The Buxton Hitmen were a

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team in the British

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(formerly the Conference League) from 1994 to 2018. The club stopped racing in the National League after the 2018 speedway season.

History

The team's inaugural season was in the

1994 British League Division Three The 1994 British League Division Three was the third tier/division of British speedway. It was also the final season of the British League before a restructure of the sport. Summary The title was won by Berwick Bandits. The Iwade Kent Crusaders ...

in which they finished in 6th place. They following year they finished 3rd in the

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before joining the Conference League (division 3). During the

2002 Speedway Conference League The 2002 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway. Summary The title was won by Peterborough Pumas, the junior club belonging to the Peterborough Panthers. On 1 May, David Nix was killed after crashing into the ...

season the team won their first silverware when winning the Conference League Knockout Cup. In the 25 years that the team raced they always competed in the third division and their best season was 2010 when they achieved the treble. After finishing 2nd in the regular season table behind

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during the 2010 National League speedway season they won the playoffs, defeating Newport in the final. They also won the Knockout Cup and National Trophy.

Honours

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Knockout Cup 2002 * National League Champions 2010 *

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2010 *

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2010

Season summary

Riders previous seasons

2018 team * Ben Wilson *

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* Connor Coles * Tom Woolley * Lewis Whitmore * Corban Pavitt * Kieran Douglas 2010 team * * * * * * * * 2009 team * * * * * * * Also Rode: * * * * 2008 team * * * * * Also rode: * 2007 team * * * * * * * *

References

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