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Redcar Agilia Bears travel to Leicester tonight, hoping for a similar performance to last night where the Bears won 48-42.

Broc Nicol, so impressive last night at the Media Prima Arena, will again guest for the Bears in place of Jordan Stewart. Tom Bacon is unlikely to be fit after his tumble last night, r/r will operate in his place if not.

Rory Schlien will guest for the Lions in place of broken ankle victim Richie Worrall. Tapes are up at 7:30pm, and remember Bears season ticket holders will be admitted for the reduced price of £10.

Redcar: Charles Wright, r/r for Tom Bacon, Ulrich Ostergaard, Broc Nicol, Michael Palm Toft, Nathan Greaves, Jack Smith

Leicester: Scott Nicholls, Ellis Perks, Josh Bates, Ryan Douglas, Rory Schlein, Jason Edwards, Connor Mountain

Redcar Agilia Bears produced a superb team performance to defeat the well fancied Leicester Lions 48-42 at the Media Prima Arena on Friday night.

On a very warm night on Teesside, the Bears started the better of the two sides. A 5-1 in heat two from Jack Smith and Nathan Greaves set the home side on their way. A raft of 4-2s in the early part of the meeting saw the Bears have an eight point lead after eight heats.

A superb heat 9 saw the Lions get back into the meeting. Ostergaard gated for the Bears and led Nicholls and Harris for approaching three laps. Despite the Danes best efforts though, Harris and Nicholls both got past on the home straight going into the final lap – one on the inside and one on the outside. Another 4-2 for the Lions in heat 10 saw the deficit cut to just two points.

From that point on though the Bears kicked on, with heat wins for Michael Palm Toft, Ostergaard and a superb 5-1 from Charles Wright and Toft in heat 13 which guaranteed the Bears an excellent win. A heat 15 five one for the Lions saw them leave Teesside with a deserved point after a superb nights racing. Bears promoter Jitendra Duffill was delighted with his side work, and believes this sends a message that the Bears are for real this season:

” I expected a very tough time tonight as Leicester are formidable opposition. Without any doubt they are the favourites for the Championship League this year, so to beat them convincingly has put a big smile on my face. Nobody should hold any fears for us at home now and this will send a message to the rest of the championship and give us confidence to beat anybody; it won’t come any harder than that. Very proud of the whole team tonight who raced with determination and self belief and well done to Leicester who deserved their point.”

Redcar Bears = 48

1. Charles Wright : 3, 3, 2, 2*, 0 = 10+1
2. Tom Bacon : EX, 1, 3, EX = 4
3. Ulrich Ostergaard: 0, 1, 1, 3 = 5
4. Broc Nicol (G) : 3, 3, 0, 1* = 7+1
5. Michael Palm Toft : 2, 3, 3, 3, 1 = 12
6. Nathan Greaves : 0, 2*, 1, 1, 1, 2 = 7+1
7. Jack Smith : 3, 0, 0 = 3

Leicester Lions = 42

1. Scott Nicholls : 1*, 2, 3, 0, 0 = 6+1
2. Ellis Perks : 2, 0, 2, 2 = 6
3. Josh Bates : 1*, 2, 1, 2 = 6+1
4. Ryan Douglas : 2, EX, 3, 3, 3 = 11
5. Chris Harris (G) : 3, 2, 2*, 1, 2* = 10+2
6. Jason Edwards (G) : 1, 0, 0 = 1
7. Connor Mountain : 0, 1, 1*, 0 = 2+1

As the Redcar Agilia Bears travel to Leicester tomorrow night, the Leicester promotion have kindly offered to admit our season ticket holders for the price of £10. All you will need to take is your season ticket.

We are reciprocating the offer for any Leicester fans travelling to the Media Prima Arena tonight.

Many thanks to the Leicester promotion for this offer.

Redcar Agilia Bears return to action at the Media Prima Arena tomorrow (Friday), as they take on a powerful looking Leicester side in Championship action (7:30pm start).

The Bears will be looking to carry on where they left off last Saturday, where they put in a superb performance to beat Edinburgh comfortable. It was a good performance that night, with some excellent racing – no more so than a fantastic heat 15 involving Jordan Stewart, Charles Wright, Cameron Heeps and Joel Andersson.

Promoter Jitendra Duffill was pleased with the performance of his side – and especially that heat 15!

