN TAYLOR: 'Although Joni enjoyed a few more points than usual in last Thursday's home match against Mildenhall plus good support from Bears' fans - his match at Scunthorpe the next night was again pointless. The young Finn was very despondent and took the decision to return to his home ....
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Bears Bounce Back
Redcar Bears 53-40 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Redcar Bears bounced back from their double knock out to Edinburgh Monarchs with a win to delight the home crowd tonight. Last week saw Redcar thrashed home and away and lose Dan Giffard to a broken wrist and skipper Gary Havelock come off second best to a clash with the fence.
Havvy is made of tough stuff and returned to lead from the front taking 10 points’ This tally included a victory when it mattered most in the decisive ....
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Fen Tigers Threaten Bears
The Redcar Bears face the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in Premier League action at 7.30pm this evening (Thursday) at the South Tees Motorsport. Both sides enjoyed an entertaining encounter in the Knockout Cup in April with overall victory to Redcar but the Suffolk side have made a most interesting move in the transfer market since.
They have added Polish rider Michal Rajkowski to their ranks and he was sensational on his debut at the Motorpark last season for the Newport Wasps when he ....
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Redcar Cubs News
LAST Saturday Weymouth hosted the Conference League Pairs and the Cubs representatives Aaron Summers and Scott James almost pulled off a sensational victory.
Unlike domestic league racing the points formula was 4-3-2-0 to encourage team riding. The meeting consisted of two qualifying groups of four teams with the top two going through into a semi-final and then the winners the final itself. Redcar finished top of their group with 18pts and Sittingbourne ....
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Knock Out Blow?
Redcar Bears 38-55 Edinburgh Monarchs Knock Out Cup - 2nd Rnd 1st Leg
When Redcar Bears last took on Edinburgh Monarchs back in April it was a really even scrap until the weather intervened. Tonight in the first leg of the Knock Out Cup it was a landslide. In form Edinburgh all but crushed Redcar’s cup hopes by inflicting a near knock out blow in the Knock Out cup. Redcar were rocketed to the tune of 55 pts to 38 facing a mountain to climb in tomorrow’s 2nd leg in ....
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Bears In A Highland Fling:
It's Knockout Cup action at the South Tees Motorsport Park this Thursday evening as the Redcar Bears face the Edinburgh Monarchs in the first leg of a second round clash at 7.30pm.
The Monarchs are on hot form at the moment having crushed Scunthorpe away in the Premier League on Monday and the second leg will be tough for the Bears as the Scottish septet have also been running up some cricket-like scores at their Armadale Stadium base. With William Lawson competing in ....
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Cubs Go Top Of The League
With the Bears away it was the turn of the young Redcar Cubs last night at a freezing cold South Tees Motor Park. It was a top of the table Conference League tussle and Redcar duly won to go top of the third flight in Speedway.
Jason Pipe’s Conference League TLS Simpson Racing UK Redcar Cubs overturned table topping Scunthorpe Saints to go top of the pile in Speedway’s 3rd tier. It took until a final heat decider to clinch the win with excitement all the way for the young ....
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Redcar Cubs Turn In Spotlight
It is the turn of the Cubs to host this week’s speedway meeting at South Tees Motorsports Park. Redcar Cubs take on Scunthorpe Saints – parade 7.15pm - 7.30pm start.
Hopefully the young Redcar aces can pick up from where the Premier League Bears finished last week when bouncing back to trounce Stoke 52-38.
Since then things haven’t got quite to plan for Havvy’s men having been well beaten twice on their southern tour 57-35 at Reading and then ....
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Bears Back On Form
Redcar Bears 52:38 Stoke - Easy Rider Potters - Premier Trophy
It was back to business as usual as the Bears roared back from their bad day at the office with an emphatic win over Stoke Easy Rider Potters. Right from the off the Bears seemed determined to bury the memories of that crashing home defeat to Somerset. Havvy and James Grieves smashed the track record twice in the opening three heats on the way to a 52:38 point victory margin.
It was a tight meeting with the ....
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