The club was founded in 2006 and their major team honour to date is the SGB Championship Knockout Cup win in 2019.

The team were promoted by Chris Van Straaten and Gareth Rogers, managed by Brian Havelock and captained by his son Gary Havelock (the 1992 world champion)[3] and entered the 2006 Premier League speedway season, the Premier League was division 2 at the time.

[4] The Bears raced their first home fixture on 13 april 2006 against Sheffield Tigers and finished the season in a solid sixth place.

[5] In 2007, the Bears won the Premier League consolation tournament known as the Young Shield,[6] beating the Birmingham Brummies.

[12][13] During the 2019 season, the Bears long-awaited search for major silverware ended when they beat Newcastle Diamonds in the Championship Knockout Cup final.

[21] Also in August, Katie Gordon who rode for the Redcar Cubs, won the inaugural NORA Women's British Championship.