Arena Essex Hammers
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| Arena Essex Hammers | ||
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| Founded | 1984 | |
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| Closed | ||
| Track Address | Arena Essex Raceway A1306 Arterial Road Purfleet |
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| Country | England | |
| Track Size | 252 metres | |
| Club Colours | Blue, Red and White | |
| Honours | Premier League Champions 1991 Premier League 4TT Champions 1991 |
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| Website | www.arenaessex-speedway.co.uk | |
Arena Essex Hammers are a speedway team who currently race in the British Elite League. They were founded by promoter Wally Mawdsley and stock car promoter Chick Woodroffe. The team were called the Hammers after the West Ham Hammers team that closed twelve years earlier.
The Arena Essex Raceway was built in 1978 to stage banger racing. [2]
The speedway track itself was unusual because of the fact it did not have a safety fence as the stock car circuit acted as a run-off area. It was not until 1991 that a safety fence was installed, but the lack of fence encouraged the riders to ride wider lines than they would otherwise have done.
The Hammers usually ride on Wednesday night at 7.45pm.
[edit] 2007 Team
Joonas Kylmakorpi
Henning Bager
[edit] External links
- Arena Essex Speedway Website
- British Speedway Promotors Association
- Speedway Star Magazinepublished by Pinegen Limited
[edit] Notes
- ^ Bamford, R.(2004). Speedway Yearbook 2004. ISBN 0-7524-2955-8
- ^ The Hammers
