Category: Bears News

Due to aggravating an injury Ulrich Østergaard has withdrawn from his guest booking for the Bears tomorrow evening. There is no news of a replacement as yet and it is possible the the Bears will use the rider replacement facility if no suitable guest can be found.

With Charles Wright riding for Somerset this week and therefore unavailable the S.G.Petch Bears have brought in former Redcar rider Ulrich Østergaard to replace him against the Glasgow Tigers on Thursday.

“Ulrich rode well for us last time we called on him and although he took a knock at Berwick on Saturday he has kindly accepted the booking to help out his former club . With Jason Garrity and Tobias Busch still not 100% it was felt we needed a good guest as cover rather than risk using the rider replacement facility against a very strong Tigers outfit.”
“We will need to be firing on all cylinders if we are to win this one and are looking for a very vocal support from our loyal Bears fans to motivate the lads as I’m sure the Tigers will be bringing a good number of fans as they expect to continue their good run of form ” said promoter Kevin Keay.

The S.G.Petch Bears will have a special guest attending the Media Prima Arena for this Thursday’s tough encounter against Glasgow. Former Middlesbrough and Teesside rider Geoff Pusey will be attending the meeting as a guest of the Bears and looks forward to meeting old acquaintances from his days at Cleveland Park.

“Geoff was small of stature but big of heart and a loyal club servant for over 10 seasons so he deserves a half pint on the club” said promoter Kevin Keay. It will be another hard fought contest as we will be missing Charles Wright ( riding for Somerset) and we await news on Jason Garrity’s fitness but we need to get back to winning ways and we would dearly love to put the record straight against Glasgow. I’d love to see the fans out in force on Thursday and give the Bears riders some serious vocal support as we seek to keep the season alive with a top five finish.

Redcar SG Petch Bears lost 48-42 at Workington last night, enough to give them a losing league point. 

It was another close meeting throughout, with the Bears leading by six points after four heats. Unfortunately, after his first ride Jason Garrity had to withdraw after suffering a recurrence of an old injury. We will bring you any news on that when we have it – best wishes to Jason. 

The six remaining Bears battled hard, but the excellent Craig Cook and the Comets were just too good on the night. Ben Barker top scored for the Bears with 11, with Jonas B Andersen scoring 10.

Workington Comets = 48

1. Craig Cook – 3, 3, 3, 3, 2 = 14
2. Mason Campton – 1, 1, 3, 2′ = 7+1
3. Ty Proctor – 2, 3, 3, 3, 1 = 12
4. Matt Williamson – 0, 1, 2′, 2 = 5+1
5. Thomas Jorgensen – 2, 2, 2, 2′ = 8+1
6. James Sarjeant – 1, 0, F, 1, 0 = 2
7. Alfie Bowtell (g) – FX, 0, 0 = 0

Redcar Bears = 42

1. Ben Barker – 2, 2, 3, 1, 3 = 11
2. Ellis Perks – 0, 0, 2, 0 = 2
3. Jason Garrity – 1 – WITHDRAWN = 1
4. Joonas B Andersen – 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 0 = 10
5. Charles Wright – 3, 2, 3, 1, 0 = 9
6. Tobias Busch – 3, 0, EX/M, 0 = 3
7. Danny Ayres – 2′, 1, 1′, 0, 1, 1 = 6+2

Redcar SG Petch Bears fell to a disappointing  49-41 defeat at home to an admittedly impressive Sheffield team on Friday night at the Media Prima Arena.

Sheffield are currently top of the Championship, and showed why on what was a close night until heat 15. The Bears only registered 3 heat winners all night, with two of the Tigers recording paid maximums on their way to a 4 point league win.

Despite the eventual scoreline, it was tight throughout the meeting, and indeed going into heat 13 the scores were tied at 36-36. The impressive Richard Lawson, guesting for Josh Grajczonek , and Kyle Howarth led the Tigers to a 5-1 which gave them a 4 point cushion. Going into the final heat, the Bears needed a 5-1 from exciting pair Ben Barker and Jason Garrity – however it was Howarth and Lawson again who made the gate and sped away for another Sheffield maximum.

