Category: Bears News

Due to popular demand, we have decided to change the venue for our Xmas party, which will now take place at The Hub, situated within Teesside University Students Union.
The Agilia Bears hosted their End Of Season Presentation Evening at The Hub in October, which is a spectacular venue.
Tickets for the Xmas Party sold out within hours of going on sale and the decision to move has been taken to allow more people to attend. 
We have less than 50 tickets left, so please don’t wait if you are still planning on attending. Tickets remain at £8 including food, but we are no longer able to offer a free drink on the night due to the bar being the responsibility of the venue.
For those who have already reserved tickets, a free drinks voucher will still be issued and can be used at any future function or race fixture at the Media Prima Arena.

Redcar Bears will be holding their Christmas party on Saturday 14th December at the Bears Bar, with a 7pm start.

It promises to be a great night, with the Bears naming the rest of the 2020 side who also hope to be in attendance. Tickets for the night cost £8, which includes a free drink and a hot meal.

Please contact Claire James (07706 143971) or Janice Jackson (07727 029231) for tickets.

Redcar Agilia Bears are delighted to announce Erik Riss and Jordan Stewart as the first two riders for the 2020 season.

Both were part of our successful 2019 side, and we are delighted that they have agreed to come back for next season. Erik was a massive hit when he joined the side midway through last season, and ended the season on 8.41 average. Who can forget his Championship Riders win at Sheffield and his match winning display in the second leg of the KO Cup?

Jordan is back for his third season with the Bears, and will be looking to build on his excellent progress over the last couple of years. He had another good season in 2019, and finished with a 5.74 average. Probably the highlight of Jordan’s season was his superb showing in the Pairs at Somerset where he scored 13 points.

Welcome back to the Bears lads! We hope to be in a position to announce the rest of our side at our Christmas party on the 14th December.

Redcar Agilia Bears are delighted to announce that at last night’s BSPA end of season celebration we won the ‘Most Improved Championship club’ award.

We are delighted to win this award, and thanks to those who voted for us! Many thanks also to all our staff, sponsors, riders and fans!

Don’t forget, tonight we will be naming our first two riders for next season in what should be a great night at the Bears Bar.

? The first 2️⃣ signings of the 2020 season will be announced exclusively THIS Saturday in the Agilia Bears club house!

?Tickets now include a home made curry for everyone, plus a bar drink and free race card. Only 30 remain!

? Join in with the fun or simply relax and enjoy the racing from past Bears meetings. Cash prizes for all of the race night winners.

Contact Claire James (07706 143971) or Janice Jackson (07727 029231) to reserve tickets.

? We will be hosting a Speedway Video Race Night in the Bears Club House on Saturday 16th November @7.00pm, the day after the British Speedway AGM is concluded.

? Bears Promoters Jitendra Duffill and Jade Mudgway will be bringing you all the news from the AGM and announcing the Agilia Bears 1st signing for the 2020 season, plus more exclusive team news!

?? We will also be having our Xmas Party on Saturday 14th December in our clubhouse, where we hope to announce the final 6 members of our 2020 team. Tickets will go on sale shortly.

?Come and join us for a brilliant night’s entertainment and exclusive news! Entrance is £6 and includes a free drinks voucher and your first race card (worth £3 and covers the first 8 races).

? Tickets are limited to 90 people and will be sold on a 1st come, 1st served basis.

?Media Prima Arena
? Saturday 16th November
? 7.00pm
? £6
✍? 1st 2020 signing revealed and team news
? Cash prizes

Contact Claire James (07706 143971) or Janice Jackson (07727 029231) to reserve tickets.

We can now confirm the lineup for tonights Teesside Silver Helmet. This lineup has changed slightly due to some riders no longer being in the country or finished for the season, but is a competitive lineup with a number of riders who will be fighting for the victory.

Aussie star Sam Masters will be lolling to retain the title he won last season, whilst the likes of Ulrich Ostergaard, Ben Barker, Richard Lawson and Lewis Kerr will be keen to take that away from him.

Tapes are up at 7:30pm tonight, with 20 heats plus a semi final and final. Promises to be a great meeting and a great way to end what has been a historic season.

1 Tero Aarnio
2 Leon Flint
3 Tom Woolley
4 Kasper Andersen
5 Ben Rathbone
6 Sam Masters
7 Jacob Bukhave
8 Ulrich Ostergaard
9 Lewis Kerr
10 David Wallinger
11 Matias Nielsen
12 Connor Mountain
13 Richard Lawson
14 Kyle Bickley
15 Ben Barker
16 James Sarjeant
R1 Shelby Rutherford
R2 TBC

Redcar Agilia Bears are the 2019 KO Cup Winners! Has a nice ring to it..

