Sites For New Speedway Tracks, Three Routes?

[shamoo]

and there was a track at barrow and sunderland and leicester if all these tracks got the go ahead. imagine the racing we would see

[Sotonian]

Didn't Southampton have a conferance side a few years ago? Where did that dwindle to........I thought there was a genuine attempt to try and bring the sport back.

They did. There was. Unfortunately, # Name Removed #'s admirable efforts were thwarted by the local council, and he moved on to Wimbledon.

[Richard Tyrrell]

Coventry and Brafield - the way things are looking it might turn out that Coventry would welcome Brafield - now that would be a turn-a-round!

Regards

[Guest albeeback]

 

 

 

I did go to grasstrack at silverstone once,

I went to a long track at Hereford race course once and no horses were harmed...

 

And what about Matcham just outside Ringwood? Could be a bit of local opposition for Poole!

[Vince]

Reg, who used to own Matchams wanted to put in a speedway practice track about 3 or 4 years ago but they slapped an SSI on the piece of land he wanted to use. They are currently trying to put a noise restriction on the motocross track - even though it has been there for about 50 years.

[Guest bispham_seasider]

A Yorkshire based business applied for planning permission to builda greyhound stadium on land just outside Blackpool at Whyndyke Farm [which was originally the spot for the new football ground, which has now started a redevelopment programme instead].

 

They were due to build a 4,000 all seater stadium and in an area that has little or no housing. It would have been ideal for speedway too, even if a CL side. However, nothing was heard for months and it now looks like they won't be going ahead with it. A great shame, as I'd love to see speedway in Blackpool.

[Star in Exile]

I see that the 'Feltham Arena' is now defunct/unused. I played football there for a couple of seasons and it had space / dirt around the outside the pitch that could be wide enough (with a little widening) for a track. Heathrow Airport was v.close by - so noise already exists :-) Just a shot in the dark.

[NorthamptonKnights]

Why isn`t it possible to have a speedway track at Brands or Silverstone? Too expensive? Brands Hatch used to be a grass track centre and was owned by an ex speedway rider,for instance.Also what about Lyyden.Is it still there? Santa Pod the drag racing place is that still there?

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Brands Hatch originally started out as a grasstrack venue ... and (as someone else has mentioned), Silverstone has been used for grasstrack in the past ... Santa Pod is still the "home of European Drag Racing", with crowds on the up again - plenty of space there, but only reachable by car/motorbike (ie no public transport within easy distance) - and I can't see the promoters being too enthusiastic about building a speedway track I'm afraid, they're probably only interested in vehicles that travel in straight(ish) lines!

[pudding]

ive read in this thread about brands hatch / silverstone etc , how about donnington ? is there space for a speedway track there? i'd have thought ex-long eaton would have looked at it due to it been just across the m1 , they should be no problems regarding noise / parking or public transport ,

[Hazzman]

There is a dirt motocross track in the centre which is also used for Monster Trucks. However, something the size of a Speedway track would be plausible. The infield has two tiers to it. There is one raised part and the other very low.

[klone]

Birmingham,

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the birmingham site is still there. right next to a go karting track, railway mainline adn industrial area.

 

birmingham speedway

Edited July 27, 2005 by klone

[Richspeedway]

The bmrc website has a list of a few places but has anyone emailed to ask if they have considered speedway at all?

[greyhoundp]

Just lifted this from another web site;Could apply to a Speedway Track to,

 

old track at earls barton make great new track

« Thread Started on Oct 24, 2005, 2:47pm »

 

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as far as i know earls barton track is still in one peice would make great place to re open a track if you had the money next to the a 45 between northampton and wellingborough was one of the best betting tracks around right in the middle for milton keynes petterborough kettering huge catchment area.

[Richspeedway]

I heard that the resevoir that is near Nuneaton down Quarry Lane has been filled in and as there are not any houses around maybe that could be a good site for a conference track?

[Guest speedyguy]

Markone

 

I think Tony Mole tried to open Brafield a few years ago and received complaints from Coventry. Too near ?

 

     

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Yes, both tracks stage stock car races and there's an interchange of drivers.

[Welwyn]

I think there are two sites that have been mentioned in the Luton area as well, by the airport as part of the Junction 10a Football Stadium that is now not going to happen as the airport is extending and the other was the quarry site halfway between Luton and Leighton Buzzard, however, that is by a couple of villages.

 

The only problem with a Luton site is that there was no track there in the past. So you're counting on getting the old Milton Keynes crowd down the M1 and getting some of the fans from Bedfordshire who feel that Rye House is a bit of a difficult journey (it is quite a hike). Certainly wouldn't have any problems in terms of being to close to neighbouring tracks though.

Edited December 13, 2005 by Welwyn

[Malcolm]

I still think that smaller tracks especially for CL teams should be considered.

I read in SS that Weymouth maybe out of a stadium. For some areas it maybe asking too much to find a space for a 1/4 mile track. It is always going to be hard living with greyhound, football and rugby landlords so why not be flexible.

 

Here is a picture of me at Costa Mesa. Note the large heap of dirt, this was a xtreme mx jump night. Silly stuff but the crowd loves it. Anyway look at the track and crowd. Would you rather have this or nothing.

 

http://xtremesport.org/costamesa-w-bg.jpg

Edited December 18, 2005 by Malcolm

[bulldog 77 / 78]

When it comes to planning permission, not only are noise, traffic and the enviromental impact taken into consideration but also `whats in it for us` attitude by local councils ! !

[arnieg]

When it comes to planning permission, not only are noise, traffic and the enviromental impact taken into consideration but also `whats in it for us` attitude by local councils ! !

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Can you elaborate?

[Guest speedyguy]

I think there are two sites that have been mentioned in the Luton area as well, by the airport as part of the Junction 10a Football Stadium that is now not going to happen as the airport is extending and the other was the quarry site halfway between Luton and Leighton Buzzard, however, that is by a couple of villages.

 

The only problem with a Luton site is that there was no track there in the past. So you're counting on getting the old Milton Keynes crowd down the M1 and getting some of the fans from Bedfordshire who feel that Rye House is a bit of a difficult journey (it is quite a hike). Certainly wouldn't have any problems in terms of being to close to neighbouring tracks though.

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In the 1930s there was a track in the Luton area. Riders included the South African Keith Harvey, Phil 'Tiger' Hart and later-to-be world champion Tommy Price. Would be nice to see a revival in this locality.