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18 minutes ago, scampispeedway said:

A Google Search just now reveals the owners of Newcastle Race course are ARC who currently own Brough Park,

so I doubt if they would allowed  a track to be built anywhere in the Parkland whilst Brough Park is still available

for motor sport.

 

Don't think they'd be allowed, whether Brough was available or not?,,, a would love it, I could walk along.

Although, over the road (Sandy Lane), its pretty industrial, (before Weetslade), and maybe that could be looked at?

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I think looking at all things about the Sport in general and the closure of Newcastle Diamonds, I will await to

see what happens in the close season to see if anybody is willing to take on the huge job of resurectling the

Club for 2023.

The last owner was the only one who was willing to give it a go and unfortunately lost a lot of money running

for two years before cutting his losses and closing the Club mid season.

I started watching in 1964 and followed the team home and away for over 40 years and want to say a big thank

you to Tom Owen and all the riders who rode for the Newcastle Diamonds from 1975-1983, when we had the

greatest success and made going on the away trips such a pleasure to watch the team performing.

If nothing happens before the start of next year and I will stop looking on the computer and call it a day.   

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GWC, i think that the land Brough Park sits on can only be used for sport and not housing whilst the Greyhounds

are making enough money from the BAGS meetings, I doubt if the present owners are going to sell it  off for quite

a while.

Remember that the Stadium was first built in 1928 for the Greyhounds and Speedway was tried the following year

so its sporting history goes back nearly one hundred years.

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4 hours ago, HectorRacing said:

Is there any updates on any sale happening yet? Or thats it. 
 

and yeah brough park be gone eventually sadly, housing or a tescos. Or they may compete with who can build the tallest building in newcastle competition.  

Why would a tall building be built in an area that is a sh!t hole?

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On 7/6/2022 at 8:22 PM, JCookie said:

It's a shame Newcastle Speedway is too isolated/small time to get anywhere at the racecourse. If they are going to build the training ground there then that would be football, golf, racing, 5-a-side all in one place.  A proper sporting community, imagine speedway too?

 

Someone should ask Semore Kurdi if he’s interested. Already owns 2 sports clubs in Newcastle Falcons RU and Newcastle Thunder RL. Owns Kingston Park stadium and 37 acres of land surrounding it so plenty of space for a speedway track.

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37 minutes ago, Derwent said:

Someone should ask Semore Kurdi if he’s interested. Already owns 2 sports clubs in Newcastle Falcons RU and Newcastle Thunder RL. Owns Kingston Park stadium and 37 acres of land surrounding it so plenty of space for a speedway track.

The land around Kingston park is being developed into housing estates 

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15 minutes ago, Justgotmecpc said:

The land around Kingston park is being developed into housing estates 

Nope, just the land right next door is. All of the fields to the south and west of the stadium are owned by Kurdi’s company KP Stadium Ltd.

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51 minutes ago, Derwent said:

Nope, just the land right next door is. All of the fields to the south and west of the stadium are owned by Kurdi’s company KP Stadium Ltd.

Very few fields to the south, all housing and to the west is Bullocksteads Sports Ground.

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