Category: Bears News

Redcar Ecco Finishing Bears have won an award!

The Bears have been informed by the S.C.B that they have won the Championship Track of the Year for 2017 an award voted for throughout the season based on referee’s match reports.

Promoter Jitendra Duffill:

I’m absolutely thrilled to be awarded track of the year. Credit and thanks have to go to Terry and to all of our volunteers who have worked so hard in 2017. They gave us a race circuit to be proud of and their achievements deserve to be acknowledged. This is further proof that we are moving in the right direction and I feel very proud of our achievement.

The club owe a huge debt of gratitude to Terry Chrabaszcz and his volunteers Jonathan Swales, Steve Willis-Feasby, Mick Campbell and Phil Hainsworth who have all contributed to this award. An official presentation will take at the Media Prima Arena during the club’s first official fixture on Thursday April 5th.

Over on her Facebook page, Smoggy the Bear is running a new competition! She is looking for your photos of your own Teddies in the snow!

The best will receive free membership for Smoggy’s Cub Club for 2018, paid for by Smoggy herself! Head over to her Facebook to share your photos!

Redcar Ecco Finishing Bears are finalising plans for the 2018 race day programme and have a couple of spaces left for ‘Heat Sponsors’ . The individual , or company, will have their name/ details printed in each edition of the match programme as well as having regular tannoy announcements regarding their backing of the Redcar Bears and an invitation to attend the hospitality suite during the season. All for just £250 + vat. Any interested parties can contact the club hotline 01642 040302 or e-mail Kevin.redcarbears@gmail.com

Due to the severe weather, and the threat of more to come the decision has been made to postpone the racenight scheduled for Thursday night.

Anybody who wishes to donate easter eggs or funds towards the hospital visit with the riders please contact Claire James or Janice Jackson and we will arrange pick up or drop off in next few weeks. Thank you

Redcar ECCO Finishing Supplies Bears will be holding a race night at the Bears Bar on Thursday 1st March in order to raise funds for the club.

Doors will open at 7pm, with first race being 7:30pm. Admission is free, although there will be a bucket at the door for donations. 

Horses available to buy and name £2 each and races to sponsor at minimum donation £5, please contact Claire James or Janice Jackson

The Ecco Finishing Bears Tyre Fund Club takes on a new look for 2018 with more benefits for the members.
Any person who joins the club will get an exclusive limited edition Bears Tyre Fund Badge which will not be available to non members as well as automatic entry in to a weekly draw giving them an opportunity to join in the interval antics and win free admission tickets to future Bears fixtures.
Membership is £25.00 per month during the racing season and all details can be found on the downloadable application form here.
Those supporters who ordered season tickets will notice a slight error on the match entitlements for challenge matches. New corrected tickets will be forwarded shortly.

The 2018 Redcar ‘Ecco Finishing’ Bears race jackets are here complete with the names of those supporters who sponsored them for the season.

Thank you Graham Iverson, Steve Faceby, Bill Tilley, Steve Grant, Redcar Claire , Leanne Swales and Ruby Stone.

The Redcar Bears mascot ‘Smoggy’ was so popular last season that plans are in place for a ‘Smoggy Cub Club’. Our younger fans will have the opportunity to become a member of the ‘ Cub Club ‘which will entitle them to a limited edition ‘ Mini Smoggy Bear ‘ suitably dressed in club colours.

They will be issued with a Cub Club Pass entitling them to access to the centre green to join in with the Smoggy Fun n Games at the interval. Other benefits will be Birthday Cards from their favourite rider ( or Smoggy!) as well as bonus prizes and competitions throughout the season with a member of the Cub Club being entered in the interval Fun Fair Game each week where they could win big prizes for their Family.

Membership forms can be downloaded on the club web site here or collected at the track. The enrolment cost is £15 and anyone joining before 30th March will have the opportunity to be included in a team photograph on press and practice day.

For the 2018 season car parking arrangements within the stadium itself will be controlled due to ongoing ground work and safety issues.
Therefore any person wishing regular permission to park their vehicle within the stadium itself during race nights will need a parking permit issued by the club, this includes both STAFF and DISABLED PERSONS.
Forms can be obtained via the homepage on the club website or from the club itself.
The pass is aimed solely at club staff and Bears supporters as one off admission can be catered for by our stewards.
Please be aware that once a vehicle is parked within the stadium it cannot be allowed to leave until all racing is completed.
This is part of a long term plan to improve all aspects of the club and we do hope this does not cause any inconvenience. Any queries can be forwarded via the club call line 01642 040302.

So its that time of year again! Easter is not that far away and we are once again planning a hospital visit with the speedway lads to give the poorly kids some treats. We want to try something a little different this year. We always have lots and lots of gifts and eggs due to the fantastic support of our fellow supporters, our aim this year is to give eggs and gifts to the children but also maybe one large present to keep on the ward for the children to use whilst in hospital, (we are in talks with the hospital as to what this could be).

So we still want donations of eggs and gifts but if anyone wishes to donate cash instead of eggs this would go towards the bigger present. We are also going to try a few blindcards etc to build up the pot a bit before the season starts. We would appreciate any donation and all will be towards the hospital visit. Thank you in advance to everyone. Claire, Janice and all at Redcar Speedway