Hastings Speedway
Pilot Field Stadium, Elphinstone Rd, Hastings, East Sussex   Operated between 1948 and 1949.  The historic battle town of Hastings could have hosted speedway but the support was never enough to make speedway viable.
Council Application To Run Speedway In Hastings
Harold McNaughton
Courtesy of Graham Gleave
Harold sitting on a child's bike which appears to have a Villiers engine with a flywheel magneto
Ken Middleditch  Bill Dalton & Harold McNaughton
Courtesy of Graham Gleave
Bryan Orford's Hastings Scans
Hastings 1948
1949 Team
Hastings 1949 Ken Middleditch is 2nd from Rt, and 4th from Rt. is South African Buddy Fuller.
Harold Tapscott & Ken Middleditch
Hastings riders Harold Tapscott and Ken Middleditch.  Don't know who the Swindon rider is
Tim Beddow Images
Hastings 48 - Dan English, Ron Clarke, Eric Dunn, Ken Middleditch, Jock Grierson, Bill Osborne, Wally Green & Ken Tidbury (Capt.) The photo was published by Hastings Supporters' Club
Dan English	Eric Dunn
Bob Sivyer	Jack Scott
The 5 pictures shown above were supplied by Tim Beddow
Tim says: Conflicting records on Bob Sivyer and Jack Scott.  My information is that neither rode in the league side in 48. Speedwayreasercher.org suggests that Sivyer rode 22 times and Scott 5. The Hastings Saxon's site mentions neither in 48 but does credit Sivyer with 7 meetings in 1949.
Hastings Pilot Field 1999
Hastings Tribute Website by Sara Harvey. If you are looking for more on Hastings Speedway visit Sara's website Hastings Saxons
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