South Tees Motorsports Park

Last updated

ECCO Arena
LocationSouth Tees Motorsports Park
Dormor Way
South Bank
Middlesbrough
TS6 6XH
England
Coordinates 54°34′31″N1°11′36″W / 54.57528°N 1.19333°W / 54.57528; -1.19333
Opened2006
Major events Speedway
Oval

The South Tees Motorsports Park is a purpose-built motorcycle speedway stadium located at South Bank, Middlesbrough, England. The stadium is the home track for the Redcar Bears [1] and is currently known as the ECCO Arena because of the clubs primary sponsor ECCO Finishing Supplies. [2]

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History

The stadium opened on 13 April 2006. It was the first time since 1996 that Middlesbrough had hosted speedway following the closure of the Cleveland Park Stadium. [3] [4]

The stadium was formerly known as the Media Prime Arena until the beginning of the SGB Championship 2022 season, named after one of the clubs primary sponsors at the time Media Prima.

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References

  1. "Home". Redcar Speedway. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. "Welcome to The ECCO Arena!". Redcar Speedway. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. "Speedway fans flock to the region as new track opens". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. "The History of Speedway on Teesside". Teesside Archives. Retrieved 10 December 2021.