speed29 Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 I wish we like to see is Reading Racers returned!!!, maybe young riders join club but no stadium yet!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 8:50 PM, speed29 said: I wish we like to see is Reading Racers returned!!!, maybe young riders join club but no stadium yet!!!!! We are still trying! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbw Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 All the best to Barry, Martin & all on the IOW for a successful 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Dyer Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 Speedway’s Back With The Wightlink Warriors On A Revenge Mission The 2022 speedway season at Ryde’s Smallbrook Stadium launches this coming Thursday (23rd June) as the Wightlink Warriors prepare to take on the Cradley Heathens and Weymouth Wildcats in the first of a series of three meetings where aggregate scores will decide the destination of the newly created Michael Richardson Trophy. Warriors will warmly welcome back Ben Morley and Connor King as those two former Warriors link up with 2021 homesters Danno Verge and Alex Spooner with team manager Steve Piper on a revenge mission to drive his charges on to improve on their second place in last seasons’ equivalent competition. That ambition will require his quartet to be fully ‘on-point’ as the opposition have been very shrewd with their rider selections with Island experts Alfie Bowtell, Connor Coles and Henry Atkins being supported by several ever-eager young guns such as Ben Trigger and George Congreve. Speaking earlier this week, Warriors co-owner Barry Bishop said, “I can’t wait to get racing underway this Thursday. We have been busy over the winter months with our normal preparations and this time round, in addition to the usual stadium maintenance we have had to deal with the major flood last January and the mindless damage from visiting football ‘fans’ in April, however we have overcome these setbacks with the unceasing dedication of our loyal volunteers. Our Warrior team has been in place for some time now and it will be an exciting and an evenly matched way of getting our summer season under way. With our speedway school ‘My First Skid’ continuing to produce emerging talent we will also parade a second development team (the Wightlink Warlocks) who will tackle the Wightlink Wizards in a series of six heat matches over the course of the season and as always, we will be giving our youth riders track time pre-meeting in front of an appreciative crowd. Their development has been superb and I’m sure our regular supporters will see their improvement.” Expected teams (alphabetically): Warriors: Connor King, Ben Morley, Alex Spooner, Danno Verge. Heathens: Alfie Bowtell, Connor Coles, Tom Spencer, Chris Watts. Wildcats: Henry Atkins, Jacob Clouting, George Congreve, Ben Trigger. Gates at Smallbrook Stadium open at 17.15. Spectators are welcome to visit the pits and listen to the rider briefing at 18.00. The pre-meeting demonstration races will then follow ahead of the main event which will be at 19.00. Full refreshment facilities will be in operation throughout. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted June 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 I just wish Wightlink would start running the later boat from Ryde as until they do I can't get home from meeting. Wish everyone involved in Warriors Speedway a very successful 2022 and look forward to the day I can join you to enjoy the action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 Good luck everyone for tomorrow and the rest of the season. You've put a very interesting and entertaining package of events together again, well done to you all. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Dyer Posted June 24, 2022 Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 3 TT Leg1 Result: Cradley 35 (Bowtell 14, Coles 13, Spencer 6+2, Watts 2) Weymouth 32 (Atkins 13, Congreve 8+3, Trigger 7+1, Clouting 4) IOW 23 (Morley 11, Verge 10, Spooner 1, King 1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted June 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 Report and scores on the Warriors website for the opening meeting of the season on 23rd June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted September 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 Very sorry to hear that the last meeting of the season which was due to take place tomorrow, Thursday, has been cancelled due to the weather. Even more unhappy that due to Wightlink not running the late ferry from Ryde to Portsmouth this year I have not been able to see any of the racing at Smallbrook. Here's to a successful 2023 for the Worriers and Wightlink restoring their pre-covid timetable so I can visit and see some speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 16 hours ago, Chris116 said: Very sorry to hear that the last meeting of the season which was due to take place tomorrow, Thursday, has been cancelled due to the weather. Even more unhappy that due to Wightlink not running the late ferry from Ryde to Portsmouth this year I have not been able to see any of the racing at Smallbrook. Here's to a successful 2023 for the Worriers and Wightlink restoring their pre-covid timetable so I can visit and see some speedway. You should have contacted the promotion to see if you could have got a lift from someone on the late Fishbourne to Portsmouth service 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted September 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Wee Eck said: You should have contacted the promotion to see if you could have got a lift from someone on the late Fishbourne to Portsmouth service I did think about that but there is no way I could then catch the last London train which before Covid got me home around 12.50am. Edited September 8, 2022 by Chris116 Got the time wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) An update on a member of my family who did start out having a go at speedway at Isle of Wight and Iwade. Now got his eyes on a different sport, but maybe if he is ever famous might drop a word in for the sport . Remember reading his mum had nothing but nice things to say about Barry Edited September 9, 2022 by iris123 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Head Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Warriors website reporting a local paper’s article about Wightlink restoring the late evening Fastcat link back to the mainland from March. That’s good news if we can be back to Portsmouth by 10 pm or just after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Dickie Head said: Warriors website reporting a local paper’s article about Wightlink restoring the late evening Fastcat link back to the mainland from March. That’s good news if we can be back to Portsmouth by 10 pm or just after. That is the best news I have heard for a long time. Means I can do a few day trips to the island and spend the day on the steam railway followed by speedway in the evening. Already looking forward to seeing my first NORA meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, Dickie Head said: Warriors website reporting a local paper’s article about Wightlink restoring the late evening Fastcat link back to the mainland from March. That’s good news if we can be back to Portsmouth by 10 pm or just after. Good job you don't race on a Friday night, Pompey on that day just after 10pm is an experience at times..... Edited January 29, 2023 by gazzac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Dyer Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 For news of bold plans in 2023, look in the Development League & Youth section of this forum where a new topic 'Nora Speedway League' has been started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted January 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Rob Dyer said: For news of bold plans in 2023, look in the Development League & Youth section of this forum where a new topic 'Nora Speedway League' has been started. Good news and I wish every success to the new league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Rob Dyer said: For news of bold plans in 2023, look in the Development League & Youth section of this forum where a new topic 'Nora Speedway League' has been started. Not new as Scunthorpe ran the same events last season with four teams taking part and are looking to expand the ‘ British Amateur League ‘ in 2023 but good to see more opportunities out there .Pehaps I.O.W. could join in with Scunthorpe and have a seven team league ? Edited January 30, 2023 by Fortythirtyeight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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