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Believe me....They only get paid for 3 points or they would be clambering to have a tac ride!

Please don't judge the Northern Junior League by the actions of the managers of these MDL sides. We do have some loyalty to our riders!

Double points does not earn the rider double money....at any club!

Dissapointing to see so many team changes from the first leg and riders who have never ridden for the club in the MDL being brought in to strengthen the sides.

The strongest club in the league! He even asked me for sweets yesterday!

The Pioneer m/cycles supported Cubs travelled to Workington on Saturday and despite the weather forecast were greeted by bright sky and sunshine at the superbly run Northside Training Track for the match against the strong Northside Stars. The Cubs match was preceded by a full amateur meeting and two other NJL matches which , unfortunately, had consequences for the Cubs side. By the time the Cubs got on track Carl Basford , Alex Goldsbrough and ,guest for the match, Bailey Fellows had completed at least six rides and then Carl and Gav Parr ' guested' at very short notice for the Newcastle Gems against champions Halifax immediately prior to the Cubs match. The Cubs pair did tremendously well against the Dukes but this was not to be repeated against the home side of the Stars. Heat 1 set the pattern as, despite a good start, Gav fell on the first corner and was excluded.The rerun saw the strong home pairing of James Hitchen and George Rothery storm away to a 5-1 against a tired looking Carl. Heat 2 was the 125 boys with Alex and Bailey putting in a battling performance with Bailey grabbing a second place. Heat 3 saw another 5-1 to the Stars as the Cubs pair were slow away from the start. Race 4 saw a good performance from Alex and Bailey sharing the race 3-3 ( 17-7). Race 5 went the same way as the previous 500 races with a tired looking Cubs pair not in contention as the impressive Stars pair got their third 5-1. The final race saw a great effort from Bailey Fellows as he led from bend two and took the win for another 3-3 leaving the match result as Northside Stars 25 Redcar Cubs 11. A big thank you to Bailey for guesting for the Cubs and top scoring! Cubs scorer's Carl...1,0,0----1 Gav...fx,1,1----2 Alex...0,1',0---1&1 Bailey..2,2,3--7 Stars G.Prothery..3,2',3---8&1 J.Hitchen...2',3,2'---7&2 C.Pavitt.....3,3,2----8 G.Millar.....1,0,1-----2

Pay up ...Or he will demand a transfer and he knows which club has the most sweets to offer!

Sorry...check Redcar Cubs Facebook page!

If " Freeman passed them at the very end " how come it was a 5-1 to the Dukes? You been drinking again Tsunami?

