Archive for the “British Speedway” Category



Pirates: Ford confirms biggest sponsorship deal in club's history
Bournemouth Echo
Wimborne Road promoter Ford predicted that the six-figure deal – which he revealed was worth more than £200000 – was the biggest of its kind in British speedway. Less than six weeks after an appeal for new backers was published in the Daily Echo, ...

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Hoggart likes life at top table
The Star
Hoggart was elected a member of the British Speedway Promoters Association management committee replacing Sheffield owner Neil Machin who stood down. Hoggart was at the helm of the Speedway GB Events, when he stepped up to the co-ordinator's role. ...

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Duo suffer play-off heartbreak
Bury Free Press
The Latvian international had only been floored once in 85 bouts, his only knockdown suffered against Khan himself. n Mildenhall Fen Tigers' fans were celebrating the British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA) U-turn decision to reinstate the ...

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BBC News

Birmingham Brummies add Sebastian Ulamek to 2012 squad
BBC News
"It's not only his riding ability but his professionalism and his commitment to British speedway. "When you look back at what Sebastian's done at every track in England that he's ridden, he's never caused any problems, he's never not turned up for ...

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Bury Free Press

TIGERS BACK ON TRACK
Bury Free Press
National League racedays will return to West Row Stadium, the home of the play-off finalists, in the Spring after weeks of negotiations with the British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA) ended on the right note for Mildenhall offcials. ...

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Peterborough Today

Staechmann's delighted Bach's back
Peterborough Today
And Bach, who had his first-ever taste of British speedway with Peterborough back in 2009 when still a schoolboy, is not the only rider Staechmann expects to impress next season. He also believes rising Swedish star Linus Sundstrom can pick up from ...

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Newmarket Journal

Deal means Tigers will race in 2012
Newmarket Journal
AFTER weeks of negotiations, a deal has been struck between the promotion team at the Mildenhall Fen Tigers and the British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA) which will see the club race on in 2012. An agreement was reached between the two parties ...

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Speedway: Small steps could lead to big leap forward for Armstrong
This is Scunthorpe
Arriving in a new country for his first season of British speedway, the Australian is eager to make a good impression with the Scorpions. He accepts that will take time, but is confident he can quickly get the measure of the Eddie Wright Raceway. ...

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Berwick Today

Bandits complete line-up with teenage twosome
Berwick Today
“It won't be easy for him, as he'll have to start out in the main body of the team – but we'll take that into consideration, and give him every opportunity to learn the cold hard facts of British speedway life in this first of what we hope will be many ...

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Another piece in Rosco's team building jigsaw at Blunsdon
Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
Alden will share his team position with Jason Doyle, having returned to British speedway with the Bandits midway through last term after around two and a half years away. Rossiter said: “Seb is a better and more mature rider than he was in his previous ...

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Looking back in Peterborough sport on 24 December 2011
Peterborough Today
SPEEDWAY: Peterborough speedway promoter Danny Dunton hit out at the standard of refereeing in the British Speedway League Division Two and called for the rules of the sport to be simplified for riders and fans. FOOTBALL: Andy Jones, the Western Star ...

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Looking back for December 24
Peterborough Today
SPEEDWAY: Peterborough speedway promoter Danny Dunton hit out at the standard of refereeing in the British Speedway League Division Two and called for the rules of the sport to be simplified for riders and fans. FOOTBALL: Andy Jones, the Western Star ...

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Bury Free Press

Future looks bright after Tigers hold crunch talks
Bury Free Press
Having accepted paying for promotional rights of the club, a dispute between the British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA) and the management team had broken out over an additional league entry fee. But now the trio are hoping a compromise can be ...

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