Zach Cook to take over Poole Pirates captaincy in 2025
ZACH Cook will take over the captaincy for Cab Direct Championship treble winners Poole next season. Cook was confirmed as a Pirate once again in 2025 at the club’s end-of-season party last weekend, and he inherits the skipper’s role from brother Ben who is leaving the club this winter. Said Cook: “I’m excited to announce […]
Luke Harrison the first Scunthorpe Scorpions signing for 2025
The Scunthorpe Scorpions have commenced their team building for 2025 by confirming that 17-year-old local lad Luke Harrison will return for a second season with the club. The teenager did terrifically well in his first full season at Cab Direct Championship level in 2024. He started the season on a 2.00 assessed Green Sheet average […]
BSN to create Championship speedway history with simultaneous Play-off Semi-Final broadcast
THE much-awaited Cab Direct Championship play-off semi-finals will see history being made. Next Wednesday (September 11) will see the first-ever simultaneous BSN streaming broadcast from both meetings at Poole and Oxford. This will mean sensational coverage of the first legs between the Pirates and Workington or Glasgow, along with the Cheetahs versus Scunthorpe, never seen […]
Richard Lawson confirmed as first Poole Pirates signing for 2025
RICHARD Lawson has been named as Poole’s first signing for the 2025 season – just after his successful Testimonial Meeting at Wimborne Road. Lawson led a Pirates Select side to a 56-34 win over an All-Stars team, scoring 11+2 from five rides, before Chris Harris – who scored a 12-point maximum in the main event […]
Season over for Berwick Bandits’ skipper Rory Schlein
Berwick Bandits have suffered a further injury blow after x-rays confirmed that skipper Rory Schlein suffered a fractured neck vertebrae and broken scapula. The 39-year-old Australian crashed out of Berwick’s 28-62 defeat on Friday night and spent the weekend undergoing hospital tests which confirmed the season-ending injuries. It is a huge blow to Schlein who […]
Anders Rowe to guest for Plymouth Gladiators at Poole.
The Plymouth Gladiators have named former Poole racer Anders Rowe as a guest for their first match of the season at Wimborne Road in the BSN Series on Wednesday. Rowe, who will be standing in for the injured Nico Covatti, will be one of three ex-Pirates riders competing for the Gladiators as Kyle Newman and […]
Winning BSN Series start for Scunthorpe Scorpions against Redcar Bears – Rundown & Scores
JAKE Allen and Nathan Ablitt took the honours as Scunthorpe opened their season with a 52-38 win over Redcar in the BSN Series. Aussie star Allen top-scored with 13+1, dropping his only point of the meeting to the Bears’ Charles Wright in the final race, whilst reserve Ablitt was very impressive with 12 from five […]
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 […]
Poole Pirates notch up 60 against the Oxford Cheetahs in BSN Series opener – Rundown and Scorecard
HOLDERS Poole Pirates made a flying start to their defence of the BSN Series with a 61-29 demolition of Oxford at Wimborne Road. The Pirates riders delighted a packed crowd on Good Friday with Richard Lawson leading the way with a 15-point maximum. Meanwhile Zach Cook (11+1) was unbeaten until Heat 15 and reserve Sam […]
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 […]
