Category: Bears News

Redcar Agilia Bears meeting at Somerset tonight has been postponed due to the weather. This has been re arranged for next Wednesday, 15th May.

Redcar Agilia Bears travel to Somerset tonight, to take on the Rebels in the first leg of the Knockout Cup (7:30pm start).

The Bears will go into the meeting full of confidence after their 52-38 win over Scunthorpe at the Media Prima Arena last Friday. The Rebels have also started the season well with three wins and one defeat in their Championship Shield campaign so an exciting meeting should be in store.

Somerset are led by ex-GP star Chris Harris, with Rory Schlein and Nico Covatti providing heatleader support. The Bears go into the meeting at full strength, with in form Charles Wright returning to his former club.

Redcar: Michael Palm Toft, Tom Bacon, Ben Barker, Jordan Stewart, Charles Wright, Nathan Greaves, Jack Smith
Somerset: Rory Schlein, Todd Kurtz, Victor Grobauer, Nico Covatti, Chris Harris, Anders Rowe, Henry Atkins

The Bears face the Rebels in the second leg at the Media Prima Arena on Friday night.

Due to the popularity of this last week, we are again making the SG Petch Platinum Suite available to fans for Fridays meeting against Somerset.

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.

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.

Redcar Agilia Bears finished off their Championship Shield campaign with an impressive 52-38 win over the Scunthorpe Scorpions at the Media Prima Arena on Friday night.

On a bright, but cold evening, the fans were treated to some excellent racing. Heat 2 saw some superb team riding by Nathan Greaves and Jack Smith to grab a 5-1 and really kick start the night. The meeting too-ed and fro-ed in the early stages, with the Bears leading by two points after 5 heats.

Heat Six saw a rejuvenated Michael Palm Toft take the win over Jake Allen to increase the Bears lead to four points before another couple of shared heats. Heat 9 saw a superb ride from Jordan Stewart, as he battled with Allen for all four laps before sneaking up the inside on the run to the line to take the victory. Heat 10 was another thriller, with MPT, Tom Bacon and Jason Garrity all fighting side by side for a couple of laps before Stefan Nielsen fell causing the race to be stopped. In the re-run, MPT again got the better of Garrity for another good win.

Going into the crucial heat 13, the Bears led by 6. The ever-impressive Charles Wright and Michael Palm Toft delivered superbly, getting a maximum 5-1 to give the Bears a 10 point lead and confirm victory on the night. Heat 15 again saw Wright, MPT and Allen together joined by the impressive Danny Ayres. Despite the very best efforts of Jake Allen, the result was the same with MPT getting the win just ahead of Wright for another Bears 5-1.

Bears promoter Jitendra Duffill was happy with his teams work, and feels his side is getting some good momentum ahead of the start of the Cup and League campaigns:

I’m pleased to get that much needed win under our belts, but I always felt it was just a matter of time. We are a much better team than we have shown so far but this result demonstrates our potential.We seem to be finding our feet at just the right time and I was impressed with every member of the side. As for the racing, I honestly feel that you will not see a better speedway meeting anywhere in the country this year. The racing was absolutely phenomenal and we are so lucky to have such a special race track here on Teesside. Massive thanks to all our track staff who are doing an amazing job and to our volunteers who make all of this possible.

The Bears are next in home action next Friday, with Somerset and Chris Harris the visitors in the KO Cup.

Redcar = 52 

1. Michael Palm Toft 2, 3, 3, 2′, 3 = 13+1
2. Tom Bacon 0, 1, 1′, 1 = 3+1
3. Ben Barker 2, 0, 1, 2 = 5
4. Jordan Stewart 0, 3, 3, 2 = 8
5. Charles Wright 3, 3, 3, 3, 2′ = 14+1
6. Nathan Greaves 2′, 0, 0, 1′ = 3+2
7. Jack Smith 3, 1, 2, 0 = 6

Scunthorpe = 38 

1. Josh Auty 1, 1′, 2, 0 = 4+1
2. Danny Ayres 3, 2, 3, 1′, 0 = 9+1
3. Jason Garrity 3, 1′, 2, 1 = 7+1
4. Stefan Nielsen 1, 2, Fx, 3 = 6
5. Jake Allen 2, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1 = 11
6. Ryan Kinsley 1, 0, 0 = 1
7. Josh Bailey 0, 0, 0, 0 = 0

Redcar Agilia Bears return to action at the Media Prima Arena this Friday night, as they take on the Scunthorpe Scorpions in their final Championship Shield meeting (7:30pm start).

The Bears will be looking for revenge after losing 49-41 at Scunthorpe last week, as well as a disappointing home defeat to Leicester the week before. Bears co-promoter Jade Mudgway admits his side started far too slowly against the Lions:

I feel we were too conservative with our set ups in the first part of the meeting, and after losing Tom in heat one we had an uphill struggle from there. But we battled hard and did all we could to fight back against a very good Leicester side. A home defeat is never good but as long as we recognise our mistakes and learn from them, it puts us in a better position leading in to the league part of our season.