On a historic night for the club, the Bears lost the meeting 47-43 but won on aggregate 94-86 after a great battling performance from the Newcastle Diamonds who pushed the Bears all the way. Indeed, it was the Diamonds who started the meeting well with a 5-1 in the first heat. Steve Worrall and guest James Sarjeant got out well from the tapes, and with Charles Wright looking to make a move round the outside he made a mistake and was forced to the back.

The Bears got themselves into the meeting with a 3-3 in heat 2, with Tom Woolley holding off a hard charging Danny Phillips for a vital point. Then a 5-1 from Jordan Stewart and Ben Barker got the Bears back level after 3 heats. Two consecutive 4-2s from the Bears saw them then increase their lead to 4 on the night, and 16 in total.

The battling Diamonds however then started to take control of the meeting however with a 4-2 and 5-1 advantages which saw them level the aggregate scores after 12 heats. That run did see a couple of decisions from the referee which the Redcar fans in attendance did not agree with. First was heat 7, when Danny Phillips locked up coming out of bend 4 and was then collected by Ben Barker. The referee adjudged Barker to be the cause of the stoppage, much to the Cornishman’s anger. Heat 12 also had the Bears fans up in arms, with Wright and Ostegaard clashing in a tight first bend. Ostegaard came down and the referee again adjudged the Bears to be at fault.

The Bears dug deep however, and heat 13 saw a 5-1 for the visitors to steady the nerves somewhat. Riss gated and led from the front, however Wright brilliantly passed both Diamonds to join him in second. Then came a crucial heat 14. Jordan Stewart gated and led superbly from the front, under immense pressure from Matthew Wethers to send the Bears fans wild as they could sense the trophy was almost won. The Diamonds needed a 5-1 in the last heat to level the scores on aggregate, but once Erik Riss gated and was soon joined by Skipper Wright that never looked likely. They were roared home by the huge travelling support to give the Bears the KO Cup Trophy!

Huge congratulations to the team and promotion tonight, and a massive, massive thank you to all the Bears fans for their support throughout the season and tonight!

Newcastle Diamonds = 47 (86)

1. Steve Worrall – 3, 1, 3, 1, 1 = 9
2. Thomas Jorgensen R/R
3. James Sarjeant (G) – 2′, 1, FX, 1′, 1 = 5+2
4. Matthew Wethers – 0, 2, 3, 2, 2, 0 = 9
5. Ulrich Ostergaard – 2, 3, 2′, 3, 0 = 10+1
6. Max Clegg – 3, 3, 1, 1, 2′, 3, 1′ = 14+2
7. Danny Phillips – 0, 0 = 0 WITHDRAWN

Redcar Bears = 43 (94)

1. Charles Wright – 0, 3, X, 2′, 2′ = 7+2
2. Kasper Andersen – 1, 1, 2, 1 = 5
3. Ben Barker (G) – 2′, X, 0, 2 = 4+1
4. Jordan Stewart – 3, 2, 1, 3 = 9
5. Erik Riss – 3, 2, 3, 3, 3 = 14
6. Tom Woolley – 1′, 0, 0 = 1+1
7. Nathan Greaves – 2, 1, 0, 0, 0 = 3

Many thanks to all of you who attended the Redcar Agilia Bears end of season party at Teesside University last night.

A superb night was had by all in a packed room. And many congratulations to Charles Wright, who took home the Agilia Bears Rider of the Year award voted for by the fans.

Charles, and the rest of the Bears, will be hoping they have another trophy to celebrate tonight as they travel to Newcastle in the KO Cup Final second leg. Good luck to the Bears!

Redcar Agilia Bears travel up the A19 on Sunday to face Newcastle in the second leg of the KO Cup Final, hoping it is third time lucky to get the meeting on (6:30pm start).

It is another in a series of massive meetings in October for the Bears, as they look to secure their first trophy since speedway returned to Teesside in 2006.

The Bears will travel up with a 12 point lead from the first leg, after beating Newcastle 51-39 at the Media Prima Arena.

With the meeting being re-arranged twice, both sides will be very keen to get this meeting on. Bears choice of guest for last weeks postponement, Lewis Kerr, is not available. Former Bears skipper and twice Bear of the year Ben Barker will instead guest in his place.

There is also one change for Newcastle, Lasse Bjerre will miss the meeting due to illness, with James Sarjeant coming in to replace him. The Diamonds also run rider replacement in place of the injured Thomas Jorgensen.

It promises to be an exciting night, and a night where the Bears could lift the trophy! We hope to see as many of you make the trip up to Newcastle as possible and recreate the superb atmosphere seen at Leicester in the Play Off Semi Final.

Redcar: Charles Wright, Kasper Andersen, Ben Barker, Jordan Stewart, Erik Riss, Tom Woolley, Nathan Greaves

Newcastle: Steve Worrall, R/R Thomas Jorgensen, James Sarjeant, Matty Wethers, Ulrich Ostergaard, Max Clegg, Danny Phillips