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| Location | Arlington Road West, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3RD |
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| Coordinates | 50°51′29″N0°13′40″E / 50.85806°N 0.22778°E 50°51′29″N0°13′40″E / 50.85805°N 0.22777°E |
| Major events | Stock car racing formerly Speedway |
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Arlington Stadium is a sports stadium on Arlington Road West, Hailsham, East Sussex. The stadium is mainly used for Stock car racing and was formerly used for motorcycle speedway as the home track for the Eastbourne Eagles. [1] [2]
In 1938, several midget car race meetings (nicknamed doodle bugs) took place around the track. [3]
In 2023, it was announced that the venue would not be available for speedway in the future. [4]
Arlington is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The parish is on the River Cuckmere, and is the location of a medieval priory, a reservoir and a car racetrack.
The Eastbourne Eagles were a British motorcycle speedway team, based at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne, England. They were founded in 1929 and are two times champions of Britain in 1995 and 2000. The team last raced on 31 July 2021.
Gordon William Kennett was an English motorcycle speedway rider. In 1978, he won the World Pairs Championship and finished runner-up to Ole Olsen in the 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship, at Wembley. He earned 53 international caps for the England national speedway team.
Martin Robert Dugard is a former English international motorcycle speedway rider, who spent much of his career with the Eastbourne Eagles and Oxford Cheetahs.
Stephen John Weatherley is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England, who was twice runner-up in the British Speedway Under 21 Championship.
The 2005 Elite League speedway season was the 71st season of the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The 1997 Elite League speedway season was the 63rd season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the first season of a new league known as the Elite League and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The 1994 British League season was the 60th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 30th and final season known as the British League.
The 1977 National League was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.
The 2010 Elite League speedway season was the 76th season of the top division of UK speedway and the 14th since its establishment in 1997.
The 2011 Elite League speedway season was the 77th season of the top division of UK speedway and took place between 26 March and 20 October 2011. The Coventry Bees were the defending champions after winning in 2010.
The 1957 Southern Area League was the fourth season of the Southern Area League but the first as the regional second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams.
The 1986 National League was contested as the second division of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom.
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Philip Manston Hart known as Tiger Hart during his speedway career was a motorcycle speedway rider from England. He competed in the earliest days of speedway and won two qualifying rounds of the 1938 Individual Speedway World Championship. He earned two international caps for the England national speedway team in unofficial test matches against Australia in 1937.
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