Redcar Bears Speedway — ECCO Arena, Middlesbrough
The S.G.Petch Bears suffered a blow to their play off hopes last night as German Ace Tobias Busch crashed out in a meeting in Denmark last night. Early reports say nothing is broken but Busch has hip and ankle injuries that will rule him out if this weekends fixtures at Ipswich and Newcastle.At this moment no news of a guest replacement can be given.
The good news is that both Jason Garrity and Danny Ayres are expected to be in the side for both matches.
Redcar SG Petch Bears moved into fourth place in the table, and piled the pressure on Edinburgh, with a comfortable 55-37 win over Ipswich at the Media Prima Arena on Thursday night.
Bears skipper Ben Barker was again the star of the show with a superb 16+1, but it was a solid effort from the whole side with all 6 riders scoring at least a paid win. The meeting started well for the Bears with Barker and Ellis Perks scoring a 5-1 in the first heat. Three shared heats followed before the Bears really took charge of the meeting with three consecutive 5-1s to give themselves a 16 point lead. Despite Rory Schlein winning whilst on a tactical ride, the Witches lacked the strength in depth on the night to mount a comeback and the Bears recorded another impressive win.
Despite the scoreline, there was some breathtaking racing from both sides. Ben Barker and Danny King produced some superb racing in heat 5, passing and re-passing each other before the Bears captain made sure of the second place on the run to the line. Heat 11 also produced a great race, with Charles Wright and Kyle Newman giving it everything before Wright just pipped Newman on the line for the win.
The Bears now have a couple of huge away meetings in their quest for that all-important fourth place, away at Ipswich on Saturday before the trip up the a19 on Sunday to face Newcastle.
Redcar Bears = 55
1. Ben Barker – 3, 2′, 3, 3, 2, 3 = 16+1
2. Ellis Perks – 2′, 1′, 2′, 2, 1, 0 = 8+3
3. Jason Garrity R/R
4. Jonas B Andersen – 2, 3, 1′, 3, FX = 9+1
5. Charles Wright – 2, 2′, 2, 3, 1′ = 10+2
6. Tobias Busch – 3, 3, 1′, 0, 3 = 10+1
7. Mitchell Davey (G) – 0, 1′, 1, 3 = 5+1
8. Gavin Parr – DNR
Ipswich Witches = 37
1. Danny King – 1, 1, 1′, 3 = 6+1
2. Cameron Heeps R/R
3. Kevin Doolan (G) – R, 0, 0, 0, 0 = 0
4. Kyle Newman – 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1′ = 11+1
5. Rory Schlein – 3, 1, 6^, 3, 0, 2 = 15
6. James Sarjeant (G) – 1′, 0, 0, 0, 2 = 3+1
7. Connor Mountain – 2, 0, 0, 1′ = 3+1
Redcar SG Petch Bears will be without Danny Ayres for this Thursday’s meeting against Ipswich for family reasons. Edinburghs Mitchell Davey will guest in his place.
Promoter Kevin Keay said: “Our thoughts are with Danny and his family during this difficult period and we are grateful, once again, to Mitchell and Edinburgh for coming to our aide. We are confident of our ability to get the points we need to keep the pressure on at the top during this important period and we hope to see large numbers of Bears fans to cheer us on over the next three big matches”.
Redcar SG Petch Bears will be looking to keep the pressure on the top 4, as they take on high-flying Ipswich at the Media Prima Arena on Thursday night (7:30pm start).
The Bears kept their challenge going with an important win over fourth placed Edinburgh last week, and boss Jitendra Duffill was delighted with all seven of his side:
We got off to a great start last week and it makes things so much easier when we don’t give the opposition a head start. Edinburgh fought back well but it was our strength in depth that saw our guests go home empty handed and I was pleased that we got contributions from everybody. Danny can feel a little unfortunate to lose a ride as he was doing his job well but Tobi was a little quicker and I had to make sure that we beat the Monarchs by at least 7 points.
Ipswich have had a fantastic season this year, and are now almost certain of a play-off place. The Bears however can take confidence from their 54-35 win over the Witches earlier in the season. With a couple of tricky away fixtures also coming up over the weekend, at Ipswich and Newcastle, Duffill is looking for a big effort from his side:
Another week and another top 4 team to test us! Ipswich are having a great season so far and this week isn’t going to be an easy one. Danny King and Rory Schlein are a powerful top 2 and the Witches will be keen to do much better than they did earlier this year. We still have a glimmer of hope of reaching the play offs and it’s up to us to put Edinburgh under as much pressure as possible. That means winning all of our remaining fixtures at home and I reckon we need at least 4 to 6 points on the road too. No easy task given the teams we have to achieve that against but challenging for league titles is never easy. This is the time we need to step it up and show ourselves as worthy contenders in what is probably going to be the most decisive week of our season so far!
