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- ↑ "Iwade Speedway Sittingbourne". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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- ↑ "Speedway hopes are not dead" . Kentish Gazette. 24 September 1993. Retrieved 1 March 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Track all set to host races" . Sheerness Times Guardian. 17 March 1994. Retrieved 29 February 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Crusaders are set to come roaring back" . Deal, Walmer & Sandwich Mercury. 14 April 1994. Retrieved 29 February 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 September 2021.