Felton Speedway

Felton, Nr Amble Northumberland

Felton supplied the northern teams youngsters with an extra venue for training.  Have you any pictures etc for this webpage John


Photo from Nick Short: 

Nick reminds me that these were the 1981 Felton Fliers who rode in the Scottish Junior League at Brough.
The picture shows Bruce Penhall presenting the 1981 SJL winners with their trophies at Belle Vue on October 17th.
Left to right: Eric Dixon Training Track Manager, Paul Mchale, Gary Riddell, Bruce Penhall, Barry Simpson and Dennis Gallagher.
The Felton track was opened in 1978 by Will Hunter (present day referee) and Ken Marshall at the disused Bockenfield airfield about 15 miles up the A1 from Newcastle.  In 1979 they entered a team in the Scottish Junior League and finished fourth.  Felton no longer operates as a speedway training venue which is a pity as the North East needs these facilities desperately.

Felton was close to the Bockenfield airfield which also hosted Drag Racing as shown below


 

If you can scan any pictures, programmes or badges send me an email John

 

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