Historic Morden Cycle Speedway

[Kathryn Elizabeth Innes]

Apparently there used to be a cycle speedway in Morden park....map link below.
maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15.844703349179857&lat=51.39370&lon=-0.21060&layers=193&b=1
I also found this link to some photos and riders who raced there in the 80s & 90s.
www.cyclespeedwayhistory.org.uk/2461.shtml
Anyone know any of them or raced there?
What a crazy sport!
youtu.be/jkVq5DqeG2s

[Joe R Booth]

Apr 26, 2020 6:07:45 GMT Kathryn Elizabeth Innes said:

Apparently there used to be a cycle speedway in Morden park....map link below.
maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15.844703349179857&lat=51.39370&lon=-0.21060&layers=193&b=1
I also found this link to some photos and riders who raced there in the 80s & 90s.
www.cyclespeedwayhistory.org.uk/2461.shtml
Anyone know any of them or raced there?
What a crazy sport!
youtu.be/jkVq5DqeG2s

I grew up in a small town in Suffolk and we had a cycle speedway track in a green space in the middle of town. A kid in my year a school had a brother who was a professional motorcycle speedway rider, so for him and some friends it was seen as a stepping stone until they could get motorbikes.