2016 N.J.L. 4 Team Tournament Final. After great work by the track staff with the track looking excellent the four teams lined up as follows; Northside ' Hartburn Garage' Stars, Cleveland ' Pioneer m/cycles' Bays, Berwick ' Ferrow Decorators & A1 Cabs' Border Raiders Halifax ' Golden Fleece' Dukes. Heat 1 saw some close action contact between the 500 boys of the Stars and the Bays. After some argy bargy between James Hitchen and Gavin Parr , Parr bit the dust on the pits bend with the ref ( Mr. Michael Breckon ) deciding Hitchens lunge was the cause meaning a 3-3 heat result. Heat 2 saw a Kev Whelan win to give the Raiders a 4-2 advantage over the Dukes. A Heat 3 win for Joe Thompson got the Bays a 3-3 with the Stars 125 boys. Heat 4 saw all action Luke Harrison take another win for the Raiders over the Dukes pair of Palin and H.McGurk. Heat 5 saw a 5-1 from impressive George Rothery and James Hitchen over the Dukes Dicken and Davis. Heat 6 was a drawn race, 3-3 between the Raiders and Bays with a Whelan win, putting the team running totals; Stars 11, Bays 9, Raiders 10, Dukes 6.....anybody's title! Heat 7 saw the Dukes hit back with a 5-1 from H.McGurk and Palin over the Stars Pavitt and Millar. The eigth heat was the race of the meeting. Raiders sole rider Luke Harrison and Bays ace Joe Thompson never more than inches apart and swopping places every bend with Thompson just taking it with an inside pass exiting bend four, a fantastic race, 4-2 to the Bays. Race 9 was another race win for Whelan as Rothery fell whilst behind giving a 4-2 to the Raiders side over the Stars. Race 10: saw the Bays Lewis Millar come to life leading the race when Kean Dicken took an alarming lunge into the air fence exiting bend two resulting in an awarded 5-1 to the Bays and a delay to the meeting as the air fence required replacing. Luckily Kean escaped with minor bruising. The penultimate race saw Harrison again impress with a race win for the Raiders to the screams of their supporters, 3-3 with the Stars. With one race to go the scores were; Stars 17, Bays 18, Raiders 19, Dukes 12 The final heat was between the Bays and the Dukes and Joe Thompson and Jack Shimelt saw the Bays home with a 4-2 race win giving the 2016 Nothern Junior League 4 Team Tournament title to the Cleveland Bays. Bays 22, Raiders 19, Stars 17, Dukes 14. Bays G.Parr 1'2,2'----5 L.Millar 2,1',3---6 J.Thompson 3,3,3-9 J.Shimelt 0,1,1---2 Raiders M.McIlkenny 1,0,1--2 K.Whelan 3,3,3---9 L.Harrison 3,2,3--8 no third rider. Stars G.Rothery 3,3,0--6 J.Hitchen X,2',2--4 C.Pavitt 2,1,2---5 G.Millar 1',0,1'---2 Dukes K.Dicken 2,1,fx--3 S.Davis 0,0,1----1 J.Palin 1',2', 2---5 H.McGurk 2,3,0-5 Rider of the day awards went to Luke Harrison ( 125cc) and the Ronald Fletcher memorial shield to Kev Whelan ( both of Berwick) LikeShow More ReactionsCommentShare

2016 N.J.L. 4 Team Tournament Final. After great work by the track staff with the track looking excellent the four teams lined up as follows; Northside ' Hartburn Garage' Stars, Cleveland ' Pioneer m/cycles' Bays, Berwick ' Ferrow Decorators & A1 Cabs' Border Raiders Halifax ' Golden Fleece' Dukes. Heat 1 saw some close action contact between the 500 boys of the Stars and the Bays. After some argy bargy between James Hitchen and Gavin Parr , Parr bit the dust on the pits bend with the ref ( Mr. Michael Breckon ) deciding Hitchens lunge was the cause meaning a 3-3 heat result. Heat 2 saw a Kev Whelan win to give the Raiders a 4-2 advantage over the Dukes. A Heat 3 win for Joe Thompson got the Bays a 3-3 with the Stars 125 boys. Heat 4 saw all action Luke Harrison take another win for the Raiders over the Dukes pair of Palin and H.McGurk. Heat 5 saw a 5-1 from impressive George Rothery and James Hitchen over the Dukes Dicken and Davis. Heat 6 was a drawn race, 3-3 between the Raiders and Bays with a Whelan win, putting the team running totals; Stars 11, Bays 9, Raiders 10, Dukes 6.....anybody's title! Heat 7 saw the Dukes hit back with a 5-1 from H.McGurk and Palin over the Stars Pavitt and Millar. The eigth heat was the race of the meeting. Raiders sole rider Luke Harrison and Bays ace Joe Thompson never more than inches apart and swopping places every bend with Thompson just taking it with an inside pass exiting bend four, a fantastic race, 4-2 to the Bays. Race 9 was another race win for Whelan as Rothery fell whilst behind giving a 4-2 to the Raiders side over the Stars. Race 10: saw the Bays Lewis Millar come to life leading the race when Kean Dicken took an alarming lunge into the air fence exiting bend two resulting in an awarded 5-1 to the Bays and a delay to the meeting as the air fence required replacing. Luckily Kean escaped with minor bruising. The penultimate race saw Harrison again impress with a race win for the Raiders to the screams of their supporters, 3-3 with the Stars. With one race to go the scores were; Stars 17, Bays 18, Raiders 19, Dukes 12 The final heat was between the Bays and the Dukes and Joe Thompson and Jack Shimelt saw the Bays home with a 4-2 race win giving the 2016 Nothern Junior League 4 Team Tournament title to the Cleveland Bays. Bays 22, Raiders 19, Stars 17, Dukes 14. Bays G.Parr 1'2,2'----5 L.Millar 2,1',3---6 J.Thompson 3,3,3-9 J.Shimelt 0,1,1---2 Raiders M.McIlkenny 1,0,1--2 K.Whelan 3,3,3---9 L.Harrison 3,2,3--8 no third rider. Stars G.Rothery 3,3,0--6 J.Hitchen X,2',2--4 C.Pavitt 2,1,2---5 G.Millar 1',0,1'---2 Dukes K.Dicken 2,1,fx--3 S.Davis 0,0,1----1 J.Palin 1',2', 2---5 H.McGurk 2,3,0-5 Rider of the day awards went to Luke Harrison ( 125cc) and the Ronald Fletcher memorial shield to Kev Whelan ( both of Berwick) LikeShow More ReactionsCommentShare

