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We still have a few spots available for the SG Petch Platinum Suite for Tuesdays meeting against Glasgow.

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 take on Craig Cook and his Glasgow Tigers side at the Media Prima on Tuesday night in the second round of the KO Cup.

It is sure to be another tough test for the Bears, but confidence will be high after the excellent home win over Leicester on Friday night. Jordan Stewart returns to the side after helping Australia U21s to qualify for the World U21 Team World Cup, although rider replacement will operate for the unfortunate Tom Bacon.

Glasgow are led by the excellent Craig Cook, who sits top of the Championship averages and is through to the GP Qualifier. They have a powerful looking team throughout, with Paul Starke and Rasmus Jensen having shown a liking to the Media Prima Arena in the past. At reserve Kyle Bickey has hit some big scores in recent weeks, whilst young Aussie Connor Bailey makes his first visit to the MPA.

Bears promoter Jitenda Duffill knows his side are in for a tough meeting:

“Glasgow are another very strong team and are led by the very impressive Craig Cook. I’m sure you will all be very excited to watch him race and the races featuring him and our big guns are a mouth watering prospect. We need a good lead to take to Glasgow on Friday which won’t be easy. ”

Bears fans are reminded there will be a collection for Tom Bacon and Broc Nicol at this meeting, after the pair suffered injuries over the past week.

Redcar: Charles Wright, r/r for Tom Bacon, Ulrich Ostergaard, Jordan Stewart, Michael Palm Toft, Nathan Greaves, Jack Smith
Glasgow: Craig Cook, James Sarjeant, Rasmus Jensen, Claus Vissing, Paul Starke, Kyle Bickley, Connor Bailey

The Redcar Agilia Bears received the upsetting news yesterday that Tom Bacon has broken the L4 Vertebrae in his back as a result of a crash he had during the Championship Fours in Peterborough last week.
Tom missed the Agilia Bears trip to Somerset last Wednesday but returned for their clash at home against Leicester on Friday, scoring 4 points. However, Tom complained of severe pain whilst racing and subsequently went to hospital to get checked over. It was there that he was dealt the devastating news.

Tom now faces a lengthy spell on the injury list as he will have a back brace fitted which is to be worn for 4-6 weeks. This will rule Tom out for most of the season, leaving Promoters Jitendra Duffill and Jade Mudgway little choice other than to seek a replacement.
Duffill said, ‘Jade and I are absolutely gutted for Tom and this is rotten luck for him. Tom was a vital member of our squad and he will be a big miss. He has been a model professional and a pleasure to work with. We are now seeking a replacement and Bears fans can expect a new rider to join our side next week, who will be announced on Wednesday.’

The Bears were defeated by 8 points at Leicester last night, narrowly missing out on a league point with a battling display after losing guest Broc Nicol to injury early in the meeting. Broc was knocked off by Josh Bates in Heat 3 and suffered a severe concussion as well as injuries to his shoulder and ankle.

Redcar will be holding a joint collection for Tom and Broc during their next home fixture this Tuesday, when the Bears face Glasgow in the 2nd round of the KO Cup. We would like to wish both riders well and a swift recovery.

Redcar Agilia Bears feel just short of a point at Leicester on Saturday night, losing 40-32 after the match had to be abandoned after 12 heats due to the curfew.

The reason for the curfew was a down to a horror crash involving Leicester’s Josh Bates and Redcar’s guest for the night Broc Nicol in heat 3. Both riders needed lengthy medical attention at the track, with both riders also then taking a trip to hospital. Nicol was knocked unconscious in the crash, as well as suffering a broken collarbone. Bates suffered a concussion – we pass our best wishes to both riders for a swift recovery.

When the meeting restarted, the Bears did well to keep the scorelines close throughout. Charles Wright was superb as he notched four straight wins to top score with 12 points. It was another good night for Nathan Greaves as well, scoring 9+1. Unfortunately for the Bears, the curfew fell just as the Bears fell 8 behind for the first time in the night, meaning they lost out on a well deserved league point.

Leicester = 40 

1. Scott Nicholls 2, 2′, 2 = 6+1
2. Ellis Perks R, X, 3, 3, 1′ = 7+1
3. Josh Bates Fx = 0 Withdrawn
4. Ryan Douglas 3, 2, 1, 3 = 9
5. Rory Schlein (G) 3, 3, 2 = 8
6. Jason Edwards (G) 1, 0 = 1
7. Connor Mountain 3, 1, 0, 3, 1′, 1 = 9+1

Redcar = 32 

1. Charles Wright 3, 3, 3, 3 = 12
2. Tom Bacon R/R (NG 1, JS 1, UO 2, NG 0 = 4)
3. Ulrich Ostergaard 1′, 2, 2, F, 0 = 5+1
4. Broc Nicol (G) Withdrawn
5. Michael Palm Toft F, 0, 2 = 2
6. Nathan Greaves 1, 2, 2, 1, 1′, 0, 2 = 9+1
7. Jack Smith 0, 2, 1, 1′, 0 = 4+1

Redcar Agilia Bears travel to Leicester tonight, hoping for a similar performance to last night where the Bears won 48-42.

