Berwick Bandits mean business as they win big over the Workington Comets – Report and Scores
Danyon Hume says that his Berwick Bandits side “means business” after rattling in seven heat maximums in the first leg of the Border Trophy on Saturday. The winter signing, one of five Bandits’ debutants on the night, top scored with 12 points and set the home side on their way with a stunning victory over […]
Bandits confident! – Berwick Bandits V Workington Comets – Preview
Berwick Bandits boss Stewart Dickson has warned his revamped charges to expect the unexpected when the season launches at Shielfield Park on Saturday (7pm). Visitors Workington Comets have recruited a hugely experienced top three in Craig Cook, Troy Batchelor and Claus Vissing but the Cumbrians have also rolled the dice on their return to Championship […]
Meet the 2024 Berwick Jewson Bandits this Saturday!
Berwick Jewson Bandits supporters finally get a chance to see their new-look septet on track this weekend. New team manager Stewart Dickson was overseen a comprehensive overhaul of the side after a wretched 2023 in which they managed just three league wins all season. In comes Drew Kemp from Scunthorpe, Danyon Hume from Redcar, Lewis […]
Jewson becomes Berwick Bandits new title sponsor!
Berwick Speedway have been handed a major eve-of-season boost after clinching a lucrative sponsorship deal with one of Europe’s leading builders’ merchants. For their 2024 campaign they will be known as the Berwick Jewson Bandits after signing a deal with the company, which has over 500 branches nationally. Founded as a family-run timber, coal and […]
Berwick Speedway to launch new football-style academy
Berwick Speedway has confirmed this week that it would not be fielding a team in the Northern Junior League this season. Four-rider teams – pairs of 500cc and 125cc – raced over six heats with Berwick’s Academy winning the competition three times. Over the years the likes of Leon Flint, Sam McGurk, Luke Harrison and […]
Berwick Bandits give their track a facelift for 2024!
Berwick Bandits continue their preparations for the new speedway season, the club currently overhauling the circuit at their Shielfield Park home. The Polyfoam safety barrier surrounding both bends – installed in 2012 – has been removed and renovated over the winter with new posts and a mesh fence installed last weekend. The starting line at […]
Rory Schlein laser-focussed on success with Berwick Bandits in 2024!
Rory Schlein will be laser-focussed on his role with Berwick Bandits in 2024. The five-times South Australian champion is back for a second season at Shielfield Park but has resisted the temptation to double up in the Premiership. Having reversed his 2022 retirement the 39-year-old was a surprise winter signing but ended his comeback campaign […]
Bastian Borke on joining the Berwick Bandits!
Berwick Bandits latest Viking invader has been given the inside track on his new club by one of the Bandits’ favourite Great Danes. Bastian Borke’s switch from Edinburgh was confirmed last, the 21-year-old from Aarhus lining up at reserve in the much-changed septet for 2024. He has also switched clubs in Denmark where the move […]
Berwick Bandits capture young Dane Bastian Borke
Young Dane Bastian Borke has been announced as the seventh and final signing for Berwick Bandits’ new look 2024 Cab Direct Championship team. The 21-year-old from Aarhus, Denmark, will start the season at reserve forming what looks like a potent pairing with teenager Freddy Hodder, after switching from Edinburgh. Borke joined the Monarchs in June […]
Teenager Freddy Hodder unveiled as Berwick Bandits’ number seven
Teenager Freddy Hodder has been unveiled as Berwick Bandits’ number seven for the 2024 Cab Direct Championship season. The 17-year-old from Rugby has made rapid progress in Belle Vue Colts colours since swapping moto-cross for the British Youth Championships in 2021. Belle Vue snapped him up and Freddy made his debut for the National Development […]