#cyclespeedway

After a quick look at the model cars my focus returned to the cycle speedway. I shouldn’t have been surprised to see 7 riders from my home Poole CSC team in the Southwest and Wales team; they are such a strong club. It was a 3 way tie, the other two teams being North, Scotland and East, plus the Midlands. I could only stay until half time when The South West and Wales team were nudging ahead. I’ll add the full add the final score as soon as it is published.

Always well organized and supported with space at the end for a juniors’ competition. Another most enjoyable afternoon.

Far from boring though, a decent crowd enjoyed the thrills, spills and argy-bargy. When Comets’ captain Dean Hook was excluded for moving on the start followed by a Comets spill, The Hammers nudged ahead …..but not for long. With a Hammers exclusion and spill, and some clever riding from Poole, The Comets edged ahead finishing 91-86 victors. Great weather and atmosphere again made this a most enjoyable afternoon.

It's a great family day out when it's not raining, though most had brought golf umbrellas. On looking up the results, the order above is the declared result of today’s racing.

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.

Got this guy to contend with today. Stockport vs Bury at 2pm #cyclespeedway #Bury #Stockport #mygingerfriend

Selfie with a random pole #hullvsbury #cyclespeedway #northernleague #gb #polska🇵🇱

Great days racing in the Northern Individuals at Bury today. Managed 2nd place on 19 points. Finally returning to the form I am more familiar with. Congrats to @andyangell on the win. Roll on Elite next week! #northboys #cyclespeedway #2nd