After a couple of seasons building up their rider recruitment efforts through regular Clubnight sessions, Poole-Seaview Coaches vowed to make their fullest commitment to British Club Championships and Youth & Junior League racing in 2010 in recognition of their mainstream significance in the sport. After clocking up hundreds of miles in the BCC, it couldn't have been more fitting therefore than to lift  the trophy in front of home supporters and families at Harbourside on August 7th.

The story started back in April at Ipswich in the under-19 event when the Seaview boys toppled trophy holders Birmingham after an epic which required a race-off to split the teams. With 25 points on the board, the under-16s added another 20 at Wednesfield with a silver medal performance behind an excellent Sandwell quartet.  Probably one of the hardest and most competitive categories was the youngest group, the under 10s at Horspath. Kesgrave shone here but 14 points from the Poole team kept them ahead of the pack overall.

After the under-10's, the Vets team were in action at the same venue.  The hosts "inheritance" of the nucleus of the 2009 winning Filton team paid dividends and the Oxford club were beginning to look the strongest threat on the run-in. Fortunately the Poole vets, superbly led by Pete Young,  pulled off a surprise silver medal performance taking their overall total to 79, a lead of 10 over Horspath.

On to the under-13s at Kesgrave in July - an event which three months earlier looked to be the weakest link in the quest for the title. Step up two very new recruits Aaron
Smith and Pass Chattin and not only did the team make it to the final but they were only five points adrift of hot favourites Ipswich who took over at the top of the chasing pack with Horspath unable to field at team. This result meant that the Championship was almost a certainty but equally importantly, it clearly demonstrated the value of Clubnight racing.

In the Womens championship, two of the top names from the 2009 team had sought their fortunes elsewhere so it was a very young and inexperienced line-up that enjoyed
their day in front of friends and family at Harbourside safe in the knowledge that their 14 points for fifth place put the club in an unassailable position with 113 points and the seniors still to race in the Open final. Hopefully the girls will have been inspired by a well deserved fifth consecutive victory by Leicester.

The final points total notched up to 129 with a further 16 for a creditable fourth place in the Open where hopes of a higher place were dashed in the early heats as a consistent  Wednesfield quartet rode their luck to a fine win ahead of Leicester.  Despite elimination from the Open semiss, Horspath still took 16 points to finish
runners in the BCC ratings with 105 points.

From a Poole club perspective, racing in all seven BCC events is essential to have a good chance of winning so a broad membership profile is a must. Add to this the
organisation by experienced officials and the support of families to fund all the journies which for a club on the geographical periphery are considerably greater than those for the more centrally located. But at the end of the day, the smiles on all the faces, young and old made it all worthwhile!

Poole BCC Squad 2010
Girls: Kristina Mines, Holly Morgan, Katie Metalli, Cerys Glover, Jess Lundon
Under-10s: Alex Strutt, George Newman, Callum Smith, Harry Hiscocks, Hayden Rowles
Under-13s: Harry Boucher, Aaron Smith, Pass Chattin, Alex Lane, Kristina Mines
Under-16s: Leyton Glover, Arron Morgan, Matthew Mildon, Dean Hook, Harry Boucher
Under-19s: Sam Hearn, Thomas Reed, Jake Williams, Arron Morgan, Leyton Glover
Seniors: Gavin Wheeler, Pete Young, Thomas Reed, Tom Colling, Arron Morgan
Vets: Pete Young, Dave Murphy, Rob Haywood, Colin Wheeler, Colin Sutton

British Club Championship 2010 - Provisional Final Leading Positions

1st Poole 129 pts (7 events), 2nd Horspath 105 (6), 3rd Ipswich 103 (7), 4th Wednesfield 97 (6), 5th  Leicester  91 (5), 6th Sheffield 86 (7)

GREAT DAY IN PROSPECT AT HARBOURSIDE PARK - posted 5 August 2010

A double bill of British Club Championship racing takes place at Harbourside Park, Poole on Saturday August 7th with the final two rounds of the 2010 competition
providing the ideal shop window for the very best of cycle speedway.

