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LAST MINUTE WARRIOR CHANGES AFTER BRENDAN’S INJURY
Following on from Brendan Johnson’s arm injury last week the Wightlink Warriors speedway team have been forced into making some changes, welcoming Kelsey Dugard and Benji Compton to the national league side. However, the new additions have come at a price...
Read moreDetailsWIGHTLINK SPONSORS LEADING DARTS PLAYER
Wightlink Ferries are now sponsoring up and coming Isle of Wight darts player Keegan Brown as he competes in top level competitions around the country. Based in Newport, and known as the Needle because of his calmness under pressure, Keegan...
Read moreDetailsRACE SEASON GETS UNDERWAY FOR WIGHTLINK-LCM TEAM
Wightlink-LCM Systems Cycle Race Team riders Matthew Allsopp and Stuart Waite took part in their first race of the season at the James Atherton Memorial Race in Owslebury near Winchester, on Sunday (20th March). The race was mainly filled with...
Read moreDetailsFAST 40+ YACHTS TO COMPETE AT COWES WEEK
The new Fast 40+ sailing class has chosen Cowes Week as one of its five core events for its first season, meaning this year’s event promises intense and exciting competition at a high-end level. The class encompasses 14 very light displacement high-performance yachts,...
Read moreDetailsCOBRA’S GARAGE MAHAL EXTENDS ITS SPONSORSHIP
Former American Gladiator and huge speedway fan Steve Luxton, proprietor of Cobra's Garage Mahal located in Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida, has extended the garage's sponsorship of the Island's Wightlink Warriors speedway team. A cheque for $1714.51 has this week...
Read moreDetailsSOLENT HAWKS TAKE VICTORY AGAINST SPARTANS
Last Saturday saw the Solent & Gosport Spartans hop across the water to face the Solent Hawks ice hockey team in the Solent Cup. The first game for the Hawks since Ryde Arena reopened started off well for the hosts,...
Read moreDetailsAUTOTEST SUCCESS FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING AT VENTNOR
For the second year in a row the Isle of Wight Car Club competitors took over the Ventnor Botanic Garden on Sunday, with Ryan Munt once again taking the victory. For one weekend every year, the often quiet and relaxing crown...
Read moreDetailsMAJOR BLOW FOR WARRIORS AS BRENDAN SUFFERS BROKEN ARM
The Wightlink Warriors speedway team have suffered a major blow today (Thursday) just as everything was going so well in the build up to speedway racing returning to the Isle of Wight next month. At lunchtime today Warriors captain Brendan Johnson slid...
Read moreDetailsTHREE ISLAND SCHOOLS CHOSEN FOR NEW TENNIS PROGRAMME
Three Isle of Wight schools have been chosen to take part in the pilot of the Tennis Foundation’s new School of Tennis programme. Medina College, Sandown Bay Academy and The Island Free School will all take part in the innovative...
Read moreDetailsNEW EVENT DIRECTOR FOR COWES CLASSIC POWERBOAT RACE
Photo: Steve Willis After successfully running the Cowes Classic powerboat event in 2014 and 2015, Dorian Griffith has passed the baton over to Martin Levi for 2016. Martin, the son of Sonny Levi, the high performance racing and leisure boats...
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