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SGB Championship 2024
The 2024 SGB Championship season will be the 77th season of the second tier of Speedway in the United Kingdom, British Speedway and the 7th known as the SGB Championship. The league was sponsored by Cab Direct. Summary Nine clubs will compete in the Championship during 2024, with Workington Comets replacing Birmingham Brummies following their respective league changes. Edinburgh Monarchs once again remained in the league despite problems surrounding their home venue. The league format will be the same as in 2023, with each team racing against each other twice (home and away), meaning a total of 16 fixtures each during the season. The top four teams qualify for the playoffs. The points limit for team construction was reduced from 40 to 38 points. Glasgow Tigers (speedway), Glasgow Tigers will defend the title, while Scunthorpe Scorpions will defend the knockout cup. League Regular season League table Fixtures & results Play Offs Grand final First leg Secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SGB Championship
The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Championship is the second division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was introduced for 2017 following a restructuring of British speedway.British Speedway Gets Major Revamp , speedwaygb.co, 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016 Teams Current teams * * * |
Poole Pirates
Poole Pirates (also known as Poole Speedway) are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the SGB Championship. The club have been the champions of the United Kingdom on ten occasions. Poole Speedway is promoted by local businessman Matt Ford and son Danny Ford, who took over promoting rights of the club in 1998. The team is managed by past rider and former Great Britain team manager Neil Middleditch. Wimborne Road Stadium has been home to the club since it was founded in 1948. In August 2004, Poole hosted the Speedway World Cup final, which was won by Sweden. Stadium Poole Stadium (also known as Wimborne Road Stadium), has been the Pirates' home track since the club was created in 1948. It is situated near to the town centre and is owned by Poole Borough Council. The stadium's capacity was limited to 5,500 people in 2008 for safety reasons. Prior to 1948, the stadium had been used as a cycle track and had been home to Poole Town Football Club sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Kemp
Drew Kemp (born 11 August 2002) is a British motorcycle speedway rider. Career In 2019, riding for Kent Kings Kemp won the Division 3 Pairs with Anders Rowe, the National Trophy and finished runner-up in the NDL Riders' Championship behind his teammate Rowe. He reached the final of the 2019 U19 European Championship. Kemp joined Eastbourne Eagles on 19 November 2019, for their 2020 SGB Championship season. It was confirmed, on 18 February 2020, that he would ride for his hometown club Ipswich Witches in the SGB Premiership. He was brought into the side after the suicide of his former Mildenhall Fen Tigers teammate Danny Ayres. However the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp rode for the Ipswich Witches for the SGB Premiership 2021 and the Eastbourne Eagles for the SGB Championship 2021. The following year in 2022, he rode for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Poole Pirates in the SGB Championship 2022. Kemp was part of the Pool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danyon Hume
Danyon Hume (born 25 July 1996) is a speedway rider from England. Career He began his British speedway career riding for the Rye House Raiders during the 2015 National League speedway season. The following year in 2016, he signed for Ipswich Witches at the back end of the season In 2017, he sustained a major arm injury at Poole which sidelined him for the remainder of that season. In 2019 as the club captain, he helped Leicester Lion Cubs win the division 3 league and cup double during the 2019 National Development League speedway season. In 2021, he rode for the Sheffield Tigers in the SGB Premiership, in addition to riding for the Poole Pirates in the SGB Championship. In 2022, he rode for the Ipswich Witches in the SGB Premiership as the number 8 rider and joined Glasgow Tigers in the SGB Championship. In 2023, he retained his place at the Ipswich Witches, where he helped the club win the Knockout Cup. He also signed for Redcar Bears in the SGB Championship. Hume signe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy Hodder
Freddy or Freddie may refer to: Entertainment * Freddy (comic strip), a newspaper comic strip which ran from 1955 to 1980 *Freddie (Cromartie), a character from the Japanese manga series''Cromartie High School'' *Freddie (dance), a short-lived 1960s dance fad * Freddy (franchise), a franchise that began with ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' ** Freddy Krueger, a character from the franchise * ''Freddie'' (TV series) a sitcom created by Freddie Prinze, Jr. *Freddy Fazbear, the titular character of ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' * ''Freddie'' (Freddie Gibbs album), 2018 *'' Freddy'', 2022 indian film starring Kartik Aaryan People * Freddy (given name), a list of people with Freddy or Freddie as a given name or nickname * Freddie (cricketer), English cricketer and TV personality * Freddie (singer) (born 1990), Hungarian singer * Freddy (Angolan footballer) (born 1979) * Fredesvinda GarcÃa (1935-1961), Cuban singer known as Freddy Other uses * Freddy (dog), a Great Dane known for being the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jye Etheridge
Jye Etheridge (born 30 April 1995) is an Australian speedway rider Career Etheridge has appeared in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the Belle Vue Aces in the SGB Premiership. He is a three times rider of the year for Berwick Bandits. In 2021, Etheridge rode for the Belle Vue Aces in the SGB Premiership and the Berwick Bandits in the SGB Championship. In 2022, he rode for the Belle Vue in the SGB Premiership 2022, where he won a league title. He also rode for Berwick in the SGB Championship 2022. In 2023, he re-signed for Berwick for the SGB Championship 2023 The 2023 SGB Cab Direct Championship season will be the 76th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Championship. The British Speedway Network (BSN) would stream 35 matches live for the second year running. S .... References 1995 births Living people Australian speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Berwick Bandits riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Redcar Bears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastian Borke
