News Archive - September 2018

We've waited a long time! Our quarter final tie in the Knock out Cup was decided at Berwick on 30th June and now, almost three months later, we can confirm that Workington will be our opponents in the Semi Final and we don't have to wait long for the semi final action.

Edinburgh Speedway always aim to be the best they can be in all aspects of the sport including meeting presentation, and so it is with considerable regret that we have to announce that very shortly Scott Wilson will be stepping down from the role of match presenter due to a change in his employment.

The Playoff hopes of the Staggs Bar Monarchs were resoundingly extinguished tonight by a committed and determined Berwick team who provided the first seven race winners and led by an extraordinary 35-19 after 9 heats, with the result virtually decided at that point.

The Staggs Bar Monarchs have fallen at the final hurdle in the chase for one of the remaining Play Off places, losing 42-48 to the Berwick Bandits on a massively rain affected track.

It's win or bust for the Staggs Bar Monarchs this week if we are to cling onto our faint hopes of reaching the playoffs as we welcome the Berwick Bandits to Armadale in our final SGB Championship match of the year.

The Staggs Bar Monarchs and the Berwick KLS Bandits meet in the Championship at Armadale on Friday, both teams still in contention for a place in the Playoffs for which the cutoff for qualification is Sunday.

There are just 4 and a half days - 108 hours - to go until the door slams shut on the 2018 Championship Play Offs. We've got the latest on what needs to happen to see the Staggs Bar Monarchs progress.

It's a case of waiting and watching for the Staggs Bar Monarchs now after leaving Ashfield empty handed this evening going down 56-34.