It was a much better performance by the Bears away at Scunthorpe, with the Bears right in the thick of it until the latter stages of the meeting. Mudgway was pleased with the effort of his side on the night:

We fought them hard and took the lead half way through the meeting, but their top end proved a little too much for us with heat 13 and 15 both going the way of Scunthorpe, and ultimately sealing our fate. But I was much more encouraged by the performance of our lads last week, and we have moved in the right direction just in time for our knockout cup and league fixtures.

The Bears are again at full strength, with Tom Bacon suffering no lasting injuries from his fall against Leicester. Scunthorpe are also at full strength and include a number of former Bears riders in their ranks. Jason Garrity and Josh Auty have been donned the Bears racejacket, whilst entertainer Danny Ayres also spent a short while with the Bears a couple of seasons ago. It should prove to be another close and exciting meeting – we hope to see as many of you here as possible!

Redcar: Michael Palm Toft, Tom Bacon, Ben Barker, Jordan Stewart, Charles Wright, Nathan Greaves, Jack Smith
Scunthorpe: Josh Auty, Danny Ayres, Jason Garrity, Stefan Nielsen, Jake Allen, Ryan Kinsley, Josh Bailey

Best of look to the two Redcar Agilia Bears reserves Nathan Greaves and Jack Smith, who take part in the British Under 21 Final at Berwick tonight.

Action gets underway at 7pm – the lads would love to see some Redcar fans make the journey to support them! Good luck to them both!

Redcar Agilia Bears Championship Shield hopes ended with a defeat on Friday night, losing out to Scunthorpe 49-41 in an entertaining meeting.

With the weather closing in, the meeting was ran at a good pace and it was the home side who started well. Tom Bacon won his customary heat 1 to give the Bears a 4-2 advantage, but then four consecutive 4-2’s for the Scorpions gave them a 6 point lead. The momentum then turned and two consecutive 5-1’s from the Bears gave them a 2 point lead, with first Charles Wright and Jack Smith and then Jordan Stewart and Ben Barker getting maximum points.

A succession of shared heats followed, before Scunthorpe tied the meeting up with a 4-2 in heat 11. It was heats 13 and 15 that swung the meeting the hosts way, with two superb heats of speedway giving Scunthorpe two 5-1’s to give them the win.

Charles Wright again top scored for the Bears with 9, with Barker scoring 7+2. Ex- Bear Jason Garrity top scored for the home side with 12+2.

Scunthorpe Scorpions = 49

1. Josh Auty – 2, FX, 3, 2′ = 7+1
2. Danny Ayres – 0, 1, 3, 0 = 4
3. Jason Garrity – 3, 3, 1′, 3, 2′ = 12+2
4. Stefan Nielsen – 1, 1, 2, 3 = 7
5. Jake Allen – 3, R, 3, 3, 3 = 12
6. Ryan Kinsley – 3, 1, 1, 0, 0 = 5
7. Josh Bailey – 1, 1, 0 = 2

Redcar Bears = 41

1. Michael Palm Toft – 1, X, 2, 1 = 4
2. Tom Bacon – 3, 0, 2, FX = 5
3. Ben Barker – 2, 2′, 1′, 2, 0 = 7+2
4. Jordan Stewart – 0, 3, 2, 1′ = 6+1
5. Charles Wright – 2, 3, 3, 0, 1 = 9
6. Nathan Greaves – 2, 2, X, X, 1′ = 5+1
7. Jack Smith – 0, 0, 2′, 1′, 0, 2 = 5+2

Nathan Greaves and Jack Smith are both in action again tomorrow night, as they compete in the British Under 21 Final at Berwick (7pm start). Good luck lads!

Redcar Agilia Bears make the journey to Lincolnshire tomorrow night, to take on the Scunthorpe Scorpions in Championship Shield action (7:30pm start).

Despite the solid start at home against Sheffield, the Bears loss to Leicester last week leaves the Bears with just one win from four meetings in the Shield so far – with Scunthorpe fairing slightly better with 2 wins and 2 losses from their four meetings. The Bears though will be going into the meeting looking to get a good win over the Scorpions, and travel to the meeting with a full strength team.

Scunthorpe are also at full strength, and contain a number of ex-Bears in their ranks including Josh Auty, Jason Garrity and new signing Danny Ayres.

We hope to see as many of you there as possible to support the Bears tomorrow night!

Redcar: Michael Palm Toft, Tom Bacon, Ben Barker, Jordan Stewart, Charles Wright, Nathan Greaves, Jack Smith
Scunthorpe: Josh Auty, Danny Ayres, Jason Garrity, Stefan Nielsen, Jake Allen, Ryan Kinsley, Josh Bailey

Due to Radio 1’s Big Weekend taking place in Middlesbrough at the same, our home meeting against Edinburgh which was due to take place on the 26th May has been postponed. This will now take place on Saturday 22nd June with a 7:30pm start.

The Julie Lewis Memorial meeting will also now take place on Friday 24th May with a 7:30pm start.

On Friday 3rd May, when the Redcar ‘Agilia’ Bears take on the Scunthorpe Scorpions in Championship Shield action, we will making the Platinum Suite available to our fans.

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.

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.