Sponsors man of the meeting Charles Wright top scored with 9, with Jason Garrity and Ben Barker getting 8+1 and 8 respectively. The Bears are next in action tomorrow night away at Workington, before facing high flying Glasgow at home next Thursday.

Redcar Bears : 41
1. Ben Barker – 2 2 3 0 1 = 8
2. Jonas B Andersen – R/R (TB-0, EP-1′, CW-3, DA-1) = 5+1
3. Jason Garrity – 2′ 2 2 2 0 = 8+1
4. Ellis Perks – 3 0 1′ 1′ 1′ = 6+3
5. Charles Wright – 2 1 3 2 1 = 9
6. Tobias Busch – 0 2 0 2 = 4
7. Danny Ayres – 1′ 1′ 2′ 1 0 1′ = 6+4
8. Carl Basford – Did Not Ride = 0

Sheffield Tigers : 49
1. Richard Lawson (G) – 3 3 3 3 2′ = 14+1 PAID MAXIMUM
2. Todd Kurtz – 1 1 1 1 1 = 5
3. Lasse Bjerre – R/R (TK-1, KH-2′, JG-0, JB-3) = 6+1
4. Josh Bates – R 3 2 3 3 = 11
5. Kyle Howarth – 3 3 2′ 3 2′ 3 = 16+2 PAID MAXIMUM
6. Jan Graversen – 3 0 0 0 Fx = 3
7. Georgie Wood – 0 R 0 0 = 0

Due to Josh Grajczonek suffering an injury during Sheffield’s win against Workington last night, he will be unable to take his place for the Tigers tonight. Glasgow’s Richard Lawson will guest in his place.

Due to a Karting event taking place this weekend additional parking spaces for Speedway fans have been sourced opposite the speedway car park behind the old council building. This will be free to park but fans are advised to attend the meeting slightly earlier to allow for minor parking congestion.

Friday night is speedway night this week, as the Redcar SG Petch Bears take on table topping Sheffield Tigers at the Media Prima Arena with the normal 7:30pm start.

The Bears will be looking to continue their good home form, after beating Berwick 54-39 last week and keep the pressure on the top 4 as the season begins to enter its final stages. They will also be buoyed by the excellent second place at the Championship Fours last Sunday, a result that will no doubt give the whole side confidence. Jonas B Andersen will unfortunately be missing the meeting with Sheffield, as he is riding in his native Denmark. Rider replacement will operate in his place. With the new averages now out, Ben Barker takes his place at number 1 after a superb run of form this season.

Sheffield come to the MPA sitting proudly on top of the table as things stand, and are looking good for a play-off place. It will certainly be another tricky test for the Bears, with the Tigers team containing a number of riders who can score big points at the Teesside track. Big hitter Josh Grajczonek has consistently hit top scores this season, whilst Josh Bates has had an excellent couple of years for his hometown club. The Tigers also contain ex-Bear Jan Graverson at reserve, who is a fairly new signing for the visitors. Jan certainly knows the quick way around the MPA, and indeed won the Silver Helmet meeting a couple of seasons ago. Unfortunately, Lasse Bjerre is still suffering the effects of a knee injury and will miss the meeting. Rider replacement will also operate for him.

Redcar: Ben Barker, r/r for Jonas B Andersen, Jason Garrity, Ellis Perks, Charles Wright, Tobias Busch, Danny Ayres
Sheffield: Josh Grajczonek, Todd Kurtz, r/r for Lasse Bjerre, Josh Bates, Kyle Howarth, Jan Graverson, George Wood

The Redcar S.G.Petch Bears management would like to thank the riders and fans for their excellent performance at Peterborough in the ‘Fours’ event yesterday. “Whilst the riders, all five of them, gave it everything it was great to see the large turnout of Bears supporters with their flags waving and drum banging” said promoter Kevin Keay.

