Skegness Braves

Skegness Braves
Club information
Track address	Skegness Stadium Marsh Lane Orby Skegness Lincolnshire
Country	England
Founded	1997
Closed	1998

Skegness Braves were a shortlived British motorcycle speedway team who operated at Skegness Stadium, in Orby, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, between 1997 and 1998. ^[1]

History

Skegness Stadium

In November 1996, news broke that Skegness could host a speedway team in the Premier League ^[2] after a team was created by Peter Oakes, who was a promoter at Peterborough Panthers at the time. ^[3]

The team entered the Premier League (second division) in 1997. During the 1997 Premier League speedway season the team withdrew and had their results expunged. ^[4] Their final home fixture was on the 7 July. ^[5]

The following season they failed to complete the league campaign again and withdrew after four matches in the 1998 Speedway Conference League. This time however their fixtures were completed by the Norfolk Braves. ^[6]

Season summary

Year and league	Position	Notes
1997 Premier League speedway season	N/A	withdrew, results expunged
1998 Speedway Conference League	N/A	withdrew, fixtures taken over by Norfolk Braves

References

1. "Skegness Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
2. "Speedway bosses aim for Elite Era" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 7 November 1996. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Speedway revival" . Lincolnshire Echo. 13 November 1996. Retrieved 21 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Is this the end for the Braves?" . Boston Target. 25 June 1997. Retrieved 14 July 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
6. "British League Tables - Modern Era (1991-Present)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 2 September 2021.