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Northern Junior League 4T.T. Qualifying Group Two Report. Group Two consisted of Workington Meteors, Berwick ' Ferrow Decorators & A1 Cabs' Border Raiders, Newcastle Gems and a cosmopolitan side, the Cleveland ' Pioneer M/ Cycles' Bays made up of riders who couldn't be fitted into their own sides. A betting man would have had 20p on the Meteors and the Raiders going through but the Meteors had Kai Symonds-Walton in for the unavailable Kieran McCoy and the Raiders lost Ryan Morris at midnight and were unable to replace him. After 7 of the qualifying races it was even Steven then the 125 pocket rocket , Berwick's Luke Harrison won heat 8 from the Gems pair leaving the running totals as Meteors 11, Gems 11 Raiders 14 Bays 12. With just one ride each for the riders it was all to play for and Berwick's 500 boys took a 4-2 from the Meteors followed by a drawn heat 3-3 between the Gems and Bays. The final brace of 125 races saw Harrison again win for the Raiders taking a 3-2 advantage over the Meteors ( only 2 riders finished) with a last heat 3-3 between the Gems and the Bays , with Joe Thompson taking the win, leaving the final totals as; Meteors 15, Gems 17, Raiders 21, Bays 18. Meteors scorer's- D.Lamb 3,3,2-8, L.Ditchburn 1,0,0-1 K.Symonds-Walton ef,0,0-0 B.Fellows 2,2,2-6 Raiders-- M.McIlkenny 3,1,1-5 K.Whelan 2,3,3-8 L.Harrison 2,3,3-8 ( R.Morris did not ride) Gems --J.Embleton 2,2,3-7 D.Pate 0,0,ef-0 A.Freeman 3,2,2-7, J.Wright 1,1',1'-3 Bays--G.Parr 1,2,2-5 L.Millar 0,1',1'-2 J.Thompson 3,3,3-9, J.Shimelt 1,1,0-2