“It was pleasing to get our league campaign off to a decent start last week. It’s tough to beat teams by a good margin here at the Media Prima Arena so an 18 point victory against Edinburgh was a good achievement and we saw a battling performance from all of our boys. I have to mention heat 15 too……wow! What a race that was; so many people have come up to me and expressed their delight with that race, some even telling me it’s the best race they have ever seen here at the MPA. Credit has to go to the riders involved and to our track staff who made it possible. If you haven’t seen the race, we have posted it to our Facebook page and YouTube channel.”

The Bears go into the Leicester meeting without Jordan Stewart, who is in Sweden representing Australia in the U21 Team Cup. Sheffield’s in-form man Broc Nicol will guest in his place. Leicester are on a superb run of form, and indeed have won at Redcar already this season so it promises to be another tough clash. Duffill admits they will be looking to get one over on the Lions:

“Leicester are ‘the’ team to beat at the moment and I know our boys will be very keen to put one over them. Unfortunately we are missing Jordan Stewart who is on international duty. We did everything we could to try and change the date of this fixture or to get Jordy a suitable flight to Sweden for tomorrow but it wasn’t possible. However, Broc Nicol is in good form and should be a very capable guest.”

Leicester come with a team bang on form – although they have made a forced change at reserve after Jack Thomas decided to take a short break from the sport. Young Mildenhall rider Jason Edwards comes in to replace him. They are again led by ex-GB star Scott Nicholls, with ex-Bear Ellis Perks sure to be looking to get one over on his old side.

Make sure you don’t miss what should be another exciting clash at the Media Prima Arena!

Redcar: Charles Wright, Tom Bacon, Ulrich Ostergaard, Broc Nicol, Michael Palm Toft, Nathan Greaves, Jack Smith

Leicester: Scott Nicholls, Ellis Perks, Josh Bates, Ryan Douglas, Richie Worrall, Jack Thomas, Connor Mountain

Redcar Agilia Bears kept Somerset honest at the Oak Tree Arena on Wednesday night, but ultimately fell to a 51-39 defeat.

The Bears, missing Tom Bacon who is still suffering after his fall at Peterborough on Sunday, kept the scores tight early on in the meeting. Indeed, after 7 heats the Bears were only 6 points down – and that deficit was reduced to just 2 after a heat eight 5-1 from Jordan Stewart and Jack Smith.

Somerset returned the favour with a heat 10 5-1 of their own to retake a 6 point lead, before a controversial heat 12 in which the Bears were looking to reduce the arrears again. Charles Wright was brought in as a tactical sub to replace Nathan Greaves, but unfortunately missed the two minutes time allowance and was excluded. He was then replaced by Jack Smith, who himself then missed the two minutes and was also excluded. Ulrich Ostergaard did win the heat, to ensure a 3-3 for the Bears.

Despite their best efforts, the Bears could not claw back the deficit and a 5-1 and a 4-2 in the last two heats ensured a Somerset win and no away points for the Bears. Skipper Charles Wright top scored for the Bears with 13, with Michael Palm Toft scoring 9.

The Bears are next in action at home against Leicester on Friday night.

Somerset Rebels = 51

1. Rory Schlein – 3, 2, 3, 1′, 1 = 10+1
2. Todd Kurtz – 0, 1′, 1, 2 = 4+1
3. Valentin Grobauer – 0, 1′, 1′, 2 = 4+2
4. Nico Covatti – 3, 2, 2, 3, 3 = 13
5. Chris Harris – 3, 3, 2, 2 = 10
6. Anders Rowe – 3, 0, 1′, 2′ = 6+2
7. Henry Atkins – 2′, 1, 0, 1′ = 4+2

Redcar Bears = 39

1. Charles Wright – 2, 3, 3, X, 3, 2 = 13
2. Tom Bacon R/R
3. Ulrich Ostergaard – 2, 0, 2, 0, 3 = 7
4. Jordan Stewart – 1′, 1′, 3, 1, 1 = 7+1
5. Michael Palm Toft – 2, 3, 3, 0, 0 = 8
6. Nathan Greaves – 1′, 1, FX, 0 = 2+1
7. Jack Smith – 0, 0, 2′, FX, X, 0 = 2+1

Redcar Agilia Bears are back in action tonight, as they take on the Championship Fours winners Somerset at the Oak Tree Arena (7:30pm start).

The Bears put in a solid showing down at Somerset earlier this season, losing by a solitary two points in a 46-44 defeat which saw the Bears progress into the next round of the KO Cup. Confidence will be high after the excellent win over Edinburgh on Saturday night – although the Bears will be operating rider replacement for Tom Bacon who is still suffering after his fall at Peterborough on Sunday. Bears skipper Charles Wright will be looking to put one over on his old employers!

