Northside Speedway

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Northside Speedway
LocationNorthside Road, Workington, Cumbria, England CA14 1NQ
Coordinates 54°39′23″N3°33′30″W / 54.65639°N 3.55833°W / 54.65639; -3.55833
Operator Motorcycle speedway
Opened2022

Northside Speedway or the GT Tyres Arena for sponsorship prurposes is a motorcycle speedway venue on the west side of the A596, north of Workington. [1] [2] The venue is used by the Workington Comets who compete in the British speedway leagues. [3]

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History

The site was originally a speedway training track but was developed during 2021 to enable league racing. A speedway team, under the control of local businessman Andrew Bain, was set to enter the 2022 National Development League speedway season but a series of vandalism incidents at the circuit pushed back the intended opening date. [4]

In 2023, the team finally began racing during the 2023 National Development League speedway season, it was also agreed that the team could take the name of a former speedway club called the Workington Comets, who had previously raced at Derwent Park. [5]

In 2024, a two-year naming rights deal was agreed with GT Tyres to name the arena the GT Tyres Arena. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Workington Comets". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "A TALK WITH ANDREW BAIN". Workington Speedway. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Workington Comets fans wowed by first look at new Northside race track". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Speedway set for surprise return to Workington in plans led by Comets legend". Times and Star. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Workington Comets will ride again next year". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "New name for Northside". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 March 2024.


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