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The Teesside Silver Helmet meeting scheduled for Thursday 10th of August has been postponed due to rider availability and the S.G.Petch Bears will now ride a home meeting on the Friday the 11th August against the Sheffield Tigers.

“With the fixture’s taking place on the original date we would have been unable to invite the likes of Chris Harris, Craig Cook, Danny King, Richie Worrall and even our own Ben Barker so it just makes sense to move to a date when more of the top riders will be available.” stated promoter Kevin Keay.

“We have two sponsors putting up the funds to enable a top class field so I want to invite as many of the top riders as possible to make it as prestigious a meeting as the Silver Helmet used to be so moving it was the only option. We will still have a meeting that week with the co operation of Sheffield agreeing to attend that Friday evening so the fans will still have top class racing to watch”.

Details of the new date will be announced when possible.

Redcar SG Petch Bears returned to winning ways as they beat the Workington Comets 49-44 at the Media Prima Arena on Thursday night.

It was a tight meeting to start off with, with the first 5 heats being shared 3-3. Jason Garrity and Ellis Perks took a maximum 5-1 in heat 6 however to send their Bears on the way to victory, although the final does not really show how comfortable the victory was. By the end of heat 10 the Bears were 14 points up, with Chris Harris then winning his tactical ride to bring the deficit down to 11. The Comets then rallied towards the end of the meeting and a heat fifteen 5-1 for Harris and ex-Beat Ty Proctor gave the Comets a losing league point.

For the Bears, Jason Garrity top scored with 10+1. although it was a solid performance throughout.  Ellis Perks scored an excellent 8+1 from the number 2 position whilst sponsors man of the meeting Tobias Busch continued his return from injury with an very solid 9 points.

The Bears are next in action against Berwick at home next Thursday,

Redcar Bears = 49

1. Jason Garrity – 1′, 3, 3, 3, 0 = 10+1 
2. Ellis Perks – 2, 2′, 3, 1 = 8+1
3. Ben Barker – 1′, 2, 3, 2, 1 = 9+1
4. Jonas B. Andersen – 2, 1, 2′, X = 5+1
5. Charles Wright – 2, 3, 1′, 0 = 6+1
6. Tobias Busch – 3, 1, 2, 3 = 9
7. Danny Ayres – X, 1′, 1, F = 2+1

Workington Comets = 44

1. Chris Harris (G) – 3, 3, 6^, 2, 2′ = 16+1
2. Mason Campton – 0, 0, 2, 0 = 2
3. Ty Proctor – 3, 2, X, 3, 3 = 11
4. Matt Williamson – 0, 0, 2, 2 = 4
5. Thomas Jorgensen – 3, 1, 1, 1′ = 6+1
6. James Sarjeant – 1′, 0 = 1+1 WITHDRAWN
7. Rob Shuttleworth – 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1′ = 4+1

Ex-GP star and Team GB man Chris Harris will guest for Workington against Redcar at the Media Prima Arena tomorrow night. Craig Cook has picked up an injury and pulled out of all Workington’s meetings this week.

In an effort to assist Ellis Perks repair the damage after his ‘Belle Vue Barbecue’ there will a chance for fans to win themselves hospitality for two at a Bears home match and assist Ellis at the same time. Fans can have a go at the now famous Bears Basketball game at a £1 for three balls and the highest score at the end of the evening wins the prize. All the proceeds will go to Ellis’s Barbecue Fund.

We will also be having a race night for Ellis in the Bears Bar on Wednesday August 2nd. Entry is £5 and includes a pie and pea supper.

Redcar SG Petch Bears will be looking to get back to winning ways this Thursday when they take on the Workington Comets at the Media Prima Arena (7:30pm start).

The SG Petch Bears jinx against the Peterborough Panthers continued last week, with a 45-45 draw at home followed by a 53-39 defeat at Peterborough on Sunday. There was some excellent racing on Thursday night, and manager Jitendra Duffill admits a draw was about the right result:

I came away from our meeting against Peterborough last week disappointed but on reflection a draw was a fair result. I have to say that I’m happy we won’t have to race them again this year as they are proving to be very difficult to beat.

This weeks opponents are the Workington Comets, who have already won once at the Media Prima Arena this season. They are led by Team GB star Craig Cook, but have a team full of riders who go well around the Teesside track – including Thomas Jorgensen, Ty Proctor and Matt Williamson. Duffill though is keen for the Bears to get their home record back on track, and indeed get some more points on the road:

We now find ourselves in a position where we must find more points on our travels. Dropping points at home hasn’t done our play off prospects any good which makes this weeks fixture another important one. Workington have already won here this year so we know they are a very capable team. Craig Cook is in excellent form and is a powerful number 1.  Having said that, Ben Barker is a match for anybody at the moment and he will be very keen to get the better of him again on Thursday.

