speedyguy Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 (edited) I am told that the Odsal Stadium still houses the old speedway-stock car track round the rugby league pitch. They were great days speedway days when Johnnie Hoskins introduced the sport there in 1945-46. Great riders like Alec Statham, Ernie Price and the much under-rated Ron Clarke were in the team. Later came Joe Abbott, Max Grosskreutz and Oliver Hart. Speedway WAS SPEEDWAY in those magical mid-1940s. Anyone living in the area know what's happening there? I understand there are some photos 'out in cyberspace' of the present stadium. Up the Boomerangs (or is that too far back?). Edited March 18, 2006 by speedyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Speedyguy, since the Bradford Bulls 'developed' the stadium there is no chance for speedway to return to Odsal as they have built on or around the 3rd and 4th bend, the attached link shoudl show the stadium as it looks now. http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/bb_stadium_...sp?stadiumid=18 As for speedway in West Yorkshire, they are currently looking at venues in the Halifax area, so best wishes to Mr Hayes and his team with their venture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted March 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Speedyguy, since the Bradford Bulls 'developed' the stadium there is no chance for speedway to return to Odsal as they have built on or around the 3rd and 4th bend, the attached link shoudl show the stadium as it looks now. http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/bb_stadium_...sp?stadiumid=18 As for speedway in West Yorkshire, they are currently looking at venues in the Halifax area, so best wishes to Mr Hayes and his team with their venture <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sorry to hear that about the track at Odsal. Thanks for updating me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireblade Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Speedyguy, since the Bradford Bulls 'developed' the stadium there is no chance for speedway to return to Odsal as they have built on or around the 3rd and 4th bend, the attached link shoudl show the stadium as it looks now. http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/bb_stadium_...sp?stadiumid=18 As for speedway in West Yorkshire, they are currently looking at venues in the Halifax area, so best wishes to Mr Hayes and his team with their venture <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ..and the pitch is going to stretch over the track soon as well. Sorry to say but Allan Ham exhausted the local area in search of a new site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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