Broc Nicol, so impressive last night at the Media Prima Arena, will again guest for the Bears in place of Jordan Stewart. Tom Bacon is unlikely to be fit after his tumble last night, r/r will operate in his place if not.

Rory Schlien will guest for the Lions in place of broken ankle victim Richie Worrall. Tapes are up at 7:30pm, and remember Bears season ticket holders will be admitted for the reduced price of £10.

Redcar: Charles Wright, r/r for Tom Bacon, Ulrich Ostergaard, Broc Nicol, Michael Palm Toft, Nathan Greaves, Jack Smith

Leicester: Scott Nicholls, Ellis Perks, Josh Bates, Ryan Douglas, Rory Schlein, Jason Edwards, Connor Mountain

Redcar Agilia Bears produced a superb team performance to defeat the well fancied Leicester Lions 48-42 at the Media Prima Arena on Friday night.

On a very warm night on Teesside, the Bears started the better of the two sides. A 5-1 in heat two from Jack Smith and Nathan Greaves set the home side on their way. A raft of 4-2s in the early part of the meeting saw the Bears have an eight point lead after eight heats.

A superb heat 9 saw the Lions get back into the meeting. Ostergaard gated for the Bears and led Nicholls and Harris for approaching three laps. Despite the Danes best efforts though, Harris and Nicholls both got past on the home straight going into the final lap – one on the inside and one on the outside. Another 4-2 for the Lions in heat 10 saw the deficit cut to just two points.

From that point on though the Bears kicked on, with heat wins for Michael Palm Toft, Ostergaard and a superb 5-1 from Charles Wright and Toft in heat 13 which guaranteed the Bears an excellent win. A heat 15 five one for the Lions saw them leave Teesside with a deserved point after a superb nights racing. Bears promoter Jitendra Duffill was delighted with his side work, and believes this sends a message that the Bears are for real this season:

” I expected a very tough time tonight as Leicester are formidable opposition. Without any doubt they are the favourites for the Championship League this year, so to beat them convincingly has put a big smile on my face. Nobody should hold any fears for us at home now and this will send a message to the rest of the championship and give us confidence to beat anybody; it won’t come any harder than that. Very proud of the whole team tonight who raced with determination and self belief and well done to Leicester who deserved their point.”

Redcar Bears = 48

1. Charles Wright : 3, 3, 2, 2*, 0 = 10+1
2. Tom Bacon : EX, 1, 3, EX = 4
3. Ulrich Ostergaard: 0, 1, 1, 3 = 5
4. Broc Nicol (G) : 3, 3, 0, 1* = 7+1
5. Michael Palm Toft : 2, 3, 3, 3, 1 = 12
6. Nathan Greaves : 0, 2*, 1, 1, 1, 2 = 7+1
7. Jack Smith : 3, 0, 0 = 3

Leicester Lions = 42

1. Scott Nicholls : 1*, 2, 3, 0, 0 = 6+1
2. Ellis Perks : 2, 0, 2, 2 = 6
3. Josh Bates : 1*, 2, 1, 2 = 6+1
4. Ryan Douglas : 2, EX, 3, 3, 3 = 11
5. Chris Harris (G) : 3, 2, 2*, 1, 2* = 10+2
6. Jason Edwards (G) : 1, 0, 0 = 1
7. Connor Mountain : 0, 1, 1*, 0 = 2+1

As the Redcar Agilia Bears travel to Leicester tomorrow night, the Leicester promotion have kindly offered to admit our season ticket holders for the price of £10. All you will need to take is your season ticket.

We are reciprocating the offer for any Leicester fans travelling to the Media Prima Arena tonight.

Many thanks to the Leicester promotion for this offer.

Redcar Agilia Bears return to action at the Media Prima Arena tomorrow (Friday), as they take on a powerful looking Leicester side in Championship action (7:30pm start).

The Bears will be looking to carry on where they left off last Saturday, where they put in a superb performance to beat Edinburgh comfortable. It was a good performance that night, with some excellent racing – no more so than a fantastic heat 15 involving Jordan Stewart, Charles Wright, Cameron Heeps and Joel Andersson.

Promoter Jitendra Duffill was pleased with the performance of his side – and especially that heat 15!

“It was pleasing to get our league campaign off to a decent start last week. It’s tough to beat teams by a good margin here at the Media Prima Arena so an 18 point victory against Edinburgh was a good achievement and we saw a battling performance from all of our boys. I have to mention heat 15 too……wow! What a race that was; so many people have come up to me and expressed their delight with that race, some even telling me it’s the best race they have ever seen here at the MPA. Credit has to go to the riders involved and to our track staff who made it possible. If you haven’t seen the race, we have posted it to our Facebook page and YouTube channel.”