The Bears go into the meeting at full strength again, with Danny Ayres coming in off the back if a full 15 point maximum for Cradley in the National League on Monday.

Redcar: Jason Garrity, Ellis Perks, Ben Barker, Jonas B Andersen, Charles Wright, Tobias Busch, Danny Ayres
Workington: Craig Cook, Mason Campton, Ty Proctor, Matt Williamson, Thomas Jorgensen, James Sarjeant, Rob Shuttleworth

Redcar SG Petch Bears fell to a 53-39 defeat at Peterborough yesterday evening in Championship action. The meeting started very badly for the Bears, with the first 3 heats giving Peterborough a 5-0, 5-1 and 5-1 and a comfortable early lead.

Ben Barker, outstanding again for the Bears, won heat 7 whilst on a tactical ride to help reduce the deficit and the Bears battled hard for the second half of the meeting to get the score closer.  Despite their best efforts, and some great racing, the gap was just too big to overhaul and the Panthers took the spoils again.

Peterborough Panthers = 53

1. Rory Schlein (G) – 3 3 R 3 = 9
2. Bradley Wilson-Dean – 2′ 2′ 2 1 = 7+2
3. Ulrich Ostergaard – 2′ 3 3 2 2 = 12+1
4. Paul Starke – 3 0 1 1 = 5
5. Chris Harris – 3 2 1′ 1 1′ = 8+2
6. Simon Lambert – 3 0 2 3 = 8
7. Tom Bacon – 2′ 1 0 1′ = 4+2

Redcar Bears = 39

1. Jason Garrity – Fx 1′ 3 R = 4+1
2. Ellis Perks – R 2 3 0 = 5
3. Ben Barker – 1 6! 3 3 3 = 16
4. Jonas B. Andersen – 0 1 2′ 2 0 = 5+1
5. Charles Wright – 2 1 2 2 = 7
6. Tobias Busch – X 0 0 = 0
7. Danny Ayres – 1 0 1 0 0 = 2

Good luck to Ben Barker and Charles Wright who will be representing Redcar SG Petch Bears in the Championship Pairs at Somerset tonight. 

Safe journey also to all our fans making the long trip down! 

Redcar SG Petch Bears and the Peterborough Panthers played out a hard fought 45-45 draw at the Media Prima Arena on Thursday night. 

It was an enthralling meeting which had a bit of everything, with a draw probably being a fair result on the night. On a night of close, hard fought racing, neither side had more than a 4 point advantage as the pendulum swung one way then another. Heat 13 was the standout heat of the night, with Charles Wright battling superbly with Jack Holder and Richie Worrall. All 3 riders swapped positions for 3 laps, before Jack Holder hit some unexpected drive and somehow managed to hold onto his bike down the home straight. It did however enable Charles Wright to take the victory in a thrilling ride.

The heat fourteen 5-1 by the returning Tobias Busch and Jonas B Andersen took the meeting to a nail-biting last heat decided. A heat advantage for either side would have seen them take the win, but Jack Holder made the gate for the Panthers and despite the best efforts of rider of the night Charles Wright and Ben Barker he could not be caught.

 Wright top scored for the Bears with 11+1, with Barker getting 11. Jack Holder top score for the Panthers with12 with guest Nike Lunna scoring 8+1. 

The Bears are next in action away at Peterborough on Sunday, before facing the Workington Comets at the Media Prima Arena next Thursday.

Redcar Bears = 45

1. Jason Garrity – Xt 2 1 0 = 3
2. Ellis Perks – 2 1′ 3 0 = 6+1
3. Ben Barker – 3 1 3 2 2 = 11
4. Jonas B Andersen – 1 0 2′ 2′ = 5+2
5. Charles Wright – 3 2 2 3 1′ = 11+1
6. Tobias Busch – 1′ 1′ 0 3 = 5+2
7. Danny Ayres – 0 2 1 0 1′ = 4+1

Peterborough Panthers = 45

1. Jack Holder – 1 3 3 2 3 = 12
2. Nike Lunna (G) – 3 2′ 2 1 = 8+1
3. Paul Starke – Fx 0 2′ 3 0 = 5+1
4. Ulrich Ostergaard – 2 3 3 Fx = 8
5. Richie Worrall (G) – 2 3 1 1′ = 7+1
6. Simon Lambert – 0 0 0 = 0
7. Tom Bacon – 3 0 1′ 0 1 = 5+1

Tomorrow evening Redcar SG Petch Bears will be hosting around a dozen children from Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline charity who are over here on a visit being hosted by British families. They will be seeing speedway for the very first time as guests of Redcar Speedway.