Northern junior league 4 T.T. Group one Report. Group One saw the Redcar' Cableline' Cubs against Halifax ' Golden Fleece ' Dukes, Northside 'Hartburn Garage' Stars, and Castleford ' Spensite' Castles. Four evenly matched sides fought out a very keenly contested group which saw the scores after 9 races as Cubs 15, Stars 15, Dukes 15 , Castles 8 meaning the last 3 races as crucial. with Cubs having clawed their way into contention with a 5-1 in that heat 9, heat 10 saw the Stars impressive pairing of George Rothery and James Hitchen take a 5-1 over the Castles duo of Jake Isherwood and Blair Smith . the final 2 races in the group were between the little wasps that are the 125 lads and the Dukes outstanding duo of Jordan Palin and Harry McGurk took a 5-1 over the Cubs lone remaining rider, Alex Goldsbrough with his partner , Elliot Kelly having withdrawn due to injuries received in an earlier fall. In the final qualifying race Castles duo of Dan Thompson and Sam McGurk took a 5-1 over Northsides Corbin Pavitt and Greg Millar leaving the final group scores as; Cubs 16, Stars 21, Dukes 20, Castles 14. Cubs scorers. C.Basford 1,2',3 -6 W.O'Keefe 0,3,2'-5 E.Kelly 2, Fx,Ns-2, A.Goldsbrough 0,2,1-3 Dukes-- K.Dicken 2,1,1-4 S.Davis 1',0,0-1 J.Palin 2',2',3-3 H.McGurk 3,3,2'-8 Stars-- G.Rothery 3,3,2',-8 J.Hitchen 2',2',3-7 C.Pavitt 3,1,1-5 G.Millar 1,0,0 1 Castles-- J.Isherwood 3,1,1-5 B.Smith 0,0,0 S.McGurk 0,3,2',-5 D.Thompson 1,ef,3-4

Match report Crofton Court M/Cycles supported Cubs v Berwick Border Raiders. Thursday saw the Cubs last home match of the 2016 season with the Cubs up against the experienced quartet from Berwick. Heat 1 saw Carl Basford produce a great start from gate 4 to win the race with Kev Whelan falling from 2nd place leaving the heat score as a 4-2 to the Cubs. Heat 2 showed that the Cubs would be up against it with the Raiders pair of Ryan Morris and demure Luke Harrison streaking away in impressive manner to win 5-1. Heat 3's start saw Carl lift alarmingly at the gate, handicapping himself as Mark McIlkenny got away quickly with his team mate . Carl was quickly at them and managed to pass Whelan but despite closing the gap was unable to take Mark who took the win, 2-4 to the Raiders. Heat 4 was a repeat of the first 125 race as the Raiders hammered home another 1-5. The final 500 race saw Carl repeat his first race win with William O'keefe getting a fighting third place from the previously impressive McIlkenny, 4-2 to the Cubs. The final race followed a familiar pattern with Raiders very quick youngsters gaining another 1-5 leaving the match result as Cubs 13 Border Raiders 23 Cubs Carl Basford, 3,2,3-- 8 Will O'Keefe 1,0,1----2 Elliot Kelly 1,1,1------3 Alex Goldsbrough 0,0,0-0 Raiders Kev Whelan 0,1,2--3 Mark McIlkenny 2,3,0-5 Ryan Morris 3,3,2'--8&1 Luke Harrison 2',2',3--7&2

I will publish a full event report in the morning.

Bailey Fellows rode at Redcar, not Little. That's actually in the match report on this web site. Refs do get a lot wrong for junior meetings.

Next Saturday, the 17 th of September see's the 2016 Northern Junior League 4 Team Tournament being held , once again, at the Media Prima Arena at Redcar Speedway. start time is 11am and entrance is FREE so please come along and support the young speedway stars of tomorrow. There will be refreshments available from 8:30am for the early arrivals and programmes will be just £1. ( limited availability) Teams taking part are; Redcar ' Cableline ' Cubs Cleveland 'Pioneer M/Cycles' Bays Workington Meteors Northside ' Hartburn Garage' Stars Berwick ' Alan ferrow painter and decorator and a1 cabs ' Border Raiders ( but I can't possibly fit that name in the programme!) Newcastle Gems Halifax ' Golden Fleece' Dukes Castleford ' Spensite' Castles plus support races.