The Bears are once again at full strength for the meeting – although will miss Ellis Perks for both away meetings who is away on Under 21 duty with Team GB. Tero Aarnio will guest in his place for both meetings. Ipswich come to Teesside with a very strong top 2 in Danny King and Rory Schlein, although they have some issues with injury and rider unavailability and so have a couple of guests. James Sarjeant will guest in place of Nathan Greaves who is on Premiership duty, whilst Kevin Doolan will guest for the injured Justin Sedgmen. The Witches will also operate r/r for the injured Cameron Heeps.
Redcar: Ben Barker, Ellils Perks, Jason Garrity, Jonas B Andersen, Charles Wright, Tobias Busch, Danny Ayres
Ipswich: Danny King, r/r for Heeps, Kevin Doolan, Kyle Newman, Rory Schein, James Sarjeant, Connor Mountain
Redcar SG Petch Bears kept their play-off hopes alive with a comfortable 52-41 win over fourth placed Edinburgh Monarchs at the Media Prima Arena on Thursday night.
The Bears started the meeting superbly, with three 5-1’s in the opening three heats to give them a commanding lead. The Monarchs fought back however, with a Ricky Wells winning a tactical ride in heat 7 to bring the score back to within 5. That was as close as Edinburgh got however, with the Bears extending the gap to 7 and keeping it that way until heats 13 and 14. A great race in heat 13 saw Ben Barker pass Erik Riss for the win and give Bears a 4-2, before sponsors rider of the night Jonas B Andersen and Tobias Busch teamed up for a 5-1 in heat 14 to ensure the Bears won the meeting and Edinburgh would return back to Scotland with no points.
It was another great team effort from the Bears, with Ben Barker top scoring on 11 with Andersen scoring 10+1. The impressive Ricky Wells top scored for the Monarchs with 15, with Erik Riss scoring 8. The Bears are next in action at home next Thursday, with another tough meeting against the Ipswich Witches.
Redcar Bears = 52
1. Ben Barker – 3, 3, 2, 3, 0 = 11
2. Ellis Perks – 2′, 2′, 2, 1′ = 7+3
3. Jason Garrity – 3, 1, 1, 2 = 7
4. Jonas B Andersen – 2′, 0, 3, 3, 2 = 10+1
5. Charles Wright – 2, 2, 2, 1 = 7
6. Tobias Busch – 3, 0, 1′, 1′, 2′ = 7+3
7. Danny Ayres – 2′, 0, 1′, (TB – 2′) = 3+2
Edinburgh Monarchs = 41
1. Ty Proctor (G) – 1, 3, 3, F/X = 7
2. Mark Riss – 0, 2′, 3, 0 = 5+1
3. Ricky Wells – F/X, 6^, 3, 3, 3 = 15
4. Josh Pickering – 1, 1, F/X, (MC – 0) = 2
5. Erik Riss – 3, EF, 2, 2, 1 = 8
6. Max Clegg – 0, 1, 0, (MD – 0), 0 = 1
7. Mitchell Davey – 1, 1, 0, 0, 1 = 3
Due to the popularity of the recent fans nights in hospitality we are holding another fans night in “The Bruce Forrester Hospitality Lounge”on Thursday 24th August for the Edinburgh League meeting.
The evening with include:-
All for an extra £5 on top of your gate entrance fee
To book Ian Drinkel ring on 07827293866 or email indrinkel @msn.com
Redcar SG Petch Bears will be looking for a repeat of last weeks thriller against Glasgow, as they take on the Edinburgh Monarchs at the Media Prima Arena on Thursday night (7:30pm).
With a depleted side last week, not many people will have predicted the Bears to come out on top, and Bears manager Jitendra Duffill was on cloud 9 after the meeting. He was delighted with the whole side, but in particular Jason Garrity and Ben Barker in heats 13 and 15:
What a night that was last Thursday. I don’t think I stopped smiling for 2 days after. We were so determined to beat Glasgow after the events that took place when we first met and that victory meant a lot and will live long in the memory. It was good to see Ben and Jason back on top form last week. Heats 13 and 15 were a bit special and that really is what speedway is all about. Tobi contributed well and definitely benefited from the change in track prep’ we requested whereas Jonas and Ellis came to the party with important points when it mattered. Everybody responded superbly to our team talk during the interval and credit to all of them for that.
