Professional Speedway locations closed 1980 - 2000; what does the site look like from above in 2024?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2024
- Each Speedway location which has seen professional racing but has closed between 1980 and 2000, seen from above using Google Earth data. My definition of professional racing is the top two tiers, not any third tier which has largely been amateur and/or for rider development.
There are 13 locations, use the chapters to just see your track of interest.
If you want to see the video on the Rise and Decline of UK Speedway, use this link • The Rise & Decline of ...
CHAPTERS
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00:00 - Introduction
00:33 - Weymouth
01:42 - Ellesmere Port
02:12 - Halifax
02:42 - Boston
03:13 - Canterbury
03:42 - Wimbledon
04:29 - Milton Keynes
05:08 - Cradley Heath
03:38 - Hackney
06:10 - Middlesbrough
06:46 - Bradford
07:16 - Long Eaton
Credits
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Google Earth
Thanks for the numerous sites where I obtained brief still images of the Speedway locations
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great up load such a shame this tracks have gone
Thank you for this update. It does sadden me that the sport is not appreciated. Noise complaints and lack of investment. Yet the sport survives in other countries.
Agreed, It is a sad situation but the time to try and arrest the decline was in the 80s and 90s. I'm afraid we have now lost a critical mass of locations, it is crazy that for the huge population mass of London the nearest professional track running that I can think of is Oxford!!
@@speedwayuk Would it be possible to ressurect part of the racing track in Crystal Palce Park and turn that into a speedway track?
Excellent research.
Very interesting.
Glad you enjoyed it although you can see the start of the decline was the 80s and it has continued pretty much since then. Such a shame.
No i agree my remark was more tongue in cheek. The Swindon one also rather strange ? Coventry is unbelievable especially the midlands was a real hot bed of speedway. Just seems to be moving more up north ? We just don’t seem to have the supporters. Definitely think it’s a age thing. Even some highlights on quest on at 11-00 12-00 at night like it’s hidden away. I don’t know how Swedish league is these days???
How I miss Dudley Wood. Ommer 'em Cradley.
There are too many locations I miss to list :(
So unlucky some tracks / stadiums catching fire with no one around. I just think it’s so sad. That a family sport with no bad behaviour is going. Different world. You don’t even see kids playing football over the park these days. All on computers and social media. Think staying in is the new going out !!
Paul, I am a little more cynical about these fires, it helps the case for redevelopment if the stadium is wrecked. In terms of a general trend of staying in, I think you are right but some other spectator sports are still surviving (lower league football) and some are thriving (top two football divisions, F1 etc). Speedway can be a great night out but the time to address the decline was in 80s and 90s, now we have lost critical mass so it is a one way direction. Try and enjoy it while you can even if it now probably means a longer journey
What about Leicester Blackbird Road Closed In 1983
Actually, the reason I didn't include Leicester is that they went to a new stadium in 2011 (Beaumont Park Stadium) and are racing in 2024. Therefore they don't qualify as a town without professional Speedway in my mind. I suppose I shot myself in the foot when I included the old Workington stadium in the post 2000 closures when they are now riding professionally again, I made this exception to show a little bright spark as a "new" stadium was created post pandemic. Anyway, that is my crooked logic :)