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Post by toadys4 on Mar 15, 2018 8:15:54 GMT
I am completely out of touch in regard to cycle speedway in London. The last racing I saw was about 1990 - or thereabouts - at Wimbledon Rangers track in Earlsfield. Has the sport completely vanished in London? Any update with GOOD NEWS that it still exists in the capital would be welcome. It would be sad to think that cycle speedway has gone the same way as motorcycle speedway racing.
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Post by martin on Apr 12, 2018 20:16:41 GMT
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Post by toadys4 on Apr 12, 2018 20:46:54 GMT
Thank you for the reminder Martin. I see there is a home match set for this Sunday, 2pm, April 15: 15/04/18 East London V Hethersett 2pm
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Post by Administrator on Jun 11, 2018 21:23:22 GMT
Forwarded result: East London hosted the fourth round of BYJL and SEGP action on Sunday, here’s the results.
LL – Kes 161, Norwich 50, Ipswich 39, Hethersett 24, Hellingly 18.
Y&J – Kes 88, Ips 49, Hethersett 31, Blakenham 16, Hellingly 9, East London 9, Norwich 4
Under 8 1st Oliver Edmunds (Kes), 2nd William Blackmore (Nor), 3rd Charlie Spurgeon (Kes), 4th Amberley Gant (Kes)
Under 10 1st Ryker Jolly (Kes), 2nd Harvey Shumake (Kes), 3rd Luca Woodhouse (Kes), 4th Lily Parr (Kes)
Under 12 1st Noah Woodhouse (Kes), 2nd Daniel Robb (Kes), 3rd Charlie Parr (Kes), 4th Torsten Jolly (Kes)
Under 14 1st Aaron Robb (Kes), 2nd Kristan Mitchell (Ips), 3rd Harry Austin (East Lon), 4th Tom Blackmore (Nor)
Under 18 1st Ben Clarke (Ips), 2nd Owen Wells (Heth) 3rd Adam Copper (blak) 4th George Morley (Hel)
Girls 1st Chloe Pearce (Ips), 2nd Phoebe Hammond (Kes), 3rd Daisy Jackaman (Kes) 4th Josie Kell (Heth)
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Post by Administrator on Jun 19, 2018 20:10:22 GMT
Sunday, June 17, 2018: A warm welcome was extended to the old boys from East London to the Hellingly circuit for the Division 2 match in the South East/Eastern league. With the weather somewhat overcast, track watering was kept to a minimum for the match between two sides, whose ages differed vastly and being difficult to predict a result.
The match kicked off with a brace of 6-4s to Hellingly and were, perhaps surprisingly, leading 12 – 8. Captain for the day George Morley and latest sensation 12yr old Harry Sexton came to the tapes off gates 1-3 in heat 3, against the vastly experienced Nick Gunkell and Kevin Smith for the Londoners.
George made it off gate 1 under tough pressure from Nick Gunkell, with them both running wide on the first bend. Then, with his track-craft and racing experience at almost zero, young Harry Sexton made a classic cut back into the massive gap and was closely followed by team mate George to race away with a very well earned 7-3 maximum heat win.
The following 6 races were a little tactical with the Lions heat leaders winning their inside gates, picking up two 6-4s to bring the match score to an unexpected 50 to 40 to Hellingly at the interval.
At the restart, things changed dramatically, with George Morley having to succumb to superior team riding of Richard Austin along with the evergreen Dave Hughes to hit back with a 7-3 for the Londoners.
With the lead now down to 6 points, it was again time to protect the lead for Hellingly, who gained two 6-4s and a shared 5-5 drawn heat ahead of heat 14.
For the Lions it was Jim Cox, who had 4 race wins to his credit, so was in no mood to give anything away. Unfortunately, Jim got caught out by superior team riding, this time by Nick Gunkell for East London, who scored a surprise 7-3, bringing the score to Hellingly 73 East London 67.
Being just 6 points up with two races to go, the Lions could ill afford any more slip ups. George Morley won heat 15 from tapes to flag off gate 1, and with Jamie Morley securing third spot the league points were safe.
The nominated heat 16 was not going to alter the match result, but was still fiercely contested. Ethan Page, with this being his first match back from injury for the Lions, was made to work hard for the race win.
His partner Harry Sexton battled well for third spot for a 6-4 heat win with the Lions running out 10 point winners, 85 – 75. Credit to boys from East London, not just for turning up but being part of an absorbing meeting appreciated by a larger than normal crowd.
Hellingly’s Steven Archer, for the second meeting in a row, raced superbly, beaten only once in 5 rides, along with Jim Cox, who was unlucky not to go unbeaten. It was a solid team performance by Hellingly that won the day.
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Post by Administrator on Jun 19, 2018 20:55:04 GMT
Future East London cycle speedway fixtures:
01/07/18 East London V Kesgrave 2pm 08/07/18 Hethersett V East London 2pm 05/08/18 East London V Gt Blakenham 2pm 12/08/18 East London V Norwich 2pm
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