Redcar Bears Speedway — ECCO Arena, Middlesbrough
Redcar Speedway will be holding a Xmas function on Friday 22nd of December in the Bears club house. We have a fun night lined up and everybody is welcome. We will also be revealing the next 3 names on the team sheet for 2018, so fans in attendance will be the first to find out!
Tickets numbers are limited to 80 at only £6 per person and will be sold on a first come first served basis. Don’t miss out….contact Claire James or Janice Jackson for tickets. Up the Bears ????
Redcar Speedway are pleased to announce that Kelvin Tatum and Nigel Pearson are hosting one night of their tour at the Bears Bar on Tuesday February 6th. These nights have proved popular throughout the country so be sure not to miss out! Tickets are £10, and are available from SportsTalkEvents
At last nights Redcar Ecco Finishing Cubs end of season wake youngster Elliot Kelly was voted ‘Cub of the year’ . Elliot had an excellent season showing great progress doubling his average and qualifying for a number of British Youth Championship finals.
Elliot was delighted with the award and is already practising for next season and getting laps in on a 500cc machine for the first time.
Ben Barker will again lead Redcar’s Championship assault when the tapes rise on the 2018 speedway season next March.
The return of the popular Cornishman to the Media Prima Arena was confirmed to an expectant audience in the SG Petch Bears trackside bar on Thursday and greeted with universal approval.
“I think the supporters would have lynched me had we not had made sure Ben came back,” stressed team boss Jitendra Duffill.
“He was such a big favourite and the only person I wanted as captain next year.
“I’m thrilled and Ben was so keen to return that the deal was actually wrapped up some time ago.
“We just couldn’t release it until we knew all the full ramifications of last weekend’s promoters conference.”
St Austell-based Barker, who scored almost 400 points in 35 appearances last season and claimed over 60% of the fans’ votes to be named ‘Bear of the Year’, was equally enthusiastic, commenting:
“I’m really pleased to have everything sorted out as I made it clear from halfway through last season that the only place I wanted to make my future at was Redcar.
“The travelling has been really hard but, if you look at it, the Championship is very much a northern league nowadays, so it doesn’t make much difference which club I’m racing for.
“If you are a speedway rider from Cornwall, you know you are going to have to travel!
“The people running Redcar really try to make life as easy as possible and the fans have been great – so welcoming – which makes it all worthwhile.”
Duffill continued: “Team building is well under way and I would hope to have it finished in the next couple of weeks.
“I’m not a million miles away and am just waiting on the decision of a couple of riders.”
Bears promoter Kevin Keay was also thrilled with the return of the popular Cornishman: “I’m delighted we have Ben Barker as a Bear again next season as that’s all the fans have spoken about since the season finished. The fans have really taken to him and his wholehearted efforts to entertain so we are very pleased to announce him as our first signing for 2018.”
Keay and Duffill are known to be scouring the globe with a good chance that an established rider, not currently associated with a British club, could shortly be on the way to Teesside.
Courtesy of Keith McGhie and the Gazette.
We are raising money to help keep the speedway running at Redcar. We have been broken into twice this year and have to rely on the goodwill of our supporters. This is a great idea and our supporters will be giving while doing their shopping .Join easyfundraising and you can collect free donations for us every time you buy something online. It won’t cost you a penny extra so please help us to raise funds.
Redcar Bears are pleased to announce a special early bird offer for 2018 season tickets, available up until 31st December only. Prices will remain the same as last year, but will now also include all league Cup, knockout Cup and challenge matches as well.
Prices for Adults are £230, concessions £170 and children £55. The form is available to download Here
Redcar Bears announced their first signing for 2018 tonight, with the ever popular Ben Barker returning for a second season.
Barker, who ended the season as the Bears number one, was always keen to return to the Bears and the Bears were keen to have him back.
Full story and reaction to follow.
Having been back in the country for a matter of hours the Redcar management are working furiously and will be in a position to announce their first signing at the club social event on Thursday evening.
As well as news from the sports AGM there will be a limited time offer on season tickets for 2018.
With a quiz and Hot food available entry is via donation on the door .
Redcar Promoters Jitendra Duffill and Kevin Keay have come away from the BSPA AGM in Tenerife extremely pleased after 3 long days of discussions with their fellow promoters.
Kevin said “ we feel we have had some very positive input into the future of our sport and look forward to 2018 as being the first step in getting Speedway back to being a major sport once again . Great ideas were forthcoming and there’s lots more to come from this conference and we think we have made significant strides over the last three days”.
Redcar fans can find out all the details at this Thursdays quiz night at the Bears Den were all questions will be freely answered by the management team.
Redcar Speedway are very shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Dave Rattenbury who supplied and manned the souvenir shop at Redcar for many seasons .
Dave was a very popular figure around the speedway tracks , manning shops at several tracks and all the major events. Dave always had a smile on his face and time for a chat. He will be sadly missed.
All at Redcar pass on our condolences to his family and many friends.
