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We can confirm that Redcar will unfortunately be missing both Erik Riss and Jordan Stewart for their fixture at home against Scunthorpe this Friday. Erik is riding in a German League fixture and Jordan for Australia at Belle Vue in the World Under 21 Team Cup. Unfortunately, no facility is available for a rider taking part in a German league fixture so the Bears have no option other than to field a National League guest at number 1 and will be using Rider Replacement for Jordan Stewart. We would also like to confirm that we have attempted to move this fixture to another date but have been unsuccessful. We offer our sincere apologies to our supporters and will give a more detailed explanation later in the week. We hope that you will continue to offer your support and plan to reduce entry prices on Friday as an apology for the weakened line up that we will be fielding. We will still be fighting to win the meeting and have our sights firmly fixed on reaching the play offs, which we believe is well within our capabilities.

Due to the popularity in previous weeks, we are again opening the SG Petch Platinum Suite for fans for the Scunthorpe meeting this Friday night.

For just an extra £10, fans will be treated to the suite located at the Start/Finish line with the best views of the action. Included in that price is a free programme, Pie and Pea Supper and a hot drink. As well as that, you will be able to have a pre-meeting Pits visit and get to watch 2 heats from the centre green.

This offer is limited to 20 fans, so to book please get in touch with our marketing manager Ian Drinkel at indrinkel@msn.com or call him on 07827293866.

Redcar Agilia Bears continued their excellent run of form with a superb 48-42 win at Sheffield on Sunday evening.

It was another solid effort from the whole side, but skipper Charles Wright stole the show with a perfect 15 point maximum at his old track. The Bears took an incredible 11 heat winners out of the 15 heats, against a strong Sheffield side who had been unbeaten at home thus far.

Sheffield actually started the meeting the brighter, leading by 4 early on after a five one by the impressive Aussie partnership at reserve Zaine Kennedy and Josh McDonald. That was as good as it got for the Tigers however, as the Bears clawed back the deficit swiftly. The scores stayed incredibly tight until heat 10, where Jordan Stewart and Michael Palm Toft combined for a 5-1, before new boys Erik Riss and Kasper Andersen combined for a Bears 4-2 in the next heat to give the Bears a 6 point lead.

The sides then traded 4-2’s, with Jordan Stewart rather unlucky in heat 14 to have an engine failure in the last lap when leading. That did not cost the Bears however, and Charles Wright completed his maximum in heat 15 to round off a fine night for the Bears!

Promoter Jitendra Duffill was understandably delighted with his sides efforts, but also paid tribute to the Bears supporters and the Sheffield promotion:

“Another brilliant performance with everybody playing their part. It’s a very exciting time for me and Jade and we both believe that with a little bit of luck 2019 could be a very special one for the Bears. A big shout out to all the Redcar fans who attended today, we all felt your support from the pits and it was awesome to hear you making so much noise. The Sheffield promotion and team deserve recognition for providing what I would class as a perfect race surface and excellent opposition. The racing today was top class and it takes 2 teams to make a great show.”

Sheffield Tigers = 42 

1. Danny King – 3, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1* = 11+1
2. Drew Kemp – R, R, 0 = 0
3. Ty Proctor – 2, 2, 2, 1* = 7+1
4. Broc Nicol R/R
5. Kyle Howarth – 2, 3, 2, 0, 2 = 9
6. Zaine Kennedy – 2*, 0, 2*, 1*, 0, 3 = 8+3
7. Josh MacDonald – 3, 1*, X, 2, 0, 1 = 7+1

Redcar Bears = 48 

1. Erik Riss – 2, 3, 3, 1, 0 = 9
2. Kasper Andersen – 1*, 1, 3, 1 = 6+1
3. Michael Palm Toft – 1, 1, 2*, 3 = 7+1
4. Jordan Stewart – 3, R, 3, R = 6
5. Charles Wright – 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15 (MAX)
6. Tom Woolley – 0, 1, 0 = 1
7. Nathan Greaves – 1, 0, 1, 0, 2 = 4

Redcar Agilia Bears will head to Sheffield this evening full of confidence after beating Glasgow over two legs, but will face another tough meeting against another strong Sheffield team (5:30pm start)

The Bears welcome Dane Kasper Andersen into the side for this meeting, replacing the unfortunate Tom Bacon. It is a track Andersen knows well, after spending the end of last season and the start of this season with the Yorkshire club. Bears skipper Charles Wright also spent last season with Sheffield, and certainly knows the quickest way around the quick Owlerton track.

