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HAVELOCK LEADS BEARS TAKEOVER
By Martin Neal, Evening Gazette ~ Tuesday 18th November 2008
REDCAR Bears will be under new ownership by the end of the week. A consortium fronted by team manager Brian Havelock is on the verge of completing a deal to buy out current promoter Glyn Taylor. And that means, for the first time since the club was formed in 2006, it will be under local ownership. Yarm-based Havelock heads a four-man Teesside-based consortium which has negotiated to take control of the Premier League club from beleaguered boss Taylor.
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WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE FOR BEARS
By Martin Neal, Evening Gazette ~ Friday 7th November 2008
THE sweet smell of burning methanol has wafted away for another year after Redcar Bears brought the curtain down on another speedway season. Martin Neal looks back at the highs and lows of the past seven months. IF IT’S true that all’s well that ends well, then the Redcar Bears didn’t fare too badly in 2008. Once again it was a rollercoaster ride for speedway fans on Teesside, though this season it’s the lows that will be remembered more vividly than the highs.
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TAYLOR TALKS TO BEARS BIDDERS
By Martin Neal, Evening Gazette ~ Wednesday 5th November 2008
REDCAR Bears appear virtually certain to be under new ownership for the second year in succession. Former Australia Test star Glyn Taylor, who initially joined the club as track builder and curator before becoming co-promoter, took over the reins from Chris van Straaten in January. But now he has confirmed talks are taking place with two interested parties for the acquisition of speedway rights at South Tees Motorsports Park from 2009.
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