Hellesdon was the home of the old Firs raceway (home of the Norwich Stars and of Ove Fundin, who was World Speedway Champion on a number of occasions in the early 1960s).
Ove Fundin | Ove Arup | Leif Ove Andsnes | Karl Ove Knausgård | Ove Johansson | Ove Høegh-Guldberg | Ove-Erik Tronvoll | Ove Dalsheim | Ove Christensen | Ove Bjelke Holtermann | Bent-Ove Pedersen |
Australian rider Jason Crump became the first rider since the legendary Swede Ove Fundin in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960 to go through the entire tournament (including qualification rounds) undefeated.