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The origins of speedway in Plymouth began when Western Speedways Ltd promoted the dirt track racing at Pennycross Stadium. The opening meeting was a challenge match against Exeter on 13 June 1931. [3] The general manager of the stadium Freddie Hore signed Australian Bert Spencer as the first star to ride at Plymouth. [4]
The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Championship is the second division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was introduced for 2017 following a restructuring of British speedway.
Speedway track maintenance vehicles owned by the Gladiators were vandalized in an arson attack on 13 July 2022, following a series of attacks in which club vehicles were damaged. Police opened a criminal investigation, but club owner Mark Phillips expressed disappointment at the lack of consequences for vandals and trespassers at the Coliseum.
The SGB Championship 2021 was the second tier division, called the SGB Championship, of the British speedway championship in 2021. [1]Changes from the last edition of the Championship (held in 2019) were the addition of three teams and the loss of two teams.
The 2023 SGB Championship season (sponsored by Cab Direct [1]) was the 76th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Championship. [2] The British Speedway Network (BSN) streamed 35 matches live for the second year running.
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[2] [3] Kent would switch venues from Central Park Stadium to the Iwade Speedway Stadium and would only enter the Royals in the National League. [4] Oxford and Plymouth would also enter junior sides, taking the total to eight sides [5] The Championship Play Offs also returned in 2022 to determine the League Champions, as would the Knockout Cup.
The 2023 National Development League was the third division/tier of British speedway for the 2023 season. [1] It was a semi-professional development league, containing mainly the junior sides of SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs.