Wolves Speedway potential new stadium???

[Rich]

On 1/7/2025 at 5:36 PM, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

Who did Bristol share with ?

 

22 hours ago, DJC said:

Newport in 77? Believe they were the called the Dragons, the Newport promotion went across after Somerton Park closed and took a few riders over. Way before my time but understand fans didn't travel as well as expected

I could have got that wrong but that was my understanding from what my old man had told me. 

Bristol and Newport didn't share. The Newport promotion moved the British League team and licence to Bristol in 1977 and ran the Newport Dragons at Somerton Park in the National League. Bristol kept the Friday race night with Newport running on Wednesday. Crowds were already declining at Newport, the change of race night and lower league didn't help, although the few times I went I thought the racing was entertaining.

[DJC]

12 hours ago, Rich said:

 

Bristol and Newport didn't share. The Newport promotion moved the British League team and licence to Bristol in 1977 and ran the Newport Dragons at Somerton Park in the National League. Bristol kept the Friday race night with Newport running on Wednesday. Crowds were already declining at Newport, the change of race night and lower league didn't help, although the few times I went I thought the racing was entertaining.

Thank you. 

I knew the promotion and a few riders went over - I put two and two together from old stories and it seemed like they'd moved the whole thing over in my mind!