The eagerly awaited Womens event sees hot favourites Leicester seeking to win the trophy for a fifth consecutive time but they will come under intense pressure from
challengers Ipswich who have finished runners up in each of the last four years. Wednesfield, Horspath, Sheffield and hosts Poole complete the final line-up which gets under way at 2pm. The event provides the latest showpiece for Girls racing which has steadily grown in popularity in recent seasons.

A host of top names contest the Senior Championship and there is sure to be cut throat competition in the semi-finals as clubs compete for one of the four coveted final places. Defending champions Birmingham will face Premier League leaders Horspath and home favourites Poole in the curtain raising semi-final at 11am followed at 12.30pm by a head-on clash between giants of the sport, Leicester, Wednesfield and Sheffield with Ipswich in the mix for good measure.

The senior final will provide the climax to the racing schedule at 4pm which will also determine the 2010 British Club Champions based on performance in all seven
competitions through from Under 10's to Vets. With Grand-Prix style points scoring the aggregate table shows Poole currently holding a clear lead ahead of Ipswich with
Horspath, Sheffield,  2009 champions Wednesfield and Leicester next in line.

A gala family day is promised by the host club with trackside stalls, novelty competitions, face painting and entertainments and a full refreshment service throughout the race programme. Ample free parking space will be available adjacent to the track.

NOW SANDWELL PULL OUT OF MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP - posted 2 August 2010

Sandwell are the latest club to pull out of a major championship.  The Midland team have withdrawn from Saturday's open club championship at Poole.  They were due to take part in the all-star first sem-final featuring Birmingham, Horspath and Poole but withdrew after the draw was announced.

Only last month Sandwell signalled their intention to apply to join the Premier League next season.  Now a giant question mark hovers over their application after they failed to raise a team of four riders for the Open Club.

The first semi-final will now take place with just three teams.  Ipswich, Leicester, Sheffield and Wednesfield contest the second qualifying round.  The semi-finals start at 11 am and 12.30 pm.  The final is schedued to start at 4 pm.

POOLE EXTEND LEAD IN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - posted 1 August 2010

Poole have extended their lead in the British Club Championship following an impressive second place in yesterdays' under-13 team event in Suffolk.  Both Horspath and Wednesfield were unable to field a team and pulled out of the championship, leaving their Club title hopes in ruins.  With the Open and Women team events taking palce at Harbourside Park next Saturday (7th August), Poole could virtually seal the Club championship, described as the sports' most comprehensive team award.

The latest Club championship league positions are: Poole 99, Ipswich 73, Horspath 69, Sheffield 58, Wednesfield 54, Leicester 46, Sandwell 43, Kesgrave 43

BRITISH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 -  Positions	Apr-24	May-15	Jun-19	Jun-19	Jul-31	Aug-07	Aug-07
	Under 19	Under 16	Under 10	Veterans	Under 13	Womens	Open	Total
Poole	25	20	14	20	20			99
Ipswich	12	14	12	10	25			73
Horspath	12	14	18	25	0			69
Sheffield	10	12	12	12	12			58
Wednesfield	10	12	14	18	0			54
Leicester	16	0		14	16			46
Sandwell	18	25					0	43
Kesgrave			25		18			43
Norwich	14			14	14			42
East Newport			20		12			32
Hethersett	14			12				26
Exeter		10			14			24
Birmingham	20							20
Astley & Tyldesley			10		10			20
Stockport 2006		18						18
Bretford			16					16
East London				16				16
Newport		16						16
Hull				10				10
Colchester								0
Bury								0
Edinburgh								0
Filton								0
Great Blakenham								0
Heckmondwike								0
Hellingly								0
Southampton								0
Spixworth								0
Stoke								0
Swindon								0
	10	10	9	10	11	6	8