Defunct Speedway Tracks
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Milton Keynes Elfield Speedway Elfield Park Stadium Bleak Hall Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire. Operating 1981-1992
Alan Hodkinson says: Just to put you in the complete picture, there was
a training track there at Elfield Park, Built by Milton Keynes Captain
Bob Humphreys who I Sponsored and spannered for, he built it about 1981,
Bob sold the Training track I think somewhere round about 1985/6, it
still ran as a training track until the end of 1988.
In 1989 the site was cleared to accommodate the bigger track for league
racing under the Milton Keynes Knights Promotion, so the track the
Knights rode on wasn't the old training track it was a completely new
track.
The old house in my pictures that was sitting where bend 4 was going to
be in the new track, that housed the showers and changing rooms for the
training track
One little note, when the site was cleared at the end of February early
March 1989, it was just a sea of mud, and oozing up out of the mud came
this plate off Bob's old bike trailer, someone saw it and came and gave
it to me, its still here with me as you can see
Alan Hodkinson's pictures:
The house on the right is in the way!, Do you know who lived there?
Mike Wilson Mike Wilson says: Hi John, great photos of the old Elfield Park site. The following pictures were sent to me by Mike in August 2011he is fit and well, good stuff mate!
Mike says: Hi John. The
photo of me standing is from the press practise day 1990, the others are
from back in NZ with the number 6 race jacket on. I was there for the
final season at the Groveway and the new era of Elfield Park. The new
track had so much potential but promoter Terry Cheney's spirit was
broken by the BSPA and the never ending protesting from some of the then
Furzton housing estate residents who complained about the noise on
Tuesday nights despite having a 4 lane motorway between them and the
track. Terry bent over backwards to solve all the issues but was met
with a brick wall at every angle. It was a fantastic club to ride for
and had a very loyal core fan base. Former popular reserve Paul Atkins
has resided in NZ now for 20 years and lives about 20 minutes from me.
regards Mike Wilson
The picture you have titled practise 1981 is
actually 1989 as that's my bike with the yellow NZ cover on it. It was
the only season I had that colour bike and cover.....Cheers Mike Wilson
Where it used to be
Chris Wallett says: Made
a visit down the road also to see the old Elfield Park "Bleak House"
track site. When built the track was on an old rubbish tip so you can imagine it
was not the best of areas. Only ever went there once for speedway to see Long
Eaton in a league match. The track was one with long bends and short straights a
bit like Sheffield. It was a bit flat from what I remember but not bad racing.
Difficult to pinpoint on the ground exactly where the track was as its an
industrial area and due for for some building hence the strong security fencing.
The actual
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