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Somerset star Button beaming after 'crazy' triumph in Malaysia

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Somerset driver Jenson Button was beaming once again despite the rain as he made it back-to-back victories in the 2009 Formula One season in a "crazy" Malaysian Grand Prix.

Swindon Robins open Elite League speedway season with home win

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Swindon Robins 49 Eastbourne Eagles 41: Swindon opened their Elite League season with three vital points as they beat Eastbourne by 49 points to 41 at Blunsdon last night.

National sidecar champions Tuck and Sparks head to Wales

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT

National sidecar trial champions Jon Tuck and Matt Sparks defend a four-point lead in the current series going into the fourth round at Rhayader in mid-Wales on Sunday.

Dramatic finale as Gribble and Owen win sidecar event at Holbrook Park

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Motocross: An all-action sidecar final proved the highlight of the Somerton club's charity grass track meeting at Holbrook Park, on the outskirts of Wincanton.

Grass track action switches to Holbrook

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Grass track racing fans who perhaps missed the all-action finals in last weekend's Bristol Combine meeting near Chippenham can get a second bite at the cherry on Sunday.

New circuit to challenge Wessex Centre grass racers

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The Wessex Centre grass racing season commences on Sunday with a Bristol Combine adult and youth meeting on a new circuit at Stanton St Quinton.

Fall is a blow to May

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Title-holder Andrew Gillett, from Port Talbot in South Wales, was top points scorer in the opening round of the Remedies Bar Motocross Series at Little Silver, near Exeter, on Sunday.

Contenders line up for new season

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:56:12 GMT

Bristol's John May and Marshfield Kawasaki rider George Davis are two of the main contenders in the 15-round Remedies Bar Motocross Championship, which gets under way at the Little Silver Circuit at Exminster, near Exeter, on Sunday.

Champion Simpson opens with a double

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:33:04 GMT

British 250cc motocross champion Shaun Simpson won both races in the opening round of the new Maxxis Tyres-backed series in Kent.

Church in with a chance of vacant motocross title

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:12:16 GMT

The British Motocross Championships start on Sunday at Canada Heights near Swanley in Kent – and there will be a new winner.

Bristol sidecar duo climb to second

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:50:00 GMT

British sidecar trial champions Jon Tuck and Matt Sparks are up to second place in the current series after winning the Camborne-Redruth club's round at Newlyn East in Cornwall on Sunday.

Local stars heading for Hawkstone

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:12:01 GMT

Local motocross stars Lewis Gregory, Tom Church and Stephen Sword are taking part in the Annual International Meeting at Hawkstone Park in Shropshire.

Motocross star Church wins on a tie-break

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:23:00 GMT

Marshfield motocross star Tom Church made a dream debut on his maiden ride on a factory CCM in the first round of the National Open Class Title Series at Little Silver, near Exeter.

Church's change in Open

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:53:14 GMT

After years riding Kawasakis, Marshfield motocross ace Tom Church has his first outing on a CCM on Sunday.

Champion Tuck back from injury

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:26:10 GMT

Double British Sidecar Trial champion Jon Tuck has overcome a shoulder injury sustained in a cycling accident and he and agile passenger Matt Sparks will be defending their title in the opening round of the new series at Santon, on the Isle of Man.

Motocross falls victim to the weather

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:24:35 GMT

Not surprisingly, the scheduled motorsport events in the West fell victim to the weather over the weekend.

Talbot's hoping to beat Crease in West Wilts test

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:20:46 GMT

One of Craig Talbot's burning ambitions is to beat long-time Wessex Centre trial champion Colin Crease.

Crease extends Wessex Centre winning run

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:20:02 GMT

Colin Crease maintained his winning run in the Wessex Centre Trial Championship with a four-mark victory over Craig Talbot in the Wilts Border Club's Border Cup event.

Crease just pips Talbot at Draycott

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:24:08 GMT

Craig Talbot finished a close second to Colin Crease in the first round of the new Wessex Centre Trial Championship Series near Yate last weekend.

Crease out to defend his crown

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:39:39 GMT

Colin Crease got off to a good start in his quest for another Wessex Centre Trial championship win by winning the Kingswood Club's Avery Trophy