“It was nip and tuck in the semi final but we managed to pip Newcastle and then we stepped it up a gear in the final and to finish second to Peterborough is something we can be proud of.
It was a great gesture for Ben Barker to give his pre-meeting medal away to a young Bears fan before the meeting but Ben is only interested in winning and it was a little disappointing that there was no official presentation on the day for a great effort by the boys.

This was through no fault of Peterborough so we will put this right on Friday with our tough encounter with Sheffield who should also be congratulated for their third place finish yesterday.”

Huge congratulations go out to the Redcar SG Petch Bears who today finished second in the Championship Fours meeting at Peterborough. Jason Garrity, Ben Barker, Jonas B Andersen, Charles Wright and Ellis Perks represented the Bears in fine style all afternoon. The Bears finished second in the semi final with 13 points, finishing behind Ipswich and knocking out Newcastle, Glasgow and Berwick. Wright top scored for the Bears with 5 points in his two rides.

The final pitted the Bears with Ipswich, Sheffield and the hosts Peterborough. The Bears started the final well, with the Bears and Peterborough making the early running. After 8 heats of the final there was only 3 points separating the Panthers in first place and the Bears in second. Unfortunately the Panthers proved too strong in the final heats, led by the impressive duo of Chris Harris and Ulrich Ostergaard. It was a superb by the effort by the Bears though and a massive well done to the lads!

Also, big congratulations to the Peterborough Panthers on their win!

Semi Final scores:

Glasgow Tigers (G) = 9

1. Richard Lawson – 3, 0 = 3
2. Aaron Summers – 1, 2 = 3
3. Dan Bewley – 0, 0 = 0
4. Nike Lunna – 2, 1 = 3
RES. N/A

Newcastle Diamonds (N) = 12

1. Ashley Morris – F/X, 0 = 0
2. Steve Worrall – 3, 3 = 6
3. Stuart Robson – 1, 2 = 3
4. Ludvig Lindgren – 1, 2 = 3
RES. Ben Hopwood – DNR

Ipswich Witches (I) = 18

1. Justin Sedgmen – 2, 3 = 5
2. Danny King – 2, 1 = 3
3. Rory Schlein – 3, 3 = 6
4. Cameron Heeps – 3, 1 = 4
RES. Nathan Greaves – 

Redcar Bears = 13

1. Jason Garrity – 1, T/(EP – 1) = 1
2. Charles Wright – 2, 3 = 5
3. Ben Barker – X, 3 = 3
4. Jonas B Andersen – 2, 1 = 3
RES. Ellis Perks – 1 = 1

Berwick Bandits = 8

1. David Howe – 0, 2 = 2
2. Jye Etheridge – 1, T/X = 1
3. Kevin Doolan – 3, 2 = 5
4. Dany Gappmaier – 0, 0 = 0
RES. Luke Ruddick – 0 = 0

Final Scores:

Sheffield Tigers (SH) = 16

1. Josh Grajczonek – 0, 2, 3 = 5
2. Josh Bates – 2, 0, 0 = 2
3. Kyle Howarth – 1, 3, 2 = 6
4. Todd Kurtz – 1, 1, 1 = 3
RES. Jan Graversen – DNR

Peterborough Panthers (P) = 28

1. Simon Lambert – 2, 1, 2 = 5
2. Chris Harris – 3, 3, 3 = 9 MAXIMUM
3. Paul Starke – 1, 1, 3 = 5
4. Ulrich Ostergaard – 3, 3, 3 = 9 MAXIMUM
RES. N/A

Ipswich Witches (I) = 10

1. Cameron Heeps – 0, 0, 1 = 1
2. Danny King – 3, 1, 2 = 6
3. Justin Sedgmen – 1, 0, 0 = 1
4. Rory Schlein – 0, 2, 0 = 2
RES. Nathan Greaves – DNR

Redcar Bears (R) = 18

1. Charles Wright – 3, 3, 1 = 7
2. Ben Barker – 2, 0, 1 = 3
3. Jonas B Andersen – 0, 2, 0 = 2
4. Jason Garrity – 2, 2, 2 = 6
RES. Ellis Perks – DNR