Monday, May 31, 2010
Paris season opens!!
A great night of spectacular racing including quads, flat track, junior flat track and speedway, gave the crowd some fun on a warm spring night!
The speedway event was hindered by rider commitments away from the track, but the riders who showed for the event, really did a great job!
Gary Hesmer, Tommy Hensby, Mike Hammond, Aaron Hesmer and Katalin Davis all took part in a 5-man heat in heat 1. Sadly for Katalin, her bike died on her in turn 3 and she was amazingly missed by a charging Mike Hammond. 14 year-old Tommy Hensby, jumped up at the chance to duel with his fellow top level riders, and did a great job looking controlled and safe all night long!
The Hesmer cousins dueled all night, and gave the crowd something to cheer about! With the final race of the night completing the event on a high, as Aaron just squeezed out the hard and powerful Gary!
A safe and great night was had by all. The classes involved were enjoyed by the fans and fellow riders alike, and we look forward to next week for more action at Paris Speedway!
Taken from the C.S.R.A website.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
STATEMENT FROM THE BRITISH SPEEDWAY PROMOTERS ASSOCIATION
The introduction of the new Speedway silencers postponed - A joint decision with Great Britain, Denmark and Sweden.
The BSPA has decided to postpone the introduction of the new speedway silencers until the 1st of January 2011 in a joint decision with Denmark and Sweden. The consequence of the decision is that the "old" or the "new" silencers, in accordance with SCB SR 10.30.1 are approved in British domestic meetings during 2010 but not in FIM Championship Meetings.
We take the matter of lower noise levels very seriously and we had trust in, and were committed to, follow the FIM's decision.
Whilst some countries have held FIM meetings with riders using these new silencers we, Denmark and Sweden, have received strong claims from riders asking for more time in order to adjust the engines correctly, both to operate efficiently and safely.
It is for these reasons that we see no other way than to postpone the introduction date until 1st January, 2011.
Alex Harkess
BSPA Chairman
The BSPA has decided to postpone the introduction of the new speedway silencers until the 1st of January 2011 in a joint decision with Denmark and Sweden. The consequence of the decision is that the "old" or the "new" silencers, in accordance with SCB SR 10.30.1 are approved in British domestic meetings during 2010 but not in FIM Championship Meetings.
We take the matter of lower noise levels very seriously and we had trust in, and were committed to, follow the FIM's decision.
Whilst some countries have held FIM meetings with riders using these new silencers we, Denmark and Sweden, have received strong claims from riders asking for more time in order to adjust the engines correctly, both to operate efficiently and safely.
It is for these reasons that we see no other way than to postpone the introduction date until 1st January, 2011.
Alex Harkess
BSPA Chairman
Monday, May 17, 2010
Kyle scores well on Scotish road trip!!
Glasgow Tigers Vs Newport Wasps
Premier League
16/5/10
AWAY
Glasgow “A plant” Tigers
Travis Mcgowan: 3 3 6^ 2’ 1 = 15+1
Lee Dicken: 1 0 1’ 0 = 2+1
Michael Penfold: 0 0 0 0 = 0
Josh Grajczonek: 3 2 1 3 = 9
James Grieves: 3 F 1 6^ 3 = 13
Jamie Courtney: 2 R 1 2 0 1 1 = 7
Mitchell Davey: X = 0 (withdrawn)
Newport “Darlows” Wasps
Leigh Lanham: R 3 2’ 1 2 = 8+1
Craig Watson: 2 1 3 3 3 0 = 12
Anders Mellgren: 1’ 2’ 1’ 3 0 = 7+3
Kyle Legault: 2 1’ 3 2 2 = 10+1
Kim Nilsson R/R
Alex Davies: 1 2 2 2’ 2’ = 9+2
Todd Kurtz: 3 1’ 0 0 = 4+1
Heat 1: Mcgowan, Watson, Dicken, Lanham (Retired) 4-2 4-2
Heat 2: Kurtz, Courtney, Davies, Davey (Excluded) 2-4 6-6
Heat 3: Grajczonek, Legault, Mellgren, Penfold 3-3 9-9
Heat 4: Grieves, Davies, Kurtz, Courtney (Retired) 3-3 12-12
Heat 5: Lanham, Grajczonek, Watson, Penfold 2-4 14-16
Heat 6: Mcgowan, Davies, Legault, Dicken 3-3 17-19
Heat 7: Legault, Mellgren, Courtney, Grieves (Fell) 1-5 18-24
Heat 8: Watson, Courtney, Dicken, Kurtz 3-3 21-27
Heat 9: Watson, Davies, Grajczonek, Penfold 1-5 22-32
Heat 10: Mcgowan (Tactical), Legault, Mellgren, Dicken 6-3 28-35
Heat 11: Watson, Lanham, Grieves, Courtney 1-5 29-40
Heat 12: Mellgren, Davies, Courtney, Penfold 30-45
Heat 13: Grieves (Tactical), Mcgowan, Lanham, Mellgren 8-1 38-46
Heat 14: Grajczonek, Legault, Courtney, Kurtz 4-2 42-48
Heat 15: Grieves, Lanham, Mcgowan, Watson 4-2 46-50
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Sunday, May 09, 2010
N.Y.State indoor ice results!!
NAIIR Final Round for 2010, NY State Indoor Ice Championships Results
Mittl, Clark and McBride were all tied on 6 points each going into the final while Estelle had 4. The racing was fairly good but it was a real shame that it appeared not much effort was put into making the ice thick enough for the event. We hit concrete after only two heat rounds and it really ruined what should have been some great finals. Any riders who had inside gates in the last portion of the night were pretty much out of luck as there was nothing but concrete to start off of, it looked like they had no screws in! Congrats to Dave Clark who rode well on the ice all winter. We hope referee Dennis Craven is feeling better today, he took one for the sport last night as a bike got into the inside of the track and knocked him over. He hit his head on the ice and had to get some stitches! Hopefully this won't stop him from doing some events this summer! Don Wheeland rode well to take the Support title! Congrats to Adam Mittl, who is the overall winner of the North American Indoor Ice Racing Series for this year.
A-FINAL
1. Dave Clark
2. Craig Estelle
3. Tuff McBride
4. Adam Mittl
B-FINAL
This was where the ref incident took place and he was a little out of it to make a final call. I think if the scorers revert to the last lap they had...
1. Mikey Buman
2. Keith Hawkins
3. Gary Hesmer(Can)
4. Shawn Engel
C-FINAL
1. Josh Carr
2. Jeff Garlinghouse
3. Jerry Harman
4. Andy Crawford DNR
Thanks to East Coast Speedway Promotions
Friday, May 07, 2010
NY State ICE Championship!!
The weather is supposed to be lousy tomorrow in Binghamton but the action will be hot INSIDE on the ice at the BULLY DOG NY State Indoor Ice Championships at the Chenango Ice Rink. Action starts at 6pm, Main show at 7:15. Lineup includes...
#1 Adam "Missile" Mittl
#5 Mikey Buman
#13 Shawn "Steamboat" Engel
#24 Russ "Doctor Dirt" Cornell
#37 Gary "Hitman" Hesmer (Can)
#38 Jerry "Bueford" Harman
#45 Andy "Motoboy" Crawford
#51x Craig "Cobra" Estelle
#60 Dave "Clarky" Clark
#72 Tuff McBride
#277 Keith "Hawkeye" Hawkins
#468 Josh Carr
http://www.newschannel34.com/content/developingnews/story/NY-State-Indoor-Ice-Racing-Championships-set-for/naJ9uBz5U0mvNUfPRVS1Gg.cspx
Info compliments of East Coast Speedway Promotions