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BOURNEMOUTH SPEEDWAY
This site is not an official website for the track shown here and is neither approved or endorsed by the speedway team. |
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| The earliest record of speedway taking place in the Bournemouth area was on ice at the Westover Ice Rink in October 1933. | |||
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| The rare programme shown below is of a Dirt Track meeting held at Matchams Park on 3rd June 1951. | |||
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| Indoor speedway took place at Windsor Hall on the Exeter Road in 2001 with the first meeting contested on 27th January 2001. | |||
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This section gives a comprehensive picture of
the badges produced for the team throughout the ages, but only provides the briefest of
glimpses of its history. For those wishing to read more widely we recommend a visit to http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 especially Complete History of the British
League:
by
Peter Oakes ISBN-10: 0948882077 |
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| FACT
The size of the 1933 Ice Rink was 120 feet by 80 feet |
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| More detailed information is available
from "Homes of British Speedway' by Robert Bamford & John Jarvis
For all Speedway enthusiasts, John Somerville’s website should always be your first port of call:-https://www.skidmarks1928.com/v/photos/john-somerville-collection |
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