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The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway club, based in Manchester. The club hold the record of having won the top tier League championship 14 times. They currently compete in the SGB Premiership , racing at The National Speedway Stadium , with home matches usually taking place on Monday evenings.
Jack Hargreaves (speedway rider) Chris Harris (speedway rider) Bob Harrison (speedway rider) Rusty Harrison; Oliver Hart (speedway rider) Stan Hart (speedway rider) Harold Hastings (speedway rider) Pekka Hautamäki; Dave Hemus; Patrick Hougaard; Kyle Howarth; Wally Hull; Rod Hunter (speedway rider)
Belle Vue Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, [2] where the first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24 July 1926. It has also been used for motorcycle speedway, as the home ground of Elite League team Belle Vue Aces from 1988 until 2015, and from 1999 until 2019 for stock car racing and banger racing.
Belle Vue Aces won their third consecutive title. Their team was littered with great riders including Ivan Mauger , Sören Sjösten and the young Peter Collins ; they were backed up by the consistency of Chris Pusey , Eric Broadbelt , Alan Wilkinson and Ken Eyre , which led to a comfortable title win by a clear 12 points.
Belle Vue Aces won their first title since 1982. The Manchester team relied on a group of consistent riders, with no rider exceeding a 9 point average but five riders ranging from 8.75 to 6.72. The Manchester team relied on a group of consistent riders, with no rider exceeding a 9 point average but five riders ranging from 8.75 to 6.72.
Ronald Johnston (31 December 1930 – 29 July 2014) was a New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider, who rode for the Belle Vue Aces. He also rode in four World Finals (1955, 1957, 1958 and 1960) during his career finishing a best 5th in 1960. [1] [2] He earned 16 caps for the New Zealand national speedway team. [3]
Hyde Road Stadium, in Manchester, England, often referred to as Belle Vue was the home of the Belle Vue Aces speedway team. The stadium's capacity was 40,000 and it was built in 1928 and used until demolished in 1987. It was claimed, incorrectly, to have been the first purpose-built speedway track in Britain. [1] Belle Vue Aces in 1963
Frank Varey (31 March 1908 [1] – 8 February 1988) was a former international speedway rider who featured in the Speedway World Championship finals in 1937 and 1938. [2] He also featured in two Star Riders' Championships, the forerunner to the World Championship, in 1932 and 1933. He earned 21 international caps for the England national ...