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10 unusual facts about motorcycle speedway


Dk4

Today the channel shows old Danish movies from the 30s and 40s, speedway, basketball and programs about camping.

Edinburgh Marine Gardens

The ballroom and stadium were among those which were retained; during the inter-war period, the latter staged speedway and was the home of Leith Athletic F.C. from 1928 to 1936.

Frank Cali

In early 2003, Cali and fellow captain Leonard "Lenny" DiMaria began extorting 'mob taxes' from Joseph Vollaro, the owner of a trucking and contracting company that was helping build a NASCAR speedway on Staten Island.

Hedon Racecourse railway station

The station was briefly re-opened as Hedon Halt between 14 August 1948 and 23 October 1948 to serve speedway meetings.

Jawa Motors

In speedway racing, dirt track racing and ice racing where four-stroke engines were still at an advantage, the firm remained a dominant force.

Jonas Raun

Jonas Lorenzen Raun (born 22 August 1989 in Haderslev, Denmark) is an internationalspeedway racer, formerly with the Belle Vue Aces in the British Elite League.

Michael Hardcastle

Hardcastle has also written about many other sports including Showjumping, Cricket and Speedway.

Money for Speed

It is centered around the sport of speedway racing, which was at its peak of popularity at the time.

Once a Jolly Swagman

It is centred on the sport of speedway racing, which was at its peak of popularity at the time.

Sophie Blake

Blake used to work for Sky Sports presenting speedway, she stood down from this role at the end of the 2007 season.


Antoni Woryna

Antoni Woryna (born 15 February 1941 in Rybnik, Poland - died 14 December 2002) was an international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals five times, and was the first Polish rider to win a medal at that level when he won the bronze medal in 1966.

Arlo Bugeja

Arlo (Budgie) Bugeja (born 18 March 1986 in Humbug Scrub, Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian speedway rider.

Dave Lanning

He also commentated on speedway, a sport he knew well having been installed as the promoter of the West Ham team in 1966.

Jack Ormston

John Glaholme 'Jack' Ormston (born 30 October 1909 in West Cornforth - died 22 June 2007) was a Speedway rider who finished runner-up in the Star Riders' Championship in 1935, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship.

Jason Done

Done is also a speedway fan and regularly visits Kirkmanshulme Lane, home of his team the Belle Vue Aces, when he is filming in Manchester.

Łukasz Romanek

Łukasz Romanek (21 August 1983 in Knurów, Poland – 2 June 2006 in Wilcza, Poland) was a Polish speedway rider has won Under-19 European Champion title.

Marcin Jędrzejewski

Marcin Jędrzejewski (born April 10, 1987 in Tuchola, Poland) is a Polish speedway rider and has ridden for the Polish national junior team.

Neil Street

Neil Street OAM (15 January 1931 – 6 October 2011) was an international motorcycle speedway rider, manager and engineer, who first came to Britain in 1952 to ride for the Exeter Falcons.

Ryan Sullivan

His parents bought him a junior speedway bike and he had his first ride at the Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura in 1985, although his home track was the Sidewinders Speedway in the Adelaide suburb of Wingfield, a 112m long track run by the Sidewinders Junior Speedway Club solely aimed at junior Motorcycle speedway development.

Sam Ermolenko

Guy Allen 'Sudden Sam' Ermolenko (born November 23, 1960 Maywood, California) is a former speedway rider.

Thames A.F.C.

In Thames' case, they were formed by a group of businessmen who had built the West Ham Stadium, with a capacity of 120,000, in the Custom House area of Essex (now Greater London); the stadium was primarily used for greyhound and speedway racing which took place during the week, leaving Saturdays free.

Trevor Blokdyk

John Trevor Blokdyk (30 November 1935 in Krugersdorp, Transvaal – 19 March 1995 in Hekpoort, near Krugersdorp) was a South African motorcycle speedway rider and Formula One driver who participated in two World Championship Grands Prix, although qualifying for only one.

Weslake

Bruce Penhall rode a Weslake speedway motorcycle to many successes in the early 1980s, including two World Individual Speedway Championships.