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Duo sign new deals

Friday, January 13, 2012

SPEEDWAYPAUL Starke and Danny Warwick have put pen to paper and pledged their services to the Wightlink Islanders for another speedway season.

Agony for speedway side as injury jinx strikes again

Friday, December 30, 2011

SPEEDWAYEVEN though Wightlink Islanders speedway team are not in action, their injury jinx has struck again.

Top award for Simmons

Friday, December 16, 2011

SPEEDWAYWIGHTLINK Islanders skipper Nick Simmons has been named the National League rider of the year.

Speedway roars on

Friday, October 21, 2011

SPEEDWAYFEARS the Wightlink Islanders speedway team are to drop out of the National League next season have been quashed.

Disappointing end to Islanders’ season

Friday, September 23, 2011

SPEEDWAYWightlink Islanders 43, Sheffield/Scunthorpe Saints 50
THERE was a disappointing end to the Wightlink Islanders’ season on Tuesday night, as the combined Sheffield/Scunthorpe team rode away with 50-43 victory at Smallbrook Stadium.

Side miss final shot at silverware

Side miss final shot at silverware

Friday, September 16, 2011

SPEDWAYWightlink Islanders 44, Mildenhall Fen Tigers 46
ISLANDERS’ final chance of silverware vanished on Tuesday night when Mildenhall Fen Tigers won the second leg of their Knock Out Cup semi-final at Smallbrook.

Skipper back in the saddle

Friday, September 9, 2011

SPEEDWAYWIGHTLINK Islanders’ skipper Nick Simmons got back on his bike just days after the horror crash which saw him, and Dudley Heathens’ rider Kyle Newman, battered and bruised last week.

Speedway rider injured in crash

Friday, September 2, 2011

A SPEEDWAY rider was taken to St Mary’s Hospital, Newport, following a crash at Smallbrook Stadium last night (Thursday).

Speedway stars win in final heat drama

Friday, August 26, 2011

SPEEDWAYWightlink Islanders 47, Newport Hornets 43
ISLANDERS won Tuesday night’s National League meeting in dramatic fashion, snatching victory in the final heat.

Simmons the IW star

Simmons the IW star

Friday, August 19, 2011

SPEEDWAY Wightlink Islanders 45, Mildenhall Fen Tigers 45
DESPITE a brilliant maximum-points ride from the in-form skipper Nick Simmons, Islanders were unable to gain victory against the Fen Tigers who, by gaining a draw, went to the top of the National League.

Win not enough to please speedway boss

Friday, August 12, 2011

SPEEDWAYWightlink Islanders 49, Buxton Hitmen 44
WIGHTLINK Islanders had a double victory on Tuesday but the team’s co-promoter was still not happy.

Charity victory

Charity victory

Friday, August 5, 2011

SPEEDWAYALMOST £1,500 was raised for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice on Tuesday night, as speedway riders from around the National League pitted their skills against one another in a thrilling showcase.

Away point for side despite defeat

Friday, August 5, 2011

SPEEDWAYNewport Hornets 47, Wightlink Islanders 43
ISLANDERS suffered heat 15 heartache last weekend, losing by four points after producing their best away display so far this season.

Support us or lose us

Support us or lose us

Friday, July 22, 2011

SPEEDWAYISLAND speedway chiefs are urging the public to watch their sport — or risk losing it for good.

Islanders disappointed with Hackney defeat

Friday, July 15, 2011

SPEEDWAYHackney Hawks 58, Wightlink Islanders 35
AFTER a week of changes Wightlink Islanders were looking to bounce back in style away to Hackney Hawks last Friday.

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