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Workington Comets Speedway
Joined November 2022
๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐ˆ๐๐†๐“๐Ž๐ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐„๐“๐’ ๐๐Ž๐–๐„๐‘๐„๐ƒ ๐๐˜ ๐†๐“ ๐“๐˜๐‘๐„๐’ โšกโ˜„๏ธ Workington Speedway are thrilled to announce that our partnership with GT Tyres will continue for the next TWO years, as we step up to the Cab Direct Championship in 2024... Read more ๐Ÿ‘‡ workingtoncomets.com/workingโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ”„ RT this post as an appreciation for Graeme and GT Tyres
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๐‘๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐‘ ๐๐„๐–๐’ ๐Ÿ“ฎ This weekend, Tate Zischke has informed the promotion of his desire to ride elsewhere in the 2027 campaign. Despite every effort to retain Tate, we sadly accept his decision to leave the Comets following 3 seasons with the club. Tate joined the side in 2024 and has continually improved season by season, we wish him well for upcoming seasons and future events. Thank you, Tate. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บโ˜„๏ธ
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๐‘๐„๐’๐”๐‹๐“๐’ A huge congratulations to Drew Kemp Racing #118 who won the Silver Helmet in Redcar last night! Also to our Alwell Glass Meteors, who won 14-10 against the Redcar Cubs! A good night to be had for Comets and Meteors alike in Redcar!
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๐“๐Ž๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐‘๐Ž๐–! Workington 'Alwell Glass' Meteors will take on Redcar 'Gallagher Insurance' Cubs in the NJL Silver Helmet at Redcar! The meeting will take places every 4 heats during the Silver Helmet individual. Lineups as follows: Workington 'Alwell Glass' Meteors 1 Jack Shimelt 2 Laylen Richardson 3 Ella Marshall 4 Junior Travers TM Barry Collins Redcar 'Gallagher Insurance' Cubs Redcar Cubs 1 Stene Pijper 2 Owen Booth 3 Seb Kelly 4 Douglas Marshall TM Peter Johnson
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๐Ÿ’™ Thank you for your incredible support throughout whatโ€™s been a tough old season. But most importantlyโ€ฆ WEโ€™RE BACK AT THE TAPES NEXT SEASON! ๐Ÿ™Œ The hard work starts now as we turn the page and set our sights firmly on 2027! ๐Ÿ’ช Stay tunedโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€
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๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ A huge thank you to every business and individual who sponsored and supported Workington Speedway throughout 2026. Your support is greatly appreciated! ๐Ÿ’™ Weโ€™re now busy preparing for 2027. If you or your business would like to come on board and support the Comets next season, please donโ€™t hesitate to get in touchโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
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๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐…๐€๐๐’ ๐‘๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐˜๐„๐€๐‘ As voted for by you, The Fans, YOUR 2026 Rider of the Yearโ€ฆ The Z-Man, Tate Zischke! Congratulations, Tate!
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๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐„๐‘๐…๐Ž๐‘๐Œ๐€๐๐‚๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐˜๐„๐€๐‘ Congratulations to Max Perry, who has won this seasonโ€™s Performance of the Year, when Scunthorpe Scorpions visited the GT Tyres Arena, when the Comets went down to 5 riders, Max stepped up and delivered a 7+2 score from 6 rides. Congratulations, Max Perry Racing
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๐‡๐Ž๐Œ๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐˜๐„๐€๐‘ The man with the highest average score around the GT Tyres Arena in 2026! None other than Number One, Jonas Jeppesen!
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๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐€๐“๐“๐‹๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐˜๐„๐€๐‘ Congratulations to Niklas Holm Jakobsen who has won Workington Comets Battler of the Year for 2026!
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๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‘๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐˜๐„๐€๐‘ Congratulations to Troy Batchelor, who has collected the Workington Comets Rider of the Year award!
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๐๐‘๐„๐’๐„๐๐“๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐„๐•๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† Our Presentation Evening has gotten underway at Workington Trades Hall!
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๐Ÿป Join us TONIGHT for a fantastic night at Trades Hallโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ•– START TIME: 7.00pm // DOORS OPEN: 6.45pm ๐ŸšชTickets will be available on the door! ยฃ15pp CASH ONLY ๐Ÿด๐ŸŽถ INCLUDING buffet and live music!
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๐ŸŽ‰ Our End of Season Party is TOMORROW at Trades Hall, come and join us for a great night! ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Limited tickets remain email us [email protected] ๐ŸšชTickets will also be available on the door! ยฃ15pp CASH ONLY
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Congratulations to Robert Lambert, who was crowned 2026 Speedway World Champion in Toruล„ last night! ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Robertโ€™s journey also has a special connection to Workington, having raced at Northside โ€“ now the GT Tyres Arena โ€“ back in 2009, where he won a round of the British Under-15 Championship
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๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ GET YOUR TICKETS! Our 2026 presentation night is less than a week away, limited tickets remain so grab yours now by emailing us: [email protected] ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Also you can still vote for your 2026 Rider of the Year if you havenโ€™t already๐Ÿ‘‡ forms.gle/AqoDhRMrdTrWKdnt6
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โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿ”™๐Ÿ‘‘ Thereโ€™s nothing better than a perfectly timed cut back - as modelled here by Jonas Jeppesen๐Ÿ˜
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๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Prior to Saturdayโ€™s final meeting, Workington Speedway promoter Andrew Bain spoke with Roy Clarke about this season and coming back to the tapes in 2027
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๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ’™ That Heat 15 5-1 in FULL from Saturday followed by celebrations and a fitting send off for James Denham
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๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ๐Ÿ† ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฅ.๐—ข.๐—ง.๐—ฌ Submit your vote for who you think should win Rider of the Year in 2026 via the link below and make sure you get to the Trades Hall Social Club in Workington for 7pm on Friday, 2nd October to find out the winner! Vote here๐Ÿ‘‡ forms.gle/ZJgzw5sWPRr4id5b7 ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Limited tickets available - get yours by emailing us: [email protected] * ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ต 9๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ 1๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜–๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ. * ๐˜‹๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.
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