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Round 3 was expected to be just another normal round of the Isle of Wight Car Club’s forward-only autotest season, however, nobody expected it to be so epic. An unprecedented 41 drivers and 5 passengers signed up to round 3...
Read moreDetailsA Hampshire Development team, coached by Sandown & Shanklin Director of Rugby Damien Marriott and featuring several Hurricanes players, was selected to take on their equivalents from Sussex on Friday night (12th May). This fixture, aimed to promote and develop...
Read moreDetailsThe 2023 Royal Ocean Racing Club Vice Admiral’s Cup will feature 50 boats racing off Cowes from tomorrow (Friday). The Cape 31, J/111 and J/109 Classes will race under 1-design rules with the HP30+ and Quarter Tonner Classes racing under...
Read moreDetailsGareth Bricknell Newport captain Gareth Bricknell picked up 6 wickets as Newport beat beat St Helens by 8 wickets on the village green. After winning the toss and with the pitch still being a little damp from the recent wet...
Read moreDetailsBen Johnson travelled to Weston Park in the West Midlands on Saturday (13th May) to compete in the XTERRA England off-road triathlon. This consisted of a 1-mile open lake swim, 16 miles on a mountain bike and a 7-mile trail...
Read moreDetailsRyde Rowing Club will host the 4th Hants & Dorset Amateur Rowing Association Championship (ARA) Regatta of the season this Saturday (20th May). Shanklin's Championship Regatta takes place the following day (Sunday, 21st May). This year’s Regatta marks the 44th Anniversary...
Read moreDetailsPortchester defender Elliot Wheeler has joined East Cowes Vics as Assistant Manager, the Wessex League Division 1 club has announced. The 29-year-old right back - who was born on the Isle of Wight - started his career at Pompey’s academy...
Read moreDetailsThere was no silverware but lots of valuable track time for the 3 trainees from the ‘My First Skid’ speedway school, who competed in Rounds 1 and 2 of the British Youth Speedway Championships. Jack Scully-Syer took part in the...
Read moreDetailsSpeedway launches the Nora 92 No Brakes League on Sunday 21st May when the Wightlink Warriors will take to the track at Sittingbourne to do battle with the home side Plymouth and Cradley. Warriors team manager Steve Piper says he...
Read moreDetailsSimon Nevitt and Louis Sheasby Ella Haydon and Immy Burfitt won gold medals in the J13 Girls Double Sculls as Shanklin Junior Rowing Squad enjoyed a successful day of silverware at The Ball Cup South, staged at the Olympic venue...
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