The Hartburn Garage supported Redcar Cubs lost narrowly at Workington Meteors this evening but gave another good account of themselves in a very entertaining meeting. Heat one saw one of the craziest starts seen by this correspondent in many years. A grippy start line saw Carl Basford lift violently from gate one but not as spectacularly as his race partner Gavin Parr who not only lifted but careered across the track and unbelievably held on to the shock of everyone even the referee who strangely didn't put the red lights on and somehow everyone made it to the first corner. Whilst the Cubs held a 4-2 position with Carl out in front , Lloyd Ditchburn came to grief at the back causing the race to be stopped and a rerun ordered. After the events of the first start the rerun was a little less frantic from the Cubs pair allowing Jake Isherwood to take the lead. Carl quickly got passed his partner and a three lap battle ensued for the lead in an excellent tussle with Jake taking the win by half a wheel. Heat two for the 125 boys saw an all too familiar pattern as the Cubs pair initially gated well but were soon passed by the quicker home riders and a cursed Elliot Kelly again suffering machine malfunction. Heat 3 was as good as the first 500 race with Jake gating first with Gav and Carl cautiously away.This time it was Gav who gave the chase and tried an aggressive inside pass on bend 3 resulting in both riders hitting the deck and Gav being excluded. The rerun saw Jake Isherwood away first again but Carl showed a maturity way beyond his years to stalk him and pounce exiting bend 4 on lap 3 for the win putting the score at 11-7. The second 125 race saw further bike issues for Elliot and the quicker Meteors pair took a 5-1. Heat 5 finally saw a controlled start from all 4 riders with the Cubs pair out in front to take an impressive 5-1 with Gav following Carl home putting the score at 17-13. Unfortunately for the Cubs the 125 boys were again outclassed by the faster duo of the Meteors in the final race leaving the result as Meteors 22 Cubs 14. Meteors scorers; Jake Isherwood ( guest) 3,2,1---6 Lloyd Ditchburn. Fx,1',0-----1&1 Kieran Taylor. 3,3,3--------9 Luke Harrison ( guest) 2',2',2'----6&3 Cubs scorers; Carl Basford 2,3,3--8 Gav Parr 1',X,2'----3&2 Elliot Kelly 1,0,1-----2, Alex Goldsbrough 0,1,0--1 .

Love to see the complaints about charges for double header and poor team strength. Had to pay £30 at Edinbrugh last week and they never had a hope in hell of staging 30 heats! They had a 20 minute break after the first meeting and wondered why they didn't complete the second meeting! As for under strength teams, try being a Bears supporter! It's your choice not to support a team just don't be surprised when there isn't a team to support.

Can anybody put a score chart up please!

Nominated number 8's can only be used to take the rider replacement rides. I have no idea why teams using the R/R facility don't always name a number 8 as I've only been following speedway for 40 plus years so don't fully understand speedways complicated rules!

Closest yet! The Crofton Court m/cycles sponsored Cubs came the closest yet to recording their first win of the season against Workington Meteors last night but it just wasn't to be. With Carl Basford recording his first ever maximum with three race wins in impressive style it was looking promising with his 500cc partner Gav Parr supporting him well until mechanical issues stopped another potential 5-1 heat win. The Meteors 125 cc pair were just too good for the Cubs riders despite great effort so the Meteors ran out worthy winners 21-15 in a very keenly contested match. Scoretsina. Cubs. C.Basford 9, G.Parr 3&1, E.Kelly 2, A.Goldsbrough 1. Meteors: K.Taylor 9, B.Fellows 6&3, J.Embleton 4, L.Ditchburn 2&1

Closest yet! The Crofton Court m/cycles sponsored Cubs came the closest yet to recording their first win of the season against Workington Meteors last night but it just wasn't to be. With Carl Basford recording his first ever maximum with three race wins in impressive style it was looking promising with his 500cc partner Gav Parr supporting him well until mechanical issues stopped another potential 5-1 heat win. The Meteors 125 cc pair were just too good for the Cubs riders despite great effort so the Meteors ran out worthy winners 21-15 in a very keenly contested match. Scoretsina. Cubs. C.Basford 9, G.Parr 3&1, E.Kelly 2, A.Goldsbrough 1. Meteors: K.Taylor 9, B.Fellows 6&3, J.Embleton 4, L.Ditchburn 2&1

There will not be hire bikes at this session.