Where?
We meet at Whitton Sports & Community Centre, Whitton Church Lane, Ipswich IP1 6LW
Our Cycle Speedway track is at the back of Whitton Sports Centre’s land, near the all-weather football pitches. Our club house serves drinks and snacks. Parking, changing and toilets are at the Sports Centre.
What?
Cycle Speedway (CS) racing is 4 laps, 4 riders, 4 to 6 races per match. Outdoors Feb to Oct, then indoors Nov to Jan.
When?
- Junior and Intermediate, Tuesday 6:30pm – 7:30pm
- Intermediate and advanced training: Tuesday 7:30pm – 9pm, ad-hoc on Thursday evenings
Please contact us for group sessions – your club, youth group, place of work, school, friends, women and girls only, etc. We can include you in sessions or create a session (and race meeting!) for larger groups.
What do I need?
We have club bikes for 4 year olds up to adults. These are free to use.
Riders should be covered from the neck downwards (e.g. long sleeves and goalkeeper’s leggings), and have a helmet without a peak. We have loan helmets and long fingered gloves for new riders.
What does it cost?
Training sessions are free for members and your first few sessions, £2.00 for non-members.
If you go on to race you’ll need a club shirt, these are around £30.
Annual Eagles membership
… is £20 for a Senior rider or £10 for a Junior rider. We encourage a £40 per rider donation towards track maintenance, though we’re understanding if you donate less.
British Cycling membership
Club members also need British Cycling membership for competition, described on the British Cycling web site. Under 16’s use the discount code “NCU16“, older members use “NCMEM40” and list your club as “Ipswich CSC” for a first-year discount.
Cycle Speedway does not require British Cycling’s Full race license, just Membership.
To contact us, please see our Contact page.