Somerset themselves will go into the full of confidence after their win in the Championship Fours at the weekend, and usually go well around their home track. It promises to be another exciting meeting! Safe trip to our fans making the long journey.

Bears are back in home action on Friday against table topping Leicester.

Bears: Charles Wright, r/r for Tom Bacon, Ulrich Ostegaard, Jordan Stewart, Michael Palm Toft, Nathan Greaves, Jack Smith

Somerset: Rory Schlein, Todd Kurtz, Valentin Grobauer, Nico Covatti, Chris Harris, Anders Rowe, Henry Atkins

Due to the popularity of this in previous weeks, we are again making the SG Petch Platinum Suite available to fans for Fridays meeting against Leicester and next Tuesdays meeting against Glasgow.

For just an extra £10, fans will be treated to the suite located at the Start/Finish line with the best views of the action. Included in that price is a free programme, Pie and Pea Supper and a hot drink. As well as that, you will be able to have a pre-meeting Pits visit and get to watch 2 heats from the centre green.

For the Leicester meeting, the Pie and Pea supper will be replaced by a buffet.

This offer is limited to 20 fans, so to book please get in touch with our marketing manager Ian Drinkel at indrinkel@msn.com or call him on 07827293866.

Congratulations to the Somerset Rebels, who took home the Fours championship at Peterborough on Sunday afternoon.

It was the third meeting in three days for the Redcar Agilia Bears riders, and whilst they all fought hard it was not to be on the day as we failed to get through the Semi Final stage. Skipper Charles Wright top scored with 5 from his two rides, with Michael Palm Toft getting four. Jordan Stewart found the going tougher for his 1 point, whilst Tom Bacon crashed out in his first ride and was replaced by Nathan Greaves. Our best wishes go out to Tom.

The Bears are next in action on Wednesday night, away at Somerset, before facing a very strong Leicester side at the Media Prima Arena on Friday night.

Today the Agilia Bears travel to Peterborough for the Championship Fours, which starts at 2pm.

Redcar will be represented by Charles Wright, Michael Palm Toft, Jordan Stewart, Tom Bacon and Nathan Greaves.

Good luck guys! #upthebears!

Redcar Agilia Bears avenged their defeat from the previous night, with an excellent 53-37 over Edinburgh at the Media Prima Arena on Saturday night.

On a warm Teesside evening, it was the Monarchs who started off the evening well with a 4-2 in the first heat, with Victor Palovaara getting the better of Charles Wright. The Bears swiftly got back on track a 5-1 from Nathan Greaves and Jack Smith in heat 2, with the impressive Jordan Stewart also winning heat 3. Five 4-2 advantages saw the Bears take a 30-18 lead after eight heats and it was a lead the Bears never looked like letting go.

There was some great racing throughout the night, but the best of the night came in heat 15. With the win guaranteed for the Bears, Charles Wright and Jordan Stewart faced off against Cameron Heeps and Joel Andersson. Andersson gated, but was passed by both Bears with Stewart in the lead. Heeps then took up the challenge, and the front three passed and repassed for all 4 laps. Heeps finally took the win, with a superb last bend pass on Stewart to cap off a superb race.

Stewart won the sponsors rider of the night after a superb meeting – only dropping points twice to the superb Heeps. It was another solid performance however from the Bears, who will go into tomorrow Fours meeting at Peterborough with great confidence.

Redcar Bears = 53 

1. Charles Wright – 2, 2, 3, 3, 1′ = 11+1
2. Tom Bacon – 0, 1′, 3, R = 4+1
3. Ulrich Ostergaard – 1, 1, 0, 2 = 4 
4. Jordan Stewart – 3, 3, 2, 3, 2 = 13
5. Michael Palm Toft – 3, 3, 3, 1 = 10
6. Nathan Greaves – 3, 1, 1, 1 = 6
7. Jack Smith – 2′, 1, 1, 1′ = 5+2

Edinburgh Monarchs = 37 

1. Ricky Wells – 1, 2, 1, 2, 0 = 6
2. Victor Palovaara – 3, 0, 2, 2, 0 = 7
3. R/R for Josh Pickering – (WL – 0, VP – 2, CH – 2, JA – 3 = 7)
4. Joel Andersson – 2, 0, R, 1′, 3, 2, 0 = 8+1
5. Cameron Heeps – 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3 = 15
6. William Lawson – 1, 0, 0, (RW – 1), 0 = 1
7. Danny Phillips (Guest) – 0, F, 0, 0 = 0