Bastian is a German short form of Sebastian. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolf Bastian (1826–1905), 19th-century anthropologist * Ali Bastian (born 1982), English television actress * Amy Bastian (born 1968), American neuroscientist * Anura Bastian (born 1950), Sri Lankan politician * Bob Bastian (1938–2019), American farmer and politician * Bruce Bastian (born 1948), American computer programmer and businessman *Charlie Bastian (1860–1932), American baseball player * Donald N. Bastian, Canadian bishop *Ed Bastian (born 1957), American business executive * Frank O. Bastian, American medical doctor and neuropathologist * Fritz Bastian (1898–1944), American tennis player *Gert Bastian (1923–1992), German military officer and politician * Gordon Bastian (1902–1987), British sailor *Henry Charlton Bastian (1837–1915), English zoologist, physiologist and neurologist * Hilda Bastian ( 1980s–1990s), Australian researcher * Jolly Bastian, Indian stunt master * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Tees Motorsports Park
The South Tees Motorsports Park is a purpose-built motorcycle speedway stadium located at South Bank, Middlesbrough, England. The stadium is the home track for the Redcar Bears and is currently known as the ECCO Arena because of the clubs primary sponsor ECCO Finishing Supplies. History The stadium opened on 13 April 2006. It was the first time since 1996 that Middlesbrough had hosted speedway following the closure of the Cleveland Park Stadium. The stadium was formerly known as the Media Prime Arena until the beginning of the SGB Championship 2022 season, named after one of the clubs primary sponsors at the time Media Prima. See also *Redcar Bears The Redcar Bears are a British speedway team who currently compete in the SGB Championship (middle tier of the British speedway leagues). Their major team honour to date is the SGB Championship KO Cup win in 2019 against rivals Newcastle Diamo ... References Speedway venues in England Sports venues in Middlesbrough [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship
The SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the SGB Championship. Format The same format of Championship applies for the tier one and tier three leagues, that of the SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship (tier one) and National League Riders' Championship (tier three). History The competition replaced the Premier League Riders Championship in 2017. Winners See also * List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' champions * Speedway in the United Kingdom The sport of speedway in the United Kingdom has changed little since the first meetings in the 1920s. It has three domestic leagues, its own Speedway Grand Prix, and an annual entry into the Speedway World Cup / Speedway of Nations. History Se ... References {{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford Stadium
Oxford Stadium is a greyhound racing and speedway venue in Oxford, located in Sandy Lane, Cowley. Races were historically held every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evening with afternoon BAGS (Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service) racing on Friday and Sunday. Race evenings also included Friday evenings at various times throughout the history of the stadium. Stadium facilities There was a 350-seater grandstand restaurant overlooking the track, with three executive suites and large general public areas named after some of Oxford's most successful greyhounds Sandwinder, Security Sam, Self Made and Perth Pat. Conference and business facilities were also available. There is a go-karting track enclosed within the speedway track, which is popular among Oxfordshire residents. Origins The stadium was constructed in 1938 on the site of a 'flapping' (unregulated) track where owners could turn up and run their greyhounds around an oval on the days selected for racing. The rear wheel of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SGB Championship Pairs Championship
The SGB Championship Pairs Championship formerly the Premier League Pairs Championship (from 1997 to 2016) is a motorcycle speedway contest for the second tier teams in the SGB Championship in the United Kingdom. The teams consist of the top two riders from each club competing. The meetings comprise ten teams of two riders drawn into two qualifying groups. Rules Gate positions In the ''Qualification Heats'', riders are allocated starting gates. For the ''Semi-Finals'', the group winners have first choice of gate positions (A&C or B&D). Gate A is on the inside of the track, whilst Gate D is on the outside. For the ''Final'', the gate positions (A&C and B&D) are decided by the toss of a coin. Points scoring All heats are scored as follows: *1st = 4pts *2nd = 3pts *3rd = 2pts *4th = 0pts This system is used to encourage team riding. A pair finishing first and second will score seven points, whereas a pair finishing first and last will score only four. Race points scored over all '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockout Cup (speedway)
Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929. Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup competitions are the SGB Premiership Knockout Cup (tier one), the SGB Championship Knockout Cup (tier two) and the National League Knockout Cup (tier three). The cups have been run in the past under the associated name of the League at the time. For example Elite League Knockout Cup when tier one was the Elite League, a Premier League Knockout Cup when tier two was the Premier League and so on. Knockout Cups (chronological order) Tier One *National Trophy 1931–1964 *British League Knockout Cup 1965–1967 * British League Division One Knockout Cup 1968–1974 *British League Knockout Cup 1975–1994 *Premier League Knockout Cup 1995–1996 *Elite League Knockout Cup 1997–2012 * not held, 2012-2016 * SGB Premiership Knockout Cup 2017â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
