Belle Vue Aces and Leicester Lions ready to lock horns – Preview and Team Line ups
THE ROWE Motor Oil Premiership continues in earnest at the National Speedway Stadium on Monday, April 8 when the Belle Vue ‘ATPI’ Aces encounter Leicester Lions for the first time this season. The two sides had been scheduled to lock horns at the Pidcock Motorcycles Arena last month, before that fixture was postponed to April […]
Perfectly poised! Sheffield Tigers V Belle Vue Aces – Premiership KOC – Preview & Line ups
The Sheffield Tigers host the Belle Vue Aces tonight (Thursday) in a Premiership KO Cup tie which is fascinatingly poised ahead of the second leg. The visitors won 49-41 at the National Speedway Stadium on Easter Monday and will look to defend that advantage and end the Tigers’ run of reaching successive Cup Finals. It […]
Determined Ipswich Witches looking to fend off Leicester Lions in KOC second leg – Preview and Line ups
The Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches host the Leicester Lions at Foxhall Stadium on Thursday 4th April in a Knockout Cup quarter-final second leg fixture that starts at 7.30pm. The Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches race the decisive second leg fixture against Leicester on Thursday at Foxhall in the Knockout Cup quarter-final. The two sides met on […]
Birmingham Brummies thank Scott Nicholls
SAM Ermolenko has thanked Scott Nicholls for his contribution to the Birmingham Brummies during the opening weeks of the season. The British legend stepped in at short notice following injury to winter signing Piotr Pawlicki – who has now been redeclared in the Curtis Sport Brummies’ 1-7 ahead of Thursday’s (April 4, 7.30) trip to […]
“I’m disappointed but my seven riders are equally disappointed”. Birmingham Brummies react to their Oxford Spires defeat!
TEAM Manager Sam Ermolenko has called for a bigger all-round effort in the pits as Birmingham’s wait for a win goes on. After some early encouraging signs against reigning champions Sheffield and last year’s runners-up Ipswich, many had high hopes heading into Monday night’s home contest with Oxford. But the Curtis Sport Brummies carried too […]
Ipswich Witches start their KOC title defence with a win away against Leicester Lions – Report & Scores
PREMIERSHIP Knockout Cup holders Ipswich Witches are in a strong position to progress to the semi-finals after winning 48-42 at Leicester against the Lions on Easter Monday. The Witches recovered from conceding a 5-1 in the first race and hit back immediately with Rising Star reserve Dan Thompson instrumental on his old home track. Thompson […]
Birmingham Brummies go down at home to Oxford Spires – Report & Scores
Birmingham Brummies wait for a win goes on after they were beaten 48-42 by Oxford in their Bank Holiday Monday fixture at Perry Barr. This was probably the Curtis Sport Brummies’ least convincing overall performance though since returning to the top division with Tom Brennan and outgoing rider Scott Nicholls scoring more than half of […]
Belle Vue Aces notch up 8 point KOC lead over Sheffield Tigers – Report & Scores
VICTORY in their first home team appearance of the season saw the Belle Vue ‘ATPI’ Aces triumph against reigning league champions Sheffield to gain an 8-point advantage in the Knockout Cup. Earlier worries of potential rain were soon put to rest as the two clubs took to the track in front of a healthy crowd […]
Leicester Lions V Ipswich Witches – Premiership KOC – Preview
LEICESTER take on Premiership KO Cup holders Ipswich in a repeat of last season’s first round tie with proceedings opening in the East Midlands tonight (Monday). The Witches won both home and away against the Lions last April en route to clinching the silverware in the Final over Sheffield. They also won one of their […]
Birmingham Brummies & Oxford Spires set to go at it again – Preview and Line ups
The Birmingham Brummies have shuffled their riding order for today’s (Monday April 1, 7.30) visit of the Oxford Spires. A change in the averages remarkably sees seven-times British Champion Scott Nicholls drop to reserve – meaning the Curtis Sport Brummies can utilise him up to seven times should they feel the need to in what […]