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St Austell Gulls
The St Austell Gulls were a speedway team which operated from 1949 until their closure in 1964 at the Cornish Stadium at Par, St Austell in Cornwall. In 1997 the team rode at the Clay Country Moto Parc until the club finally closed in 2000. Early years 1949–1954 The Cornish Stadium took two years to build but once in place works started on the track which was designed by famous riders Jack Parker, Vic Duggan and Bill Kitchen.Jackson, J. (2006) ''St Austell Speedway'', Stroud: Tempus Publishing. In 1949 the track operated under an open licence but ran a series of meetings under the team names, the St Austell Pixies and St Austell Badgers before finally settling on the Gulls nickname. In 1950 the Gulls entered National League Division Three and competed again in 1951. In 1952 they entered the Southern League, finishing bottom and again the following season but rising just the one place. Former West Ham Hammers and Harringay Racers star George Newton managed the team, hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornish Stadium
The Cornish Stadium was a Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing track and Motorcycle speedway, speedway venue in Par Moor Road, St Austell, Cornwall. Opening The track opened in May 1949 for speedway and was located on the north side of Par Moor Road and south side of St Austell Road. Greyhound racing Independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) greyhound racing took place from 11 July 1958 until 1986 over race distances of 250, 458, 650 and 860 metres. Speedway Speedway took place from 1949 until 1964. Motor sports Stock car racing took place between 1980 and 1987 shortly before the closure of the stadium. Sidecar Racing, Midget Racing and Go Karts were also held at the venue. Closure The stadium was redeveloped into the Cornish Market World in 1988. References Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom Defunct speedway venues in England Defunct sports venues in Cornwall Sports venues completed in 1949 {{Cornwall-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |