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So Bears fans, we’re only a few days away from our official Press and Practice day and Ben Barker’s Testimonial. On Friday all 7 of your new Bears will take to the track at the Media Prima Arena for the first time this year at 12 noon. Doors will open to the public at 11am and all we ask is that you make a small donation to Zoe’s Place at the gate.

At 7.30pm the same day, we have our annual ‘Meet the Riders’ night where Roy Clarke will interview our riders and you will get the opportunity to ask them and our management any questions you have about the forthcoming season. Entry price is £3 and includes entry to a raffle where we will be giving away 2 tickets to our opening fixture against Newcastle.

See you on Friday!

The Media Prima Arena hosts it’s first meeting of the season on Saturday, with popular Brit Ben Barker holding his testimonial meeting (3pm start).

Barker has been a great servant to British Speedway over the years, starting his career with Oxford and Trelawny in 2003. Popular wherever he has ridden, Barker has spent the last couple of seasons here at Redcar, winning the fans Bear of the Year in both seasons. He is delighted to have been awarded his testimonial meeting:

I’m really pleased, its a great honour to have been awarded my testimonial. I have worked hard over the years, been loyal to British Speedway and always gave my all. I have came back from a number of injuries and at times it has been a tough road so I am pleased to be having this meeting. I would just like to thank everyone who has helped out in any way to putting on this meeting.

It has taken a number of months of hard work to get this meeting planned, but Ben is pleased with how things are looking with just a few days to go:

I’m really happy with the lineup. I was keen to give the Bears lads some extra track time before the season, and Jack (Smith) is gutted he cannot make it due to prior commitments. To be fair, all the riders have brilliant to deal with – it was actually the easiest part of putting the meeting together. Getting the sponsorship has been the hard part, but that is all coming together now. Although if anyone else would like to help out with any sponsorship, no matter how little, please get in touch!”

Barker also spoke of his disappointment when he heard Workington were not coming to the tapes, and how he changed his testimonial plans to incorporate the Comets:

I was gutted when I heard about Workington, I loved riding there. I rode there a few times towards the end of last season and really enjoyed it. They won everything going last season. I was originally just going to run an individual meeting, but when I heard I thought it would be good to change it to a 4 Team Tournament and include Workington. It gives a chance for a few of the lads signed up for Worky to have a ride, and hopefully a few Comets fans travel across to support a Comets team on Saturday.

After Barkers season finished early due to injury last year, he admits to it being a long tough winter. And after a tough Ben Fund meeting at Leicester on Sunday, Barker is looking forward to getting back on a bike again:

It’s been a long hard winter, and also quite painful after the injury at the end of last season. I rode in the Ben Fund and I was still in a bit of pain, but the only way to get over that is get back on the bike and keep riding. It should be a great day, and I hope to see as many people there as possible!

As well as the Four Team Tournament, there will also be 8 demonstration races involving riders from the British Youth Championships. And after the meeting, there will be a band performing in the clubhouse as well as a buffet and an auction. We hope to see as many of you there as possible to pay tribute to a great servant to British Speedway. Admission is £18 for Adults, Concessions £15 with Children Under 16 £5. Under 10’s go free.

Lineup: R

Ben Barker, Charles Wright, Tom Bacon, Jordan Stewart,

Sam Masters, MPT, Nathan Greaves, David Wallinger,

Steve Worrall, Danny Ayres, Simon Lambert, Kyle Bickley,

Thomas Jorgensen, Lewis Kerr, Ulrich Ostergaard, James Sarjeant

Redcar Speedway will come to the tapes in March as the Redcar Agilia Bears. London based company Agilia Infrastructure Partners Limited were revealed as the clubs new main sponsor on Friday evening in front of supporters at a function held at the Media Prima Arena. The Bears also revealed their new logo for the 2019 season along with their new race wear. Company director Mike Pugsley has been a life long supporter of speedway on Teesside and attends Bears fixtures regularly.

Agilia are Infrastructure Delivery Specialists and support and advise on delivery of some of the biggest Infrastructure projects and programmes across the UK. This can range from the development of roads and rail, through to major investment programmes such as Waste Treatment Facilities. Agilia is a growing company which now has 13 employees and is led by the co-owners Mike Pugsley and Amar Qureshi.

Agilia’s connection with the Bears began last year when they sponsored the Silver Helmet individual in September. When Ecco Finishing Supplies announced that they were standing down as title sponsors in 2019, promoter Jitendra Duffill began discussions with Mike Pugsley to question whether Agilia would be interested in supporting the club in a bigger role.

“I originally contacted Mike at the end of last year to see if he would be interested in sponsoring the Bears in 2019 as a partner sponsor, but that quickly progressed to main sponsorship as soon as the title became available. I was able to tie up a deal really quickly with Mike and he has been a promoters dream to work with. His motives are selfless as his intentions are solely to support the Bears and to help us to succeed. At no point has he asked or expected anything from us and I hope I can repay his kindness and support. We are extremely fortunate to have him and his company Agilia Infrastructure Partners on board and I can’t express my gratitude to him and his business partner Amar Qureshi enough. I strongly believe this could be the start of a long and successful partnership and I’m excited to be associated with a company as impressive and fast growing as Agilia is,” said Duffill.

