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The stadium is mainly used for motorcycle speedway and is the home track for the Leicester Lions. [1] [2] At the meeting of the Leicester City Council Planning and Development Control Committee held on 4 August 2009 the application for a speedway track at Beaumont Park was approved. The track was constructed during 2010 and opened in 2011. [3]
The 2024 National Development League was the third division/tier of British motorcycle speedway for the 2024 season. [1] It is a semi-professional development league, containing mainly the junior sides of SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs. Oxford Chargers were the defending champions having won the title in 2023. [2]
The 2025 National Development League and National Trophy is the third division/tier of British motorcycle speedway for the 2025 season. [1] It is a semi-professional development league, containing mainly the junior sides of SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs. Leicester Lion Cubs are the defending champions having won the title in 2024. [2]
This article lists the main speedway events and their results for 2024. This includes the Speedway Grand Prix, Speedway of Nations, Speedway European Championship, league competitions and other tournaments. [1] In 2024 speedway competitions are scheduled to be held in 4 continents. FIM is the governing body of speedway sport.
The league format was the same as in 2023, 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 both returned for 2024, both following the same formats as in 2023.
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.
The first speedway to be staged in Leicester was on a dirt track constructed inside the greyhound racing track at Leicester Stadium on Parker Drive in 1928. The team based there joined the English Dirt Track League in 1929 finishing 5th, with Syd Jackson and Billy Elmore the leading riders. [1]
Speedway was first staged in Leicester in 1928 and the following year a team based at Leicester Stadium joined the English Dirt Track League. [1] In 1930, the team joined the Southern League. [1] Financial problems meant that the team failed to complete the 1931 season, with Coventry taking over the remaining fixtures in late May.