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The British Speedway Under-21 Championship (also known as the British Junior Speedway Championship) is an annual speedway competition open to riders of British nationality aged at least fifteen on the date of the first meeting, and under twenty-one on 1 January in the year of the competition.
The sport of speedway in the United Kingdom has changed little since the first meetings in the 1920s. It has three domestic leagues, its own Speedway Grand Prix, and an annual entry into the Speedway World Cup / Speedway of Nations. Riders from a Hull Vikings vs. Isle of Wight Islanders British Premier League meeting in 2005
Inaugurated in 1961 as a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship it was open to riders from Britain and the British dominions. [3] It was initially dominated by riders from New Zealand such as Barry Briggs and Ivan Mauger because of the British Final forming part of the World Speedway championship qualifying rounds. [4]
The 1980s was a time that the team remained prominent finishing 3rd in both 1985 and 1986 and winning back to back National League Fours Championship in 1985 [21] and 1986. [22] The team saw riders the calibre of Gary Havelock , Martin Dixon , Mark Fiora and Geoff Pusey in support of Wilcock and Courtney.
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.
The same nine clubs from 2024 will compete in the Championship in 2025. The format also remains the same with each team racing against each other twice (home and away), meaning a total of 16 fixtures each during the season. The Cab Direct Knockout Cup and the BSN Series also return, both following the same formats as in 2024.
Later that year, Jim Rigsby was killed when his car made contact with another car and was launched off the turn 3 banking over 20 feet in the air, landing in a cabbage field 200 feet from the track. 1953 - First Dayton 500 was won by Iggy Katona. 1954 - Track site was used for a concert by "The Drifters" on August 7, 1954.
The 2020 British Speedway Championship was the 60th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] The competition was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the semi-finals being cancelled.