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Update from Stoney: The Clock is Ticking: Final Call to Back the Banger for the SRBF! In just 11 days, we take on the Skinflint Rally: Naughty to Nice 2026—an endurance marathon taking a £500 banger from Folkestone to Calais, through Dijon, the Swiss mountain passes, Italy, Monaco, and finally into Nice. This isn't about speed; it’s an epic test of mechanical survival, grit, and absurd daily challenges. Points make prizes, but the real victory is raising every penny we can for our heroes—the injured and fallen speedway riders supported by the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund (SRBF). We’ve begged, borrowed, and tuned this car ourselves to make sure every single pound raised goes directly to the Ben Fund. Want your name or business along for the ride? £100 Bodywork Sponsor: Get your name, company logo, or personal message of support immortalised on the car. Roof Void Prime Real Estate: Got a bigger contribution in mind? We have prime space available on the roof for maximum visibility (and maximum glory). Deadline: Tuesday, 1st September. This is our last chance to fill the remaining spaces on the car before we roll up to the starting line. Join us, support a tremendous non-profit cause, and follow along for daily rally updates—and keep your eyes peeled for the documentary coming this winter! Let’s make this legendary. Contact Stoney & Nick here: Facebook

This was the press release: This Saturday’s home meeting (29th August) against Redcar has been postponed due to a poor weather forecast. A new date will be confirmed as soon as possible.

It's been reported in this week's Speedway Star that, due to a shortage of riders, Berwick have pulled out of the NJL. Ashfield are the winners of this year's Northern Junior League.

And then there were 3! We had the pleasure of finally meeting up with Dan Gilkes who is currently recovering from collarbone surgery. Paul Akroyd convinced Dan it would be a great idea to tag along on our epic trek and he agreed. We all had a great day at The Steve Casey memorial meeting and raised £1148, absolutely amazing. That puts our total paid into the Ben Fund at £9458. You can now see the Gofundme and track collections and social events all combined and we are now close to £10k, not long to go now!!!

Stoney and Nick the Lip's NICE run out! We are heading over to Buxton speedway today for the Steve Casey Memorial meeting. Steve was a close friend so we are honoured to play our part in collaboration with this meeting with all proceeds to the same cause; the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund. We're on track in our Skinflint rally car at 14.30, Tapes up at 15.00✌️

Stoney and Nick the Lip's NICE run out! We are heading over to Buxton speedway today for the Steve Casey Memorial meeting. Steve was a close friend so we are honoured to play our part in collaboration with this meeting with all proceeds to the same cause; the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund. We're on track in our Skinflint rally car at 14.30, Tapes up at 15.00✌️

An update from Stoney: A massive thank you to everyone who has supported our journey so far! Since announcing our charity road trip back in March at the Ben Fund Bonanza in Glasgow, the response has been nothing short of incredible. Thanks to your generosity, we’ve already transferred £7,000 directly to the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund (SRBF)—funds that are making an immediate, vital difference given the heavy toll of injuries at the start of this season. In just four weeks, myself and Nick "The Lip" hit the road, heading down to Folkestone. On the way, we’re picking up a very special co-pilot: current Speedway rider and Ben Fund beneficiary Dan Gilkes, who is joining us on the trip following his severe collarbone injury. We’ve poured our hearts and souls into making this adventure a success for the SRBF, and the finish line is finally in sight: The Car: Fully prepped, fixed, and roaring to go. The Look: A huge shoutout to poduk.co.uk for delivering our awesome custom decals today! Sponsor a Space: Want to see your name or business logo on the car? We still have prime sticker spots available for £100 a pop. It’s a great way to show your support on a high-profile journey. Follow the Journey: We aren't the most tech-savvy crew, but we’re planning to document the whole adventure—from daily updates to potentially turning the footage into a full mini-documentary! Every single donation, sponsor, and share helps us support injured riders when they need it most. Let’s keep the momentum going—thank you for standing behind us and the SRBF!

Help Workington Comets legend Carl Stonehewer reach £10,000 charity goal – cumbriacrack.com

Dan Gilkes will be joining Carl ‘Stoney’ Stonehewer and Nick ‘The Lip’ on their Nice Run Out this September in aid of the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund. The trio will be taking part in the Skinflint Rally, travelling all the way to Nice, France, raising vital funds to support injured riders and their families through the SRBF. Every donation, no matter the size, will make a real difference. If you’re able to support the team on their journey, please donate via the GoFundMe page below. Donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/speedway-riders-benevolent-fund Thank you

Taken from the local Cumbria Crack news web site: Future speedway world champions head to Workington this weekend Workington is preparing to host the cream of the world’s top young talent with two major events over the weekend. The Comets host the FIM Track Racing Youth Gold Trophy on Saturday, followed by the European 125cc Youth Track Racing Cup on Sunday. Five of Great Britain’s youngsters – Lewis Hague, Fraser Buckle, George Climo, Douglas Marshall and Jessica Cox – will be featuring in a multi-national line-up which includes newly crowned SGP4 champion Blake Schlein of Australia. Workington co-promoter James Denham said: “Young Schlein is definitely a superstar, he’s got everything. “It’s brilliant for the club to host such a fantastic event, and to see some of the world’s youngest racers. “These are probably future world champions on 500s, riders who will be in the GP in 10 years, so it’s fantastic for the club and hopefully we’ll have a few more coming down to cheer these young kids on.”

An update from Nick: So it's just over a month until we set out on our epic adventure from Calais-Dijon-Turin-Monaco-Nice! Our aim to raise much needed funds for Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund. Obviously this will be all over everyone's feeds but we'd love you to help us by sharing far and wide and please donate as much as you can afford. Thanks to everyone that has donated so far, much appreciated. In total we have raised over £7k with Gofundme and track collections which is amazing. Thanks

An update from Stoney after Tuesday night's NSSC event: Its 6 weeks today, until we set off for our mammoth trip through Europe in a car for under £500. There are still plenty of spaces to go on the car for £100 a sticker. Your name or company logo. We have a Go Fund me page that you can donate into, all in aid of current and riders with long term injuries. https://www.gofundme.com/f/speedway-riders-benevolent-fund?lid=6olbyjbkcgpp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=t_email-campaign-update& Great night out yesterday meeting old friends at the NSSC in aid of the SRBF. I proper enjoyed the night, Thank you to all who attended for your hospitality and generosity including the staff at the club

An update from Stoney after Tuesday night's NSSC event: Its 6 weeks today, untill we set off for our mammoth trip through europe in a car for under £500. There are still plenty of spaces to go on the car for £100 a sticker. Your name or company logo. We have a GoFund me page that you can donate into, all in aid of current and riders with long term injurys. Great night out yesterday meeting old friends at the NSSC in aid of the SRBF. I proper enjoyed the night, Thank you to all who attended for your hospitality and generosity including the staff at the club

25th July 2026: Workington Meteors 17 West Lothian Wildcats 19 Scorecard can be downloaded here: Workington 25.07.26 Scorecard - NJL / WORKINGTON / Downloads - Speedway Control Bureau

You have to click on download to download the file and then open the PDF document to see the scorechart.