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The team, now called the Wolverhampton Wolves completed two solid seasons before securing their first silverware, winning the 1963 Provincial Speedway League. [6] The 1963 team consisted of three new signings Maury Mattingley , Dave Hemus and Rick France , who joined heat leaders Tommy Sweetman and Graham Warren to produce consistent results ...
The official opening night was Wednesday 11 January 1928 organised by a company called the Midland Greyhound Racing Association. A 10,000 strong crowd witnessed the seven races including two hurdle events and the first greyhound to win a race was Arrow Tranby winning one of the 500 yards races in a time of 32.08 secs at odds of 6-1 when winning ...
Jensen came to prominence in 1997 when he won the 1997 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. [3] [4] This was the same year that he joined Wolverhampton Wolves. [2] He was also a team member of the Danish side that won the 1997 Team World Championship. [5] He rode for Wolves for seven seasons, until he joined Ipswich Witches in 2004. [6]
The 2002 Elite League speedway season was the 68th season of the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and in 2002 was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . [1] It was the first time that playoffs were introduced to determine the champions. [2]
The 1993 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 55th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Bradford Dukes were the winners for a third consecutive year. [ 6 ]
Wolverhampton rider Mike Rogers died on 6 June 1953, the day after receiving critical injuries at Monmore Green Stadium racing against Liverpool. The 22-year-old lost control of his bike and fell heavily before being transported to the Royal Hospital in Wolverhampton.
With the closure of Wolverhampton in 1980 the meeting was transferred to Birmingham but when Wolves re-opened in 1984 Peter Adams brought it back to Monmore Green Stadium in Wolverhampton. The last Olympique was held in 2023, because Monmore Green's owners Entain announced that the venue would only be used by greyhound racing during 2024. [ 2 ]
The 1997 Elite League speedway season was the 63rd season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the first season of a new league known as the Elite League [ 1 ] and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association ( BSPA ).