This week sees the Bears come up against the side sitting in fourth in the league – and to have a realistic chance of making the playoffs need to ensure they pick up the win and gain some ground. Duffill is expecting a tough but hopefully exciting meeting again:
This weeks fixture is another huge one for us and also for our guests Edinburgh. There is still an outside chance that we can snatch that last play off spot and this is an opportunity for us to gain a little ground on the Monarchs. Having said that, it’s also a great opportunity for our visitors to pull further away and defeat this week would surely end any hopes we have of catching them. This one has the potential to be a very exciting meeting and I want to see the same determination and aggression that our boys showed against Glasgow. Mitchell Davey did a great job for us last week at reserve and he can be a threat this week alongside Max Clegg for Edinburgh.
The Bears are back to full strength for this meeting, with Charles Wright and Danny Ayres returning to the side after missing last week’s clash. Edinburgh are still without Sam Masters who is out injured, ex-Bears favourite Ty Proctor will replace him.
Redcar SG Petch Bears: Ben Barker, Ellis Perks, Jason Garrity, Jonas B Andersen, Charles Wright, Tobias Busch, Danny Ayres
Edinburgh: Ty Proctor, Mark Riss, Ricky Wells, Josh Pickering, Erik Riss, Max Clegg, Mitchell Davey
The Redcar Bears roadshow will be supporting their sponsors on Tuesday evening by crewing a stall at the Pit Stop Cafe on Bowesfield Lane, Stockton on Tuesday evening. Supported by our friends from S.G.Petch ( Middlesbrough) and Crofton Court Motorcycles there will be a bike or two on display in amongst the array of other bikes and products for the public to see from around 6:30.
Redcar SG Petch Bears defied all the odds to defeat the Glasgow Tigers 47-42 at the Media Prima Arena on Thursday night. The depleted Bears were missing both Charles Wright and Danny Ayres, and with Jason Garrity and Tobias Busch not quite 100% it was going to take a great effort to get the win.
The Bears started off the meeting fairly well, although after 7 heats were trailing by 8 points to a good Glasgow side. Heat 8 was arguably the turning point for Redcar. With Tom Perry already being excluded, Glasgows Nike Lunna was leading the rerun comfortably. He then hit some grip and was sent tumbling.He was excluded, and would take no further part in the meeting. The resulting 5-0 for the Bears reduced deficit to ythree and gave them real hope of getting a positive result.
Three successive 4-2s gave the Bears a three point advantage, and going into Heat 15 only a Glasgow 5-1 could prevent a Bears win. The superb Ben Barker took the chequered flag, and with partner Jason Garrity finishing third the Bears took the win. Barker top scored for the Bears with 13 with Garrity getting 12 and Tobias Busch scoring 9+1. For the Tigers, Richie Worrall and impressive starlet Dan Bewley both scored 11.
Redcar BEARS = 47
1. Ben Barker – 3, 3, 3, 1, 3 = 13
2. Ellis Perks – 0, 0, 2′, 2, 0 = 4+1
3. Jonas B Andersen, 0, 0, 1′, 3, 2 = 6+1
4. Charles Wright R/R – (TB -1 ), (JG -2 ), (EP – 2), (JBA – 2)
5. Jason Garrity – 2, 2, 1, 3, 3, 1 = 12
6. Tobias Busch – 3, 1, 0, 3, 1, 1′ = 9+1
7. Mitchell Davey (G), 1, 1′, 1 = 3+1
8. Carl Basford
Glasgow TIGERS = 42
1. Richard Lawson – 2, 3, 2, 2, 2 = 11
2. Nike Lunna – 1′, 1, F = 2+1
3. Richie Worrall – 2′, 2′, 1′, 2 = 7+3
4. Dan Bewley – 3, 3, 2, 3, 0 = 11
5. Aaron Summers – 3, 2, 3, 0 = 8
6. Tom Perry – 2, 1′, e/x, 0, 0, 0 = 3+1
7. Jack Smith – 0, 0, 0 = 0
Redcar SG Petch Bears will now run rider replacement for Charles Wright in this evenings clash with Glasgow. Ulrich Ostergaard was originally down to ride but unfortunately aggravated an injury and had to pull out. A huge number of riders were tried to guest instead, but with no success for varying reasons.
The Bears have also been hit with the late withdrawal of Danny Ayres due to food poisoning. He will be replaced by Mitchell Davey.
