Barford Speedway

Courtesy of Neoms

In 2001, Barford staged "noise tests"at Barford Raceway, Barford Camp, Barnard Castle, Co Durham.  The circuit had long been used as a stock car circuit but Promoter Ken Marshall planned running speedway inside the stock car track which meant a speedway track of 270 yards.  The Barford Foxes would have entered a team in the 3rd tier Conference League.  The noise tests were successful but the rural venture was scuppered by the foot and mouth outbreak and council objections to the plans.  Another circuit lost to the sport where a prospective promoter was hit by spiralling costs of council charges etc.

Courtesy of Neoms

Stocks racing where speedway could take place inside the car circuit.  Is there a future? who knows

Barford's Cyril Whitfield says:  We did run speedway on the Barford tarmac twice, the first time was 6th August 2006 and then 7th September 2008, we don't have any pictures available