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 […]
Belle Vue Aces ready to take on the Sheffield Tigers in the KOC – Preview
THE Belle Vue ‘ATPI’ Aces will be looking to make a strong start to their Premiership Knockout Cup when they face reigning league champions Sheffield on Monday, April 1, tapes up at 12pm. So far the team have seen action in Suffolk when they were narrowly defeated 51-39 by Ipswich, and this will be the […]
Ipswich Witches fend off Birmingham Brummies attack – Rundown & Results
IPSWICH found themselves trailing at home to newcomers Birmingham before finishing strongly for a 49-41 win at Foxhall in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership. The Brummies raced into an early six-point lead as home star Emil Sayfutdinov fell in Heat 1 and Danny King broke the tapes in Heat 5. Sayfutdinov crashed again in Heat […]
Ipswich Witches V Birmingham Brummies – The Preview
The Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches are back at Foxhall Stadium on Thursday for the visit of ROWE Motor Oil Premiership newcomers Birmingham. The Witches begun their campaign last week with an impressive 51-39 victory over the Belle Vue Aces despite being without Grand Prix star Jason Doyle, who was at the birth of his daughter. […]
“We gave the champions a major scare.” Birmingham Brummies on their draw with the Sheffield Tigers
BIRMINGHAM CEO Nigel Tolley admitted he left Perry Barr a proud man after a near perfect return to top flight racing. The Curtis Sport Brummies took a point from their home opener against reigning champions Sheffield – but it could’ve been more. Whilst they did record a more than credible draw, they did let a […]
Birmingham Brummies and Sheffield Tigers in Super Heat thriller – Rundown and Results
The Birmingham Brummies are up and running after taking a league point against reigning champions the Sheffield Tigers. The Rowe Motor Oil Premiership Perry Barr opener ended in a 45-45 draw before the visitors claimed the extra point that was up for grabs in an anticlimactic Super Heat which saw Curtis Sport Brummies No.1 Vaclav […]
Leicester Lions fend off the Kings Lynn Stars – Rundown & Results
The Leicester Lions held off a concerted challenge from King’s Lynn to record a 47-42 home win over the Stars in their opening ROWE Motor Oil Premiership fixture. The Lions recovered from conceding a controversial 0-5 in Heat 2 when both reserves were disqualified, and they regained the lead with a 5-1 of their own […]
Ipswich Witches power to opening victory over Belle Vue Aces – Rundown & Results
The IPSWICH Witches overcame the absence of former World Champion Jason Doyle to defeat Belle Vue 51-39 in a strong opening-night performance at Foxhall. Doyle was missing due to personal reasons but the Witches still got off to a winning start in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership, pulling clear after the scores had been level […]
Oxford Spires defeat reigning Champions Sheffield Tigers – Report & Results
The Oxford Spires defeated champions Sheffield Tigers in front of a packed Cowley crowd to make it two wins out of two in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership. The Spires took the meeting 47-43 after racing into a ten-point advantage inside ten heats before the Tigers fought back in the closing stages. Charles Wright bounced […]