Sheffield welcome back Aussie star Zaine Kennedy after a spell out injured, however rider replacement will continue to operate for Broc Nicol – injured while guesting for the Bears at Leicester last week. Kyle Howarth also returns the side, which is spearheaded by former British Champion Danny King.

It promises to be another exciting clash! Good luck to the lads today, and safe trip to the Bears fans travelling to Owlerton.

Redcar: Erik Riss, Kasper Andersen, Michael Palm Toft, Jordan Stewart, Charles Wright, Tom Wooley, Nathan Greaves
Sheffield: Danny King, Drew Kemp, Ty Proctor, Broc Nicol R/R, Kyle Howarth, Zaine Kennedy, Josh MacDonald

After another excellent performance, the Redcar Agilia Bears progressed to the Semi Finals of the KO Cup with a 95-85 aggregate win – narrowly losing to a strong Glasgow side 46-44.

It was a very close meeting throughout, with the Bears never really letting Glasgow put too much of a dent into the 12 point aggregate lead. Indeed, the Bears led for parts of the meeting and the scores on the night were level going into heat 15. The impressive Rasmus Jensen and Paul Starke got the better of Bears new number 1 Erik Riss and Michael Palm Toft to give the Tigers the win on the night.

It was a solid all round performance from the Bears again. Palm Toft top scored with 11+1, with Riss and the impressive Nathan Greaves both scoring 10. Craig Cook was unbeaten by an opponent for the Tigers on his way to 12 points, with Jensen supporting well with 10.

Bears promoter was pleased with his sides performance, and singled out reserve Nathan Greaves for special praise:

“ All the boys dug deep tonight and made sure we got the job done. We came with the mindset that we were here to win and not to defend a lead. We should be a challenge to anybody on the road now with a very powerful top 3 and hopefully this justifies to some why we made the changes we did earlier this week. Special mention for Nathan Greaves who was the difference between the 2 sides; he has shown immense commitment to the Bears by flying out to Poland in the morning and using borrowed bikes for his European qualifier so he didn’t miss a meeting for us. Well done to Glasgow for winning on the night, they are an impressive team and never stopped battling. We are now looking forward to Sheffield on Sunday and will go there with a lot of confidence and self belief. “

Glasgow Tigers = 46 (85)

1. Craig Cook – 3, 3, 3, 3 = 12
2. James Sarjeant – 1, 1, 2, 0 = 4
3. Rasmus Jensen – 1, R, 3, 3, 3 = 10
4. Paul Starke – 3, 1, 2′, 2, 1 = 9+1
5. Claus Vissing – 2, 2, 3, 0 = 7
6. Connor Bailey – 2, 0, 1, 0 = 3
7. Kyle Bickley – 1′, F, R, 0 = 1+1

Redcar Bears = 44 (95)

1. Erik Riss – 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 = 10
2. Tom Bacon R/R
3. Michael Palm Toft – 2, 3, 3, 2, 1′, 0 = 11+1
4. Jordan Stewart – 0, 1, 1, 1′, 3 = 6+1
5. Charles Wright – 3, 2, 1, 1′ = 7+1
6. Tom Woolley – 0, 0, 0 = 0
7. Nathan Greaves – 3, 1, 3, 0, 0, 2, 1 = 10

The new look Redcar Agilia Bears travel to Glasgow this evening, looking to defend a 12 point lead to progress to the next round of the KO Cup.

German star Erik Riss will take his place as the Bears new number 1, with Charles Wright moving to number 5 and Michael Palm Toft moving to number 3. Tom Woolley also makes his Bears debut at number 6, with Nathan Greaves moving into the number 7 spot. Rider replacement will continue to operate for the injured Tom Bacon, with third new signing Kasper Andersen coming into the team for Sundays meeting at Sheffield. The Bears will be confident going into the meeting after the excellent win over the Tigers on Tuesday.

Glasgow are a very strong team however, and are back to full strength with Rasmus Jensen returning to the side. Craig Cook has been nigh on unbeatable around Glasgow this season, so it promises to be an exciting clash!

