The Redcar Bears are a British Speedway

Motorcycle speedway

Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...

 team. They currently compete in the Premier League

Speedway Premier League

The Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and goverened by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The Premier League was founded in 1995 when it replaced the British League as the first division...

. Captain of the team is 1992 World Champion

1992 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*August 29, 1992 Wrocław, Olympic Stadium...

 Gary Havelock

Gary Havelock

Robert Gary Havelock is a speedway rider who currently captains the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League...

. In 2007 the Bears won their first major honour, beating the Birmingham Brummies

Birmingham Brummies

Birmingham Brummies are a British speedway team, who were reformed in 2006 and then accepted into the Premier League in 2007. The club race at Perry Barr Stadium ....

 to win the Young Shield. In 2010, the Bears completed their first double, by finishing bottom in both the Premier Trophy, and the Premier League to win the 'Wooden Spoon Cup' for the first time in their recent history.

2008 season

Redcar started their campaign with the traditional season opener - the Premier Trophy, drawing at home versus Newcastle and beat Sheffield for their first win of the season. At Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...

, American Chris Kerr sustained a broken leg in the 45-45 draw and the injury will keep him out for a long period. The Bears lost away at Stoke

Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...

, Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

 and Sheffield

Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

 to complete all the Premier Trophy away fixtures.

The Redcar Bears won their first Premier League meeting of the season away at Newport

Newport

Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...

, 47-46, and this is their only league meeting to date.

2011 Season

The Bears started with a 54-39 win over Premier League newcomers Leicester Lions. The following Sunday, Jitendra Duffil's side gave it their all at Brough Park, but were edged out in the end by Newcastle. The Diamonds won 45-44. Former Diamond, Jason Lyons won his 1st four rides, but fell in Heat 15 while trying to pass Stuart Robson. Their 1st Premier League meeting was at Shieldfield Park against Berwick. 2007 Bandit, Matej Kus scored 14+1, and new Bear Adam Roynon got 7+1.