Agilia director Mike Pugsley added, “As co-owner of Agilia Infrastructure Partners and a life long supporter of Redcar Speedway, I’m delighted to support Jitendra and all at Redcar Speedway as Team Sponsor and I’m looking forward to what should be a very exciting season ahead”.

Everybody here at Redcar Speedway would like to welcome Agilia Infrastructure Partners Ltd on board and are proud to come to the tapes in 2019 as the Redcar Agilia Bears!

Visit Agilia website here: https://www.agilia.co.uk/

Our final partner for the 2019 season is an old friend of ours. We would like to give a warm welcome back to SG Petch Middlesbrough who will be our 4th and final partner for the 2019 season and sponsors of the clubs Platinum Suite. This will now be renamed as the SG Petch Platinum Suite and will be used as the clubs newest hospitality facility.

SG Petch Middlesbrough are main dealers for Abarth, Fiat and Hyundai. Their name is not a new one to the clubs supporters, with their most recent involvement with the Bears being as main title sponsors in 2017.

Promoter Jitendra Duffill added, “It gives me great pleasure to welcome SG Petch back on board as our final partner sponsor for the season. I was really keen to get them back on board when I accepted my role last year and I’d like to thank Shaun Burke for all of his help and support. I can’t wait for the season to start now.”

This good news comes just before the Bears are due to reveal their new main sponsor for 2019 at a Speedway Race Night next Friday 8th March. This will take place in the Bears club house where Tom Bacon will also be making the trip to Teesside. Most of the Redcar side are expected to take to the track for the first time this season the day after for a pre season practice session.

https://www.sgpetch.co.uk/middlesbrough ?

Redcar Bears Speedway are very happy to announce that ex-Bear and current Team Manager Jade Mudgway has been appointed as the clubs co-promoter. Mudgway joins close friend Jitendra Duffill who was appointed as co-promoter in 2017 and replaced Kevin Keay as the clubs main promoter last November. Mudgway’s appointment is the latest in a string of major changes on Teesside over the winter but one that will give the Bears a more stable footing for the future.

Mudgway’s role at Redcar Speedway will not change with his primary job being Team Manager, but the move gives Redcar Speedway more security and offers support for Duffill who will continue to look after the day to day running of the club.

Commenting on the move, Duffill added, “I had been planning on making Jade my co-promoter since taking over from Kevin Keay last year. Jade’s role won’t really change but I feel it’s important to have 2 promoters at Redcar which will offer me some support when needed and also gives us the security of being able to run if I were to be unavailable through illness for example. Jade was the obvious choice to me. He is a close friend, is passionate about Redcar Speedway and he has plenty of ambition. His drive and influence were some of the main reasons I took the main promoters role last year.”

When asked about his appointment, Mudgway said, “I’m very happy to take on this role at Redcar. Myself and Jitendra share a massive passion for Redcar Speedway and I’m looking forward to working together and building the Bears into a force to be reckoned with on track”.

We’ve bundled some of the best bits of our VIP Club Packages together and slashed the price. ONLY 7 of these unique packages will be sold so act quick to avoid disappointment!

Reduced to £199, the package includes:

? Your name on a 2019 race jacket

? Your race jacket given to you at the end of the season

? Photo taken with the Bears team on press day

? Your signed, framed photo presented at the end of the year

?Joint heat sponsorship as the VIP Supporters Club

? Limited edition official team polo shirt

? Tyne Tees Trophy hospitality on 29th March, including entry, programme, food and drinks

‼️ Less than half the price of VIP Gold at £199

This is the only way to own a 2019 Bears race jacket and a signed photograph of our team taken with yourself. Don’t wait as we expect them to sell quickly! Email or call to purchase.

For more sponsorship information, please see our brochure here

Redcar Bears will be hosting a Speedway Race Night in their club house on Friday 8th March. The club will also be unveiling their new main sponsor on the night and their race wear for the 2019 season. New signing Tom Bacon will be in attendance and fans will get the opportunity to ask Tom and the clubs management any questions they may have.
Entry on the night is FREE but fans can make a voluntary donation on the door if they wish. Start time is 7.30.

? Friday 8th March
⏰ 7.30pm
? Speedway racing
✍? New sponsor and race bibs revealed
? Interview with Tom Bacon
?? Drink’s and cash prizes

Hi Bears fans. Our Knock Out Cup fixture away to Somerset on Wednesday 1st May has now been rescheduled to take place the following week on Wednesday 8th May.

Redcar Bears have secured their third partner sponsor for 2019, Darlington based Town & City Management Limited. Part of that partnership will include sponsoring the clubs main grandstand, much to the delight of club promoter Jitendra Duffill. ‘I’m absolutely delighted to welcome Sue Johnson of Town & City Management on board as a full partner sponsor for 2019. Sue and her husband Brian are big speedway fans and have been loyal Bears supporters for years. Town & City Management sponsored our grandstand in 2018 and it will continue to be named the ‘Town & City Management Grandstand’ in 2019. I’m very excited to have them on board for what is promising to be a very exciting year ahead,’ said Duffill. Director Sue Johnson added, ‘We are proud to be sponsors of the Redcar Bears and wish them well for the coming season’.

Town & City Management are an independent property and apartment block management company, specialising in Residential Leasehold Management throughout England. 

Welcome aboard Town & City Management! It’s fantastic to have you as a big part of our team.