Good luck to the Bears, and safe trip to any Bears fans making the journey north.

Redcar: Erik Riss, r/r for Tom Bacon, Michael Palm Toft, Jordan Stewart, Charles Wright, Tom Woolley, Nathan Greaves

Glasgow: Craig Cook, James Sarjeant, Rasmus jensen, Paul Starke, Claus Vissing, Connor Bailey, Kyle Bickley

Redcar Agilia Bears new reserve signing Tom Woolley is making the step up the Championship for the first time, and is delighted to be joining Redcar. Woolley, who has represented both Buxton and Belle Vue at National League level, admits he has heard great things about the Redcar setup:

“I am so happy to be joining Redcar. I’m pretty excited to get racing, and although I have never raced at Redcar all I hear about is how good the track and racing is up there so I can’t wait to get going!”

Woolley will make his Bears debut away to Glasgow tomorrow night. Whilst he has not raced at this level previously, he is definitely up for the challenge:

“I am really looking to get my teeth into Championship racing and giving it a real good go. I’ll be giving it 100% every time I am out on track. I want to enjoy it first of all and really take my chance, which obviously means scoring points and to help the team go as far as we can!”

One of Redcar Agilia Bears new signings announced earlier this morning, Dane Kasper Andersen is delighted to have signed for Redcar.

Andersen started this season with both Kings Lynn and Sheffield, but due to the numbers game lost his+ places there. He has shown good pedigree at Redcar last season though, with a impressive 8+1 in the league meeting and 10 points in the Silver Helmet meeting. He also recently qualified for the Danish U21 Final with a perfect 15 point score.

Andersen admits he is happy to be joining the Bears:

“I’m very happy to join Redcar. They are nice people there, they have a strong team and good fans. And most importantly they have the best racetrack in the UK!”

It’s a track he loves riding, and is hoping the Bears can go far this season:

“I have done well around Redcar in the past and I always enjoy riding the track. It’s a real racetrack and I can’t wait to ride it again! My goal for the rest of the season is to settle in the team and get some momentum going – with this team and track I’m sure we can go far!”

The Redcar Agilia Bears have made 3 changes to their line up ahead of this week’s clashes against Glasgow and Sheffield. German star Erik Riss will become the Bears new number 1 and will be joined by Dane Kasper Andersen and Brit Tom Woolley. The riders making way for the new arrivals are Ulrich Ostergaard, Jack Smith and the injured Tom Bacon.

Riss also rides in the UK for Premiership side Kings Lynn and returned to their side after a spell on the injury list (broken collar bone) on Monday. He made a successful return scoring 8 points which included 2 race wins. He arrives on a converted Premiership average of 8.75. Kasper Andersen has already raced at Redcar in 2019, scoring 4 points before his release from Sheffield. He has previously shown a liking for the MPA, scoring paid 9 for Sheffield and recording 10 points in the Teesside Silver Helmet in 2018. Tom Woolley is handed his first opportunity in the Championship after spending 2018 with National League side Buxton, where he finished with an average of 6.69.

The Agilia Bears now look to have a very powerful heat leader trio and will be hoping to defend their aggregate lead of 12 points going into Friday’s 2nd leg of the KO Cup. Riss and Woolley will make their debuts on Friday, with Andersen joining the squad this Sunday for the Bears Championship clash with Sheffield. The Bears will run rider replacement for Tom Bacon on Friday.

When discussing the moves, promoter Jitendra Duffill explained, ‘It’s been a very difficult few days for Jade and myself when considering these changes; they were finalised with the incoming riders on Monday so they could be declared to the BSPA and be effective from Friday. Jack Smith had asked us to replace him after Friday’s clash against Leicester so we acted quickly to snap up Kasper Andersen as a direct replacement. 24 hours later Jack informed us that he had changed his mind but unfortunately it was too late as a deal had already been done with Kasper. On Saturday evening we were also dealt the blow that Tom Bacon had broken his back and would be missing for most of the season. Before Ulrich’s superb performance yesterday we had been lacking a 3rd heat leader and with no suitable replacement for Tom available, we decided that we couldn’t miss out on the opportunity to bring in a rider of the calibre of Erik Riss.’

