Tuesday night practice at the Astley & Tyldesley Bicycle Speedway Club
On a recent trip to Yorkshire, I visited the A & T club on practice night. I hadn’t seen speedway racing in-person and I was curious about it. This night there were just a handful of local club members practicing, and I wasn’t able to see the races the following weekend. Still, there was a good feeling around the track and a couple of fast kids lit it up for a few laps so I could take some photos. Someday, I’d love to see a competition with a deep field. The moves are really crazy, the bikes being freewheel and having no brakes, the riders sprint into every corner and lay down the bike as much as possible to scrub speed and maneuver around the other riders. Sometimes they drag a foot or even stomp on the ground for quicker turns at a loss of speed. Lot’s of crashing in the real deal. If you’re curious here is a link to a VIDEO.
