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The Bees had previously run a team in the third tier of British speedway in 2004, under the name Coventry Cougars. The initial team line-up was Joe Jacobs , James Sarjeant , Oliver Greenwood, Brendan Johnson, Richard Franklin, Trevor Heath, and Martin Knuckey, but a broken wrist for Greenwood saw Robert Branford replace him, with Tommy Fenwick ...
The Bees also reached the Knockout Cup final losing to Cradley Heath. Remarkably it was Cradley's seventh Cup win in 10 years. Remarkably it was Cradley's seventh Cup win in 10 years. With the League Cup scrapped the Coventry team had less fixtures to ride and their pairing of Tommy Knudsen and Kelvin Tatum were once again the catalyst for the ...
Brandon Stadium, also known as Coventry Stadium, is located 6 miles east of Coventry in Brandon, Warwickshire, England. [1] It was the home of the Coventry Bees motorcycle speedway team. [ 2 ] It also hosted BriSCA F1 Stock Car Racing on the 1st Saturday of the month from April through to November. [ 3 ]
The negative side of playoffs was experienced during the 2010 season when Coventry Bees claimed the title. Coventry had finished in the fourth and final play off spot, 26 points behind regular season table winners Poole Pirates, who in turn had finished 20 points ahead of their nearest rivals racking up 78 points in total. Coventry went on to ...
The cup was won by Coventry Bees. [2] [3] First round. 22 April. Belle Vue Aces 50 - 46 Wimbledon Dons; Tommy Roper 14: Trevor Hedge 16: 22 April. Cradley Heath Heathens
The League expanded to 19, with a new team, the King's Lynn Stars. [3] Halifax Dukes won the league after 36 games and finished three points clear of Coventry Bees.The Halifax team success was due to the consistency of their riders, in particular Eric Boocock, Eric Boothroyd, Dave Younghusband and Tommy Roper who all scored heavily throughout the season.
Coventry Bees comfortably won the league finishing 16 points clear of Cradley Heath. The same five main riders who made up the 1986 team rode through the 1987 season but crucially four of them improved on their 1986 averages.
The Coventry Bees were the defending champions from 1988.The league was once again run over a 15-heat formula, with 7 riders per team. [2]Oxford Cheetahs bounced back to winning ways claiming their third title in five years.