Duffill added, ‘It was an extremely embarrassing situation for us to deliver the bad news to Ulrich after a brilliant display yesterday. Ulrich had struggled a bit until that point; we simply didn’t see that coming and wish we had seen more of it in the meetings prior. Unfortunately, the change had already been made but his performance will surely have put him in the shop window for any other Championship teams looking to strengthen.’
He continued, ‘I’d like to welcome Erik Riss, Kasper Andersen and Tom Woolley to the club. Erik is an extremely exciting, big name capture for us and he will score big points everywhere he rides. He had been in scintillating from before he broke his collar bone earlier this year and I expect him to continue that for the rest of the season. Kasper is a very capable replacement for Tom Bacon and he will form a very strong top 5 for the Bears. He is one of the new crop of rising Danish talents and I’m sure Bears fans will take to him quickly. Tom Woolley is experiencing Championship racing for the first time so no pressure will be put on his shoulders. He has performed well at National League level, is keen to learn and we are strong enough in our top 6 to support him whilst he finds his feet. I’m looking forward to working with all 3.’

Duffill was keen to express his thanks to the departing Bears adding, ‘I’d like to thank Ulrich, Jack and Tom for everything they have done this year. They are all great guys and I’ve enjoyed working with each one of them. I’m sure it won’t be long before Ulrich and Jack find team places elsewhere and I hope Tom makes a swift recovery from his injuries. He really has had some awful luck over the last 2 years but he is a resilient character and will come back strong from it; that I have no doubt about.’

Bears Line Up
1 Erik Riss 8.75
2 Kasper Andersen 4.80
3 Michael Palm Toft 7.60
4 Jordan Stewart 4.93
5 Charles Wright 7.77
6 Tom Woolley 2.00
7 Nathan Greaves 3.86

Redcar Agilia Bears will defend a 12 point lead at Glasgow on Friday, as they inflicted only Glasgow’s second defeat of the season with a 51-39 win on Tuesday night.

A superb all round team performance saw the Bears take an excellent victory against a side who had not list since March. It was a slow start from the Bears however, as the Tigers took a 5-1 in the first heat. The excellent Craig Cook and James Sarjeant led from the start, as Charles Wright and Jack Smith appeared to get in each others way.

The Bears slowly recovered though, a heat 6 maximum from Charles Wright and a rejuvenated Ulrich Ostergaard saw the Bears draw level. Then two big 5-1s in heats eight and nine saw the Bears pull out a good lead which they never looked like losing.

Arguably the best ride of the night came in heat 13 however, as Craig Cook suffered a very rare defeat at the hands of Bears skipper Charles Wright. Cook made the gate, but a superb exit from bend two saw Wright go round the outside and record an impressive victory.

Bears promoter Jitendra Duffill was delighted with his sides efforts:

“ Brilliant performance from the Bears again tonight. I would have settled for a victory against a very impressive Glasgow side that have been in very good form, so to win by 12 has surpassed my expectations and gives us an excellent chance to progress to the Semi-Final.”

It was a superb all round performance from the Bears, with Jordan Stewart scoring 11+1, with Ostergaard returning to form in style with 11. Cook was his normal excellent self for the visitors with 14 points. The Bears will travel to Glasgow on Friday with the tie superbly balanced, hoping the 12 point margin will be enough to see them progress.

Redcar Bears = 51

1. Charles Wright : 1, 2*, 2, 3, 2 = 10+1
2. Tom Bacon R/R : =7+1
3. Ulrich Ostergaard : 0, 2, 3, 3, 3 = 11
4. Jordan Stewart : 3, 0, 3, 2*, 3 = 11+1
5. Michael Palm Toft : 3, 3, 2, 1, 1* = 10+1
6. Nathan Greaves : 3, 0, 2*, 0, 2*, 0 = 7+2
7. Jack Smith : 0, 1, R, 1* = 2+1

Glasgow Tigers = 39

1. Craig Cook : 3, 3, 3, 2, 3 = 14
2. James Sarjeant : 2*, 1, 0, 1 = 4+1
3. Ty Proctor (G) : 2, 1*, R, 1 = 4+1
4. Paul Starke : 1*, 2, 3, 2, 0 = 8+1
5. Claus Vissing : 1*, 1, 1, 0 = 3+1
6. Connor Bailey : 0, 0, 0 = 0
7. Kyle Bickley : 2, 2, 1, 0, 1* = 6+1