The Bears go into the Leicester meeting without Jordan Stewart, who is in Sweden representing Australia in the U21 Team Cup. Sheffield’s in-form man Broc Nicol will guest in his place. Leicester are on a superb run of form, and indeed have won at Redcar already this season so it promises to be another tough clash. Duffill admits they will be looking to get one over on the Lions:

“Leicester are ‘the’ team to beat at the moment and I know our boys will be very keen to put one over them. Unfortunately we are missing Jordan Stewart who is on international duty. We did everything we could to try and change the date of this fixture or to get Jordy a suitable flight to Sweden for tomorrow but it wasn’t possible. However, Broc Nicol is in good form and should be a very capable guest.”

Leicester come with a team bang on form – although they have made a forced change at reserve after Jack Thomas decided to take a short break from the sport. Young Mildenhall rider Jason Edwards comes in to replace him. They are again led by ex-GB star Scott Nicholls, with ex-Bear Ellis Perks sure to be looking to get one over on his old side.

Make sure you don’t miss what should be another exciting clash at the Media Prima Arena!

Redcar: Charles Wright, Tom Bacon, Ulrich Ostergaard, Broc Nicol, Michael Palm Toft, Nathan Greaves, Jack Smith

Leicester: Scott Nicholls, Ellis Perks, Josh Bates, Ryan Douglas, Richie Worrall, Jack Thomas, Connor Mountain

Redcar Agilia Bears kept Somerset honest at the Oak Tree Arena on Wednesday night, but ultimately fell to a 51-39 defeat.

The Bears, missing Tom Bacon who is still suffering after his fall at Peterborough on Sunday, kept the scores tight early on in the meeting. Indeed, after 7 heats the Bears were only 6 points down – and that deficit was reduced to just 2 after a heat eight 5-1 from Jordan Stewart and Jack Smith.

Somerset returned the favour with a heat 10 5-1 of their own to retake a 6 point lead, before a controversial heat 12 in which the Bears were looking to reduce the arrears again. Charles Wright was brought in as a tactical sub to replace Nathan Greaves, but unfortunately missed the two minutes time allowance and was excluded. He was then replaced by Jack Smith, who himself then missed the two minutes and was also excluded. Ulrich Ostergaard did win the heat, to ensure a 3-3 for the Bears.

Despite their best efforts, the Bears could not claw back the deficit and a 5-1 and a 4-2 in the last two heats ensured a Somerset win and no away points for the Bears. Skipper Charles Wright top scored for the Bears with 13, with Michael Palm Toft scoring 9.

The Bears are next in action at home against Leicester on Friday night.

Somerset Rebels = 51

1. Rory Schlein – 3, 2, 3, 1′, 1 = 10+1
2. Todd Kurtz – 0, 1′, 1, 2 = 4+1
3. Valentin Grobauer – 0, 1′, 1′, 2 = 4+2
4. Nico Covatti – 3, 2, 2, 3, 3 = 13
5. Chris Harris – 3, 3, 2, 2 = 10
6. Anders Rowe – 3, 0, 1′, 2′ = 6+2
7. Henry Atkins – 2′, 1, 0, 1′ = 4+2

Redcar Bears = 39

1. Charles Wright – 2, 3, 3, X, 3, 2 = 13
2. Tom Bacon R/R
3. Ulrich Ostergaard – 2, 0, 2, 0, 3 = 7
4. Jordan Stewart – 1′, 1′, 3, 1, 1 = 7+1
5. Michael Palm Toft – 2, 3, 3, 0, 0 = 8
6. Nathan Greaves – 1′, 1, FX, 0 = 2+1
7. Jack Smith – 0, 0, 2′, FX, X, 0 = 2+1

Redcar Agilia Bears are back in action tonight, as they take on the Championship Fours winners Somerset at the Oak Tree Arena (7:30pm start).

The Bears put in a solid showing down at Somerset earlier this season, losing by a solitary two points in a 46-44 defeat which saw the Bears progress into the next round of the KO Cup. Confidence will be high after the excellent win over Edinburgh on Saturday night – although the Bears will be operating rider replacement for Tom Bacon who is still suffering after his fall at Peterborough on Sunday. Bears skipper Charles Wright will be looking to put one over on his old employers!

Somerset themselves will go into the full of confidence after their win in the Championship Fours at the weekend, and usually go well around their home track. It promises to be another exciting meeting! Safe trip to our fans making the long journey.

Bears are back in home action on Friday against table topping Leicester.

Bears: Charles Wright, r/r for Tom Bacon, Ulrich Ostegaard, Jordan Stewart, Michael Palm Toft, Nathan Greaves, Jack Smith

Somerset: Rory Schlein, Todd Kurtz, Valentin Grobauer, Nico Covatti, Chris Harris